(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Rudolf Friedrich
Born: 23 Aug 1889 in Zwickau, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 09 May 1945 between Leitmeritz and Prague, Bohemia (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (04 Nov 1909); Leutnant (24 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (16 May 1915); Hauptmann (13 Oct 1917); Major (01 Feb 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Mar 1909)
Fahnenjunker in the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Sep 1909-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute, Dresden (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-07 Mar 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 115th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Mar 1915-30 May 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 115th Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 May 1915-13 Dec 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 77th Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Dec 1915-25 Jan 1916)
Leader of the 883rd Field-Artillery-Battery (25 Jan 1916-16 May 1916)
Battery-Leader with the Replacement-Battalion of the 77th Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 May 1916-05 Apr 1917)
Taken Ill, Hospital (05 Apr 1917-05 Jun 1917)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Jun 1917-23 Apr 1918)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (17 Aug 1917-28 Aug 1917)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (24 Sep 1917-29 Sep 1917)
At the same time, Leader the Exchange-Staff of Field-Artillery-Group A (23 Sep 1917-20 Nov 1917)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the II. Battalion of the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1917-04 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the III. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (24 Jan 1918-06 Feb 1918)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the I. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (08 Feb 1918-02 Mar 1918)
Detached to the General-Staff of the 19th Replacement-Division as General-Staff-Aspirant (23 Apr 1918-04 Jun 1918)
Officer Of The Army and Transferred to the General-Staff of the 19th Replacement-Division (04 Jun 1918-03 Oct 1918)
Detached to the 24th Replacement-Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1918-11 Nov 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 47th Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Nov 1918-19 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Dec 1918-01 Mar 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 12th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-23 Nov 1923)
Detached to the Staff of the 4th Division (23 Nov 1923-01 Feb 1924)
Squadron-Chief in the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1924-01 Apr 1928)
With the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1931)
With the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1933)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the Artillery-Regiment Dresden (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-30 Nov 1939)
Artillery-Commander 114 (30 Nov 1939-23 Sep 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 62nd Infantry-Division (23 Sep 1941-11 Nov 1941)
Commander of the 62nd Infantry-Division (11 Nov 1941-30 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 327th Infantry-Division (30 Oct 1942-10 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Aug 1943-24 Nov 1943)
Higher Artillery Commander 317 (24 Nov 1943-15 Mar 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1944-17 Apr 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of Artillery-Division 312 (17 Apr 1944-05 May 1944)
Commander of Artillery-Division 312 (05 May 1944-20 Jul 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander 312 (with Panzer Army High Command 4) (20 Jul 1944-09 May 1945)
Killed-In-Action (09 May 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 18.06.1942 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 62. Infanterie-Division
- RK des Kgl. Sächs. Militär St. Heinrichs-Ordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Verdienstorden mit Schwertern
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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