(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hans von Fichte
Born: 09 Sep 1894 in Kassel
Died: 20 Nov 1963 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (11 Aug 1914); Leutnant (18 Oct 1914); Charakter als Oberleutnant (15 Oct 1920); Hauptmann (01 May 1934); Major (01 Jul 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fähnrich in the Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (11 Aug 1914-09 Sep 1914)
Battery-Officer, Observation-Officer and also Battalion-Adjutant in the 23rd Foot-Artillery-Battalion (10 Sep 1914-23 Jun 1916)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 18th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (24 Jun 1916-01 Jul 1916)
Observer-Training with the 4th Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Posen, and the Artillery-Flying-School Aus/Kurland (02 Jul 1916-31 Aug 1916)
Observer and Officer with Special Duties with the Flying-Battalion A 241 (01 Sep 1916-23 Jul 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (23 Jul 1917-03 Oct 1917)
Instructor for Artillery-Observer-Training with the 7th Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Braunschweig (04 Oct 1917-15 Jan 1918)
With the Staff of Group-Commander of Flying 7 (20 Jan 1918-05 Jun 1918)
Leader of the 16th Ground-Attack-Squadron (06 Jun 1918-14 Oct 1918)
Shot Down over Ypern and in British Captivity (14 Oct 1918-23 Oct 1919)
Released and Returned Home (23 Oct 1919-18 Dec 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 18th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (19 Dec 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Civilian Employee of the Army (reactivated as a Territorial-Officer on 01 Oct 1933) and Advisor with Military-District-Command III (01 Apr 1928-29 Apr 1934)
Auxiliary-Advisor for Luftwaffe Flak, Flight-Reporting-Service and Air-Protection-Warning-Service with Military-District-Command III (30 Apr 1934-01 May 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service and Adjutant and Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Air-District-Command II (01 May 1934-31 Dec 1935)
Detached to Flying-Squadron Prenzlau (01 Jan 1936-12 Mar 1936)
Detached to Flying-Group 1/122 (13 Mar 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Squadron-Captain of Long-Range-Reconnaissance-Group 3/122 (01 Oct 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Training-Leader in the Staff of the Commander of Flying-Schools and 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Mar 1937-14 Aug 1938)
Adjutant and Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 7th Flying-Division then the General-Staff of the XI. Flying-Corps (15 Aug 1938-31 Dec 1943)
Commander of Staff-Troops with the Commander General of German Luftwaffe in North Balkans (01 Jan 1944-14 Nov 1944)
Demoted to the Rank of Senior Lieutenant and Placed to the Disposal of Air-Fleet Reich – Flying-Replacement-Battalion III (15 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- 1939 EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ärmelband “Kreta”


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