(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Franz Krech
Born: 23 Jun 1889 in Görlitz
Died: 27 Apr 1944 near Molei, Peloponnese (Killed)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Oct 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (24 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (15 Jul 1918); Major (01 Jul 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (18 May 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (02 May 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (02 May 1908-1914)
Platoon & Company Leader in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (1914-1918)
Officer with the Staff of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jun 1916-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the 12th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1926)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1926-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-01 Aug 1938)
Army-Selection-Inspector XI (01 Aug 1938-01 Nov 1940)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command XI (01 Nov 1940-01 May 1941)
Commander of the 342nd Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1941-01 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 681st Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1941-01 May 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Maria ter Heide & Commandant of Coastal-Defence-Section Antwerp (01 May 1942-01 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH & Detached to Army-Group Centre (01 Jun 1943-20 Nov 1943)
Commander of the 41st Fortress-Division (20 Nov 1943-27 Apr 1944)
Killed (27 Apr 1944)


Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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