Fritz Poleck
Fritz Peter Theodor Wilhelm Hans Poleck (born November 8, 1905 in Lissa ; † November 27, 1989 in Munich ) was a German army officer ( Colonel i. G. ) and during the Second World War he was last chief of the OKW ( High Command of the Wehrmacht ) chief group.
Life
marital status
He was Protestant and was married to Ilse Poleck, nee Roeder, until his death in 1989. You have three sons.
Wehrmacht
Fritz Poleck belonged to the OKW (L, WFA and WFSt) from November 10, 1938 to March 31, 1941. On April 1, 1941, he was assigned to the 170th Infantry Division as First General Staff Officer (Ia) . In this position he received the German Cross in Gold as a major on March 12, 1942 . With effect from April 15, 1943, he was transferred to the Reserve Command of the Army High Command. On May 21, 1943 he returned to the Wehrmacht command staff as quartermaster . Most recently he was head of the OKW executive group.
Promotion to major general
In this position he was promoted to major general in accordance with an order of May 9, 1945 with effect and seniority from April 20, 1945 . However, the Federal Ministry of Defense decided in 1968 that this rank could not be awarded because it could not be clearly established whether the promotion would become legally binding before the end of the war.
Signing of the partial surrender
On May 4, 1945 he signed on the Timeloberg on the outskirts of Wendisch Evern together with General Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg , General Eberhard Kinzel , Rear Admiral Gerhard Wagner and Major i. G. Jochen Friedel the partial surrender of the Wehrmacht for Northwest Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands before the British.
post war period
After his release from captivity in 1947, Poleck completed a commercial training course, which he completed on September 30, 1949. In October 1950 he joined the Gehlen organization , the forerunner of the Federal Intelligence Service . In 1957 he joined the Bundeswehr . On November 7, 1957, Federal President Theodor Heuss appointed Colonel a. D. Fritz Poleck, citing the employment relationship of a professional soldier, back to the colonel. Poleck officially performed his service in the Office for Military Studies , which is the personnel management agency for members of the armed forces who are deployed in the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). On March 31, 1964, Poleck was retired and thus retired as Colonel a. D. from active duty. Poleck died on November 27, 1989. In his obituary published by the BND, Poleck is given the code name "Fritz Posser".
Awards
- Wehrmacht service award IV. And III. Class on October 2, 1936 and April 1, 1937
- German Olympic Medal of Honor 2nd class on August 16, 1936
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class on June 25, 1940 and August 5, 1941
- German cross in gold on March 12, 1942
- Crimean shield on February 15, 1943
- Stern von Romania IV class on June 8, 1942
- Croatian Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir I Class with Star and Swords on September 28, 1944
- Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st Class on February 24, 1964
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.anesi.com/GermanySurrenders.htm
- ↑ Klaus D. Patzwall , Veit Scherzer : The German Cross 1941-1945. Volume II: History and Owners. Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X , p. 356.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poleck, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Poleck, Fritz Peter Theodor Wilhelm Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German army officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lissa |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1989 |
| Place of death | Munich |