(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Fritz Koreuber
Born: 29 Feb 1888 in Fahlhorst, District Teltow
Died: 23 Aug 1966 in Nohfelden, Saar
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1917); Major (01 Feb 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Mar 1909)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Railway-Regiment (18 Mar 1909-01 Oct 1911)
Transferred into the 2nd Airship-Battalion (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1913)
Transferred into the 5th Airship-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-17 Feb 1914)
With the Transport Technical Tests Commission (17 Feb 1914-02 Aug 1914)
On Board the Airship M 4 (02 Aug 1914-01 Sep 1915)
Member of the Transport Technical Tests Commission (01 Sep 1915-15 May 1916)
Commandant of the Airship LZ 102 (15 May 1916-26 Jun 1916)
Commandant of the Airship LZ 101 (26 Jun 1916-28 Sep 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Airship-Battalion (28 Sep 1917-10 Oct 1917)
With various Balloon-Platoons & Field-Airship-Battalions (10 Oct 1917-13 Feb 1918)
With the 18th Field-Airship-Battalion (13 Feb 1918-26 Apr 1918)
Transferred to the Inspection of Airship-Troops (26 Apr 1918-24 Oct 1918)
Transferred to the Airship-Test-Battalion (24 Oct 1918-13 Nov 1918)
With the Processing-Office of the Inspection of Airship-Troops (13 Nov 1918-19 Nov 1919)
With the Inspection for Weapons & Equipment (19 Nov 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-04 Aug 1922)
Transferred into the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (04 Aug 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred into the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1924-01 Apr 1927)
Detached to the 13th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Dec 1927)
Company-Chief in the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Dec 1927-01 Dec 1930)
With the Staff of Military-District-Command 5 (01 Dec 1930-01 May 1933)
With the Motor Transport Tests Staff (01 May 1933-01 Mar 1934)
Commander of Motor-Transport-Battalion Alt-Döberitz (01 Mar 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Motor-Transport-Equipment-Inspector 1 (15 Oct 1935-27 Aug 1939)
Führer-Reserve OKH (27 Aug 1939-10 Sep 1939)
With the Staff of the 2nd Panzer-Division (10 Sep 1939-04 Oct 1939)
Director of Special-Staff K with OKH (04 Oct 1939-01 May 1940)
Higher Motor Transport Officer of the 6th Army (01 May 1940-16 Mar 1941)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Zossen (16 Mar 1941-26 Feb 1943)
Location-Commandant 282, Vitebsk (26 Feb 1943-15 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 May 1944-02 Jun 1944)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Zossen (02 Jun 1944-04 May 1945)
In British Captivity (04 May 1945-18 May 1948)
Released (18 May 1948)

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