Generalrichter Dr. Franz Ernst
Born: 09 Aug 1891 in Grevenbroich
Died: 28 Aug 1972 in Cologne (Köln)
Doctorate In Jurisprudence: 01 Jul 1921
Promotions:
Gerichts-Referendar (15 Jun 1914); Gefreiter der Reserve (09 Oct 1914); Unteroffizier der Reserve (15 Mar 1916); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (31 May 1916); Leutnant der Reserve (31 Jul 1916); Gerichts-Assessor (16 Mar 1926); Landgerichtsrat (24 Apr 1928); Oberkriegsgerichtsrat (01 Oct 1937); Oberstkriegsgerichtsrat (01 Aug 1938); Reichskriegsanwalt (01 Jun 1940); Reichskriegsgerichtsrat (01 Oct 1942); Generalrichter (01 May 1944)
Career:
Law-Studies at the Universities Frieburg, Munich and Bonn (1909-00 Jul 1914)
1st Legal State Examination (15 Jun 1914)
Entered the Army Reserves as a War Volunteer, Battalion-Adjutant and Ordinance-Officer in the 61st Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-17 Nov 1918)
Retired (17 Nov 1918)
Legal Preparatory-Service in Cologne (20 Nov 1918-30 Apr 1922)
2nd Legal State Examination (10 Feb 1922)
With an Attorney in Cologne (12 May 1922-22 Mar 1923)
Justitiar and Director of the Test-Office of the Federation of Foreign-Germans (23 Mar 1923-30 Sep 1924)
Justitiar with Mechernicher Bergwerk, Mechernich (01 Jan 1925-15 Mar 1926)
Assessor and District-Judge in Koblenz (16 Mar 1926-30 Apr 1928)
District-Court-Advisor in Cologne (01 May 1928-31 Dec 1936)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Judge on Probation with Luftwaffe-Court III, Dresden (01 Jan 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Judge at Luftwaffe-Upper-Court VII, Braunschweig (01 Oct 1937-28 Aug 1938)
Assistant and Judge at the Reichs War Court (29 Aug 1938-30 Jun 1940)
Chief-Judge and Attorney with Air-Fleet-Command 5 and with the Commander North (01 Jul 1940-14 Jan 1941)
Group-Director in the Legal Department, RLM (15 Jan 1941-15 Apr 1942)
Detached to the Reichs War Court (15 Apr 1942-30 Sep 1942)
Reichskriegsanwalt at the Reichs War Court (01 Oct 1942-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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