Friedrich-Wilhelm Deutsch (Lieutenant General)

Friedrich-Wilhelm Deutsch (born February 19, 1892 in Berlin , † March 2, 1944 in Valona ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Friedrich-Wilhelm Deutsch joined the army on September 25, 1911. In mid-1913 he was a lieutenant (patent in mid-1911) in Grenadier Regiment No. 9 .

He was accepted into the Reichswehr and became battalion commander in the 15th Infantry Regiment in October 1935.

Promoted to Colonel in early October 1938 , he served in the staff of Infantry Regiment 15 from May 1939. From early September 1939 to mid-1941 he was the first commander of the 187 Infantry Regiment of the 87th Infantry Division . This was followed in the same position by the 522 Infantry Regiment in the 297th Infantry Division with which he fought in Russia .

From July 15, 1942, when he was promoted to major general , until March 15, 1943, Friedrich-Wilhelm Deutsch succeeded Josef Reichert as commander of the 711th Infantry Division and was then transferred to the Führer Reserve . From the beginning of April 1943 until his car accident he was commander of the 297th Infantry Division . On February 17, 1944, he was seriously injured in a car accident and died of the injuries on March 2, 1944 in an Italian hospital. On August 1, 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant general.

plant

Weapons doctrine, brief textbook and reference book of modern armament. ES Mittler , Berlin, 1935.

literature

Wolfgang Keilig : The generals of the army. Podzun, 1983, p. 69.

Individual evidence

^ Samuel W. Mitcham : German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 193 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 11 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).

personal data
SURNAME	German, Friedrich-Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	February 19, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	March 2, 1944
Place of death	Valona

[1] Samuel W. Mitcham : German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 193 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).

[:0-2] Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 11 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2019]).