(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Friedrich Blümke
Born: 18 Feb 1898 in Rahnwerder, District Stettin, Pomerania (Pommern)
Died: 04 Sep 1944 in Camp Odessa, USSR
Promotions:
Leutnant (05 Sep 1918); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 May 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (20 Sep 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Nov 1916)
War Volunteer, from 01 Feb 1917 Fahnenjunker in the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1916-10 Sep 1917)
Transferred to the Field with the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1917-19 Sep 1918)
Company-Officer in the 12th Company of the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (19 Sep 1918-06 Nov 1918)
Company-Leader in the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (06 Nov 1918-27 Aug 1920)
Detached to the Officer-Tests-School (28 Mar 1919-06 Sep 1919)
Ordinance-Officer in Battalion von Hammerstein (27 Aug 1920-30 Dec 1920)
Company-Officer in the 1st Company of the 6th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (30 Dec 1920-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to the 4th Course for Physical-Training (14 Jan 1922-12 Jun 1922)
Detached to the Weapons-School-Course (01 Apr 1925-15 Aug 1925)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the Troop Office, RWM (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred into the RWM/T1, from 1935 renamed RKM (01 Oct 1933-12 Oct 1936)
Company-Chief in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 23rd Division (12 Oct 1937-20 Sep 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Sep 1940-08 Oct 1940)
Transferred into General Staff Courses (08 Oct 1940-17 Mar 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH and Acting-Chief of the General Staff of the VII. Army-Corps (17 Mar 1941-23 May 1941)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the XIV. Army-Corps (23 May 1941-21 Jun 1941)
Chief of the General Staff of XIV. Army-Corps (Motorised) (21 Jun 1941-06 Jan 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of the XXXXII. Army-Corps (06 Jan 1942-20 Jun 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Jun 1942-15 Aug 1942)
Commander of the 347th Infantry-Regiment (15 Aug 1942-05 Jan 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Jan 1944-05 Jul 1944)
Detached to the 10th Division Leaders Course (15 Mar 1944-20 Apr 1944)
Detached to Army-Group South Ukraine for use as a Division Leader (02 May 1944-05 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 257th Infantry-Division (05 Jul 1944-24 Aug 1944)
Sevrely wounded as a result of a strafing air attack (24 Aug 1944)
Died as a result of his wounds (04 Sep 1944)

Awards & Decorations
- Ritterkreuz (2297): am 06.11.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 347
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Spange zum EK I: 20.10.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 17.09.1939
- Kgl. Rumän. “Erinnerungsmedaille Kreuzzug gegen den Kommunismus”
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- Krimschild
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- Wehrmachtbericht: 06.10.1943
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres (2230): am 07.10.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 347/ Tat bei Polshino am 13.08.1943


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