Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis

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Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis (born September 13, 1886 in Schubin , † August 27, 1942 in Magdeburg ) was a German infantry general in World War II .

Life

origin

Friedrich-Wilhelm came from the noble family of Chappuis . He was the son of Undersecretary Hermann von Chappuis (1855–1925).

Military career

Chappuis joined the Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 5 of the Prussian Army as an ensign on March 6, 1906 . During the First World War he fought, most recently as a captain on the western and eastern fronts. a. awarded the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords. After the end of the war he worked in a volunteer corps and was accepted into the Reichswehr in October 1919 . Here he held various troop and staff assignments, so in 1934 he became commander of the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment . From April 1, 1938, Chappuis was Major General of the General Staff of the XIV Army Corps (mot). On October 6, 1939, he was appointed commander of the 15th Infantry Division and on January 1, 1940, he was promoted to lieutenant general. On August 12, 1940, Chappuis took over as commander of the 16th Infantry Division . For his achievements he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on August 15, 1940 . Since March 15, 1941 Chappuis was Commanding General of the XXXVIII. Army corps that went into the Russian campaign as part of Army Group North. From this post Chappuis was replaced on April 24, 1942 and transferred to the Führerreserve .

He felt his replacement as serious offense of which he did not come across, he that on 27 August 1942 at the age of 55 suicide committed. He was buried in the Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemetery in Westend , where his father had already found his final resting place in 1925. The preserved grave site of Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis is marked by a grave slab made of shell limestone with an inscription and an eagle relief with an iron cross.

Chappuis was a Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John .

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921-1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 2: v. Blanckensee – v. Czettritz and Neuhauß. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2424-7 , pp. 420-421.
  • Wolf Keilig : The Generals of the Army 1939–1945. Troop officers, medical officers in the general rank, weapons officers in the general rank, officers d. Motor park troops in the general rank, engineer officers in the general rank, Wehrmacht judges in the general rank, administrative officers in the general rank, veterinary officers in the general rank . Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 59.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reinhard Stumpf : The Wehrmacht Elite. Structure of rank and origin of the German generals and admirals 1933–1945. (Military history studies), Harald Boldt Verlag, Boppard am Rhein 1982, ISBN 3-7646-1815-9 , p. 264.
  2. ↑ a b Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. Mittler & Sohn Verlag , Berlin 1924, p. 145.
  3. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 472.
personal data
SURNAME Chappuis, Friedrich-Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German infantry general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Schubin
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1942
Place of death Magdeburg