(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hermann Frommherz
Born: 10 Aug 1881 in Waldshut, Baden
Died: 30 Dec 1964 in Waldshut-Tiengen
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (01 Aug 1916); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1934); Major (01 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as a One Year Volunteer in the 14th Mecklenburg Jäger-Battalion (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1912)
Discharged to the Reserve (30 Sep 1912)
Called Up from Reserve into the 113th Infantry-Regiment then the 250th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-31 May 1915)
Flying-Training (01 Jun 1915-30 Nov 1915)
Pilot in Combat-Wing IV then I of the OHL (01 Dec 1915-28 Feb 1917)
Pilot with the 27th Fighter-Squadron (Boelcke) (01 Mar 1917-30 Sep 1917)
Flight-Leader at the Flying-School Lübeck (01 Oct 1917-28 Feb 1918)
Pilot in the 27th Fighter-Squadron (01 Mar 1918-30 Jun 1918)
Leader of the 27th Fighter-Squadron (01 Jul 1918-14 Dec 1918)
Leader of Flying-Squadron Haßfeld (15 Dec 1918-30 Apr 1919)
Retired (30 Apr 1919)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Training-Leader with the Inspection of the Flying Reserve, RLM (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Detached to Fighter-School Schleißheim (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Squadron-Captain in Fighter-Squadron ‘Horst Wessel’ (01 Apr 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Group-Commander in Fighter-Wing ‘Horst Wesel’ (01 Jul 1938-28 Jan 1939)
Commander of Fighter-Flying-School 2, Schleißheim (01 Feb 1939-30 Jun 1941)
Inspector of Night-Fighter Schools of the 1st Fighter-Division (01 Jul 1941-30 Sep 1941)
Fighter-Leader Berlin-Mitteldeutschland (01 Oct 1941-31 Mar 1942)
Fighter-Leader Deutsche Bucht (01 Apr 1942-30 Sep 1942)
Fighter-Leader Berlin-Mitteldeutschland (01 Oct 1942-30 Sep 1943)
Commanding General of Flier Ground Organisation (01 Oct 1943-30 Sep 1944)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/I, Königsberg-Danzig and also Commander of Air-Region-Troop I (01 Oct 1944-15 Mar 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL (16 Mar 1945-01 May 1945)
In French Captivity (01 May 1945-30 Nov 1946)
Released (30 Nov 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- “Ehrenbecher für dem Sieger im Luftkampf”
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Kriegserinnerungs-Ärmelband “Jagdgeschwader Boelcke Nr. 2 1916/1918”

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