(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.General der Flieger Friedrich Cochenhausen
Born: 14 Jul 1879 in Marburg, Lahn
Died: 20 Jul 1946 in Hochstadt, Upper Franconia (Oberfranken)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (21 Apr 1898); Leutnant (27 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (19 Aug 1909); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1913); Major (16 Sep 1917); Oberstleutnant (05 Feb 1923); Oberst (01 Feb 1927); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1930); Charakter als Generalleutnant (31 Jan 1932); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1935); Charakter als General der Flieger (28 Feb 1938); General der Artillerie (01 Dec 1940)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fähnrich in the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Sep 1897-01 Oct 1899)
Battery-Officer in the 83rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-22 Mar 1902)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1901-21 Mar 1902)
Instructor at the Field-Artillery-School (22 Mar 1902-17 Sep 1907)
Battery-Officer in the 83rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Sep 1907-21 Jul 1910)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1907-21 Jul 1910)
Detached to the Grand General Staff then Transferred to the General-Staff of the Field Army for several General Staff positions, among other things, was with the Supreme Army Leadership on the Caucasus (21 Jul 1910-01 Oct 1919)
Advisor in the RWM, Army Training Department (T4) (01 Oct 1919-16 May 1920)
Detached to the 9th Reichswehr-Brigade (16 May 1920-09 Aug 1920)
Detached to Military-District-Command I (09 Aug 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Dec 1925)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection Of the Education And Training Affairs of the Army (01 Dec 1925-01 Mar 1928)
Transferred into the Staff of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1931)
Artillery-Leader IV (01 Feb 1931-31 Jan 1932)
Retired from Army Service (31 Jan 1932)
Establishment President (until 1945) of the ‘German Society For Military Politics and Military Sciences’ (28 Jun 1933)
Accepted into the Luftwaffe as a Tactics Instructor at the Air War Academy in Berlin-Gatow (01 Oct 1935-28 Feb 1938)
Retired from Luftwaffe Service (28 Feb 1938)
Reactivated to Army Service as Commanding General of the Replacement-XIII. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-District XIII (28 Aug 1939-01 May 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1942-31 May 1942)
Retired from Army Service (31 May 1942)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Anhaltisches Friedrich-Kreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Türkische Silberne Liakat-Medaille mit Säbel
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Kgl. Bulgar. Tapferkeitsorden IV. Klasse, I. Stufe
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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