(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flakartillerie Friedrich (Fritz) Hirschhauer
Born: 02 Oct 1883 in Landau, Pfalz
Died: 09 Dec 1979 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (05 Jul 1902); Leutnant (28 Oct 1904); Oberleutnant (07 Mar 1912); Hauptmann (09 Aug 1915); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1930); Oberst (01 Apr 1933); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Dec 1935); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1936); Generalleutnant (15 Mar 1938); General der Flakartillerie (01 Aug 1939)
Career:
Entered the Army as Platoon and Battery Officer in the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Jul 1902-24 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1906-22 Jul 1907)
Detached to the Military Riding School, Munich (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Battery-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Aug 1914-00 Dec 1914)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Dec 1914-00 May 1915)
Battery-Chief in the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 May 1915-09 Feb 1918)
Commandant of the conquered Fort Douaumont, Verdun (16 Jul 1916-1916)
Leader of the III. Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Feb 1918-30 Sep 1919)
Leader of the Infantry-Gun-Battery in the 48th Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1919-26 Feb 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 24th Artillery-Regiment (27 Feb 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Jan 1925)
Artillery-Officer on Site with the Fortress-Commander Cuxhaven (01 Feb 1925-31 Mar 1928)
With the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-31 Jan 1930)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1930-31 Oct 1932)
With the Staff of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1932-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service with the Staff of Air-District-Command IV, Münster, Westphalia (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Higher Commander of Flak Artillery in Air-District I, Königsberg (01 Oct 1935-31 Oct 1937)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of Air-Region Nuremberg (01 Apr 1936-31 Oct 1936)
Higher Commander Of Flak Artillery in Air-District III, Dresden (01 Nov 1937-01 Apr 1938)
Commander of Air-Region and Replacement-Command Vienna (01 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region XVII, Vienna (01 Jul 1938-31 Jul 1942)
President of the Reichs Air Protection Federation (01 Aug 1942-31 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL – Placed to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command XVII (01 Feb 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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