(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Friedrich von Both
Born: 22 Feb 1871 in Marburg
Died: 31 Oct 1945 in Kassel (Accidental Death)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (16 May 1891); Sekondeleutnant (17 Dec 1891); Oberleutnant (13 Sep 1899); Hauptmann (22 Apr 1905); Major (01 Oct 1913); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (31 Dec 1919); Oberst (E) (05 Mar 1935); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Jun 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1890)
Fahnenjunker in the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1890-01 Oct 1899)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1895-30 Jun 1899)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-14 Nov 1903)
Adjutant of the 19th Field-Artillery-Brigade (14 Nov 1903-17 Sep 1906)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Sep 1906-18 Apr 1913)
Transferred to the Staff of the 20th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Apr 1913-01 Oct 1913)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 20th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-00 Oct 1914)
Leader of the 20th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Oct 1914-00 Sep 1916)
Commander of the 278th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Sep 1916-01 Jul 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the 5th Reserve-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1919-31 Dec 1919)
Retired (31 Dec 1919)
Entered Army Service as Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935-26 Aug 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commandant of Bordeaux – later Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds at Wildflecken (1940-20 Jun 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Jun 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern


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