(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Eberhard von Fabrice-Falk
Born: 31 Jan 1892 in Berlin
Died: 02 Sep 1964 in Lüneburg
Promotions:
Leutnant (02 Mar 1911); Oberleutnant (28 Aug 1916); Charakter als Hauptmann (31 Jan 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Mar 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jun 1920); Polizei-Major (01 Jul 1928); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (09 Mar 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (02 Mar 1911)
Leutnant in the 60th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Mar 1911-20 Apr 1914)<>BR> Transferred into the 74th Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Apr 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In The Field with the Regiment-Staff of the 74th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-29 Dec 1914)
Regiment-Adjutant of the 64th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Dec 1914-25 Mar 1917)
Battery-Leader in the 64th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Mar 1917-01 Jun 1917)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Commander of the 234th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1917-05 Dec 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 74th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Dec 1918-10 May 1919)
Transferred into the 16th Reichswehr-Brigade (Landesjägerkorps) (10 May 1919-26 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the 2nd Territorial-Jäger-Regiment (26 Jul 1919-24 Nov 1919)
Detached as Battalion-Adjutant to the Security-Police Hamburg (24 Nov 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Retired (31 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Mar 1920)
Alarm and Unit Leader in the Order-Police Hamburg (01 Mar 1920-01 Mar 1927)
Detached to IV. Training-Course (Firing with the Gewehr 98 and Light MG) (01 Jun 1926-30 Jun 1926)
Detached to Free-Port-District Hamburg, as Hauptmann in the Staff (15 Sep 1926-28 Feb 1927)
Transferred as Hauptmann to the Staff of Free-Port-District North, Hamburg (01 Mar 1927-01 Jun 1934)
Detached as Adjutant with Harbour-Protection-Command, Hamburg (01 Sep 1927-16 Sep 1928)
Detached as Director of the Oberwachtmeister-Courses (13 Sep 1927-30 Sep 1927)
Detached as Director of the 14th Course for Oberwachtmeister (18 Jan 1929-26 Mar 1929)
Major with the Staff of City-District Altstadt, Hamburg (01 Apr 1930-30 Mar 1932)
Director of the Fähnrich-Course Groß-Borstel (07 Mar 1933-25 May 1934)
At the same time, Detached to Combat-Training-Course in Döberitz (02 Feb 1934-21 Feb 1934)
Delegated with the Leadership of the I. Battalion of the State-Police Hamburg (01 Jun 1934-15 Sep 1934)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the State-Police Hamburg (15 Sep 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to the 46th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1935-15 Sep 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 47th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Jun 1939)
Detached to Course for Battalion-Commanders in the use of heavy infantry weapons on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Döberitz (16 Jun 1937-26 Jun 1937)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 47th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 490th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-16 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (16 Feb 1942-20 Feb 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 383rd Infantry-Division (20 Feb 1942-01 Mar 1942)
Commander of the 383rd Infantry-Division (01 Mar 1942-15 Nov 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1942-31 Dec 1942)
Commander of Division 172 (31 Dec 1942-10 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 166th Reserve-Division (10 Jul 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-27 Jan 1947)
Released (27 Jan 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 26.04.1945 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 166. Reserve-Division
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 21.09.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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