(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.Generalleutnant Wilhelm Faupel
Born: 29 Oct 1873 in Lindenbusch, District Liegnitz
Died: 01 May 1945 in Berlin (Suicide)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (17 Sep 1892); Sekondeleutnant (20 May 1893); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (16 Feb 1901); Hauptmann (13 Sep 1906); Major (20 Jan 1914); Oberstleutnant (18 Apr 1918); Oberst (01 Oct 1920); Charakter als Generalmajor (31 Mar 1921); Charakter als Generalleutnant (27 Aug 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (00 Mar 1892)
Fahnenjunker in the 5th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Mar 1892-01 Oct 1899)
Transferred into the 41st Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-18 Jul 1900)
Transferred into the East Asian Medical-Company (18 Jul 1900-28 Dec 1901)
Transferred back into the 41st Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Dec 1901-01 Oct 1903) With the Field-Survey-Troop of Protection-Troop in German South-West Africa (17 Sep 1904-13 Sep 1906)
Hauptmann in the General-Staff of the Protection-Troop in German South-West Africa (13 Sep 1906-11 Sep 1907)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the IV. Army-Corps (11 Sep 1907-22 Mar 1910)
Battery-Chief in the 73rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1910-04 Feb 1911)
Retired (04 Feb 1911)
Military-Organiser in Argentina (04 Feb 1911-20 Jan 1914)
Reactivated to Army Service (20 Jan 1914)
Employed in the Grand General-Staff (20 Jan 1914-30 Jul 1914)
Detached for use as Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 25th Division (30 Jul 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 25th Infantry-Division (01 Aug 1914-00 Nov 1914)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XVIII. Army-Corps (00 Nov 1914-00 Nov 1915)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Army High Command 2 (00 Nov 1915-25 Nov 1915)
Chief of the General Staff of III. Army-Corps (25 Nov 1916-26 Oct 1917)
Chief of the General Staff of VIII. Reserve-Corps (26 Oct 1917-22 Jun 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of the 1st Army (22 Jun 1918-22 Aug 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of the 9th Army (22 Aug 1918-22 Sep 1918)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Detachment C (22 Sep 1918-00 Nov 1918)
Department-Chief in the General-Staff of the Field-Army (00 Nov 1918-20 Jan 1919)
Leader of Freikorps Faupel (Görlitz) (20 Jan 1919-31 Mar 1921)
Retired (31 Mar 1921)
Military-Advisor in Argentina (1921-1926)
Peruvian Lieutenant-General and General-Inspector of the Peruvian Army (1926-1930)
President of the Ibero-American Institute, Berlin (01 Apr 1934-19 Nov 1936)
German Representative with the Spanish National Government in Madrid, then Salamanca (19 Nov 1936-09 Feb 1937)
German Ambassador in Madrid (09 Feb 1937-18 Aug 1937)
Recalled from this position because of conflicts with the Commander of the Condor Legion, General Sperrle (18 Aug 1937)
Delivered Service to his successor, Ambassador von Stohrer (21 Aug 1937)
Transferred into provisional retirement with effect from 01 Jan 1938 (01 Mar 1938)
Again President of the Ibero-American Institute, Berlin (01 Mar 1938-22 Oct 1938)
Transferred into provisional retirement (22 Oct 1938)

Decorations & Awards:
Pour le mérite (18 Jun 1918)
Eichenlaub zum Pour le mérite (04 Aug 1918)


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