(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Friedrich-Wilhelm John
Born: 19 Sep 1895 in Saarbrücken
Died: 04 Aug 1982 in Rendsburg
Diploma in Engineering: 02 May 1930
Promotions:
Leutnant (30 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1928); Major (01 Jun 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1942); Generalleutnant (01 May 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Mar 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Pioneer-Battalion (18 Mar 1914-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 15th Pioneer-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-28 Apr 1915)
Transferred to the Pioneer-Experiment-Company (28 Apr 1915-19 Sep 1917)
Company-Leader in the 24th Reserve-Pioneer-Battalion (19 Sep 1917-15 Feb 1918)
Leader of the 160th Mortar-Company (15 Feb 1918-15 Dec 1918)
Adjutant of the 24th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Dec 1918-19 Sep 1919)
At the same time, Court-Officer of the 24th Pioneer-Battalion (24 Apr 1919-19 Sep 1919)
Company-Leader in Detachment Heuschkel, Mortar-Detachment (19 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 18th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 May 1920)
Company-Officer in the Mortar-Company of the 17th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Apr 1925)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers in Jüterbog (05 Jan 1922-29 Mar 1922)
Detached to Practical Training at Mölln (01 Apr 1925-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to Studies at the Technical College Berlin (01 Oct 1925-01 Apr 1928)
With unchanged Service Use, transferred into the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1930)
Detached to the Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Apr 1930-01 Apr 1931)
Transferred into the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Mortar-Course (12 Apr 1932-29 Apr 1932)
Chief of 13th Company of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Regiment Schweidnitz (01 Oct 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Commander of III. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Deutsch-Eylau (01 Jan 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Group-Director in the RKM/Wa Prüf 4 (06 Oct 1936-01 Feb 1937)
Department-Chief Wa Prüf 2 in the RKM (01 Feb 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Department-Chief Wa Prüf 2 in OKH (04 Feb 1938-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 135th Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1940-27 Sep 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 383rd Infantry-Division (27 Sep 1942-15 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 383rd Infantry-Division (15 Nov 1942-01 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jul 1943-05 Aug 1943)
Detached to Senior-Field-Command-Office 242 for Briefing (05 Aug 1943-15 Sep 1943)
Senior-Field-Commandant 242 (15 Sep 1943-25 Oct 1943)
Senior-Field-Commandant 394 & Commandant of Security-Area Lettland (25 Oct 1943-25 Aug 1944)
Commandant of Rear Army Area of 5th Panzer-Army (25 Aug 1944-10 Jan 1945)
Acting-General with Special Duties with Army-Group-Command B (10 Jan 1945-10 Mar 1945)
Commandant of Rear Army Area 534 (16th Army) (10 Mar 1945-17 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (17 Apr 1945-12 Sep 1947)
Released (12 Sep 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (08 Dec 1942)
Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern (12 Mar 1945)


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