Max Föhrenbach (General)

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Max Föhrenbach (born April 12, 1872 in Rastatt ; † June 26, 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German artillery general in World War II .

Life

Föhrenbach joined the field artillery regiment "Grand Duke" (1st Badisches) No. 14 in Karlsruhe on July 20, 1891 as a squire . After he was made ensign on November 17, 1891 and promoted to second lieutenant on September 17, 1892 , he was assigned to the artillery and engineering school in Berlin on October 1, 1894 for one year . Subsequently, Föhrenbach acted as adjutant of the 2nd division in his main regiment. He was appointed regimental adjutant on October 1, 1899, and Föhrenbach was promoted to lieutenant on August 18, 1900 . From March 10, 1904, he was assigned to the General Staff in Berlin for two years and, when he was promoted to captain on March 20, 1906, was transferred here until January 27, 1907. This was followed by a two-year assignment in the General Staff of the XIII. Army Corps . For two more years he was battery chief in the 3rd Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment No. 49 . On September 13, 1911, he was transferred to the General Staff of the Ulm General Command and was promoted to Major on October 1, 1912. A year later, Föhrenbach joined the General Staff of the 9th Division .

He stayed here after the outbreak of the First World War until April 13, 1915, in order to then initially function as Chief of Staff of the General Staff of the V Army Corps and, from May 6, 1917, in the same position as head of the XIV Army Corps . Corps to take over. On December 23, 1917 he was appointed commander of the Altmark Field Artillery Regiment No. 40 and as such he became a lieutenant colonel on January 27, 1918 . From February 26th to October 31st, 1918 Föhrenbach commanded the field artillery regiment No. 107 and then took over the management of the general staff of the Landwehr corps for one year .

Föhrenbach was accepted into the Reichswehr after the end of the war and was initially employed as chief of the general staff in military district VI (Münster) . On October 1, 1920, he was appointed commander of the 1st (Prussian) Artillery Regiment and promoted to colonel on December 18, 1920 . From October 1, 1922 to January 31, 1928, Föhrenbach was then Artillery Leader V and as such became Major General on January 1, 1925 and Lieutenant General on May 1, 1927 . From February 1, 1928, Föhrenbach acted as commander of the 6th Division and in this function was also the commander of Defense Area VI. At the same time he was promoted to General of Artillery, he was replaced on April 30, 1931, and he was retired. Föhrenbach also received permission to wear the uniform of the 1st (Prussian) Artillery Regiment.

Föhrenbach was reactivated on May 14, 1940 during the Second World War and he was appointed Commanding General of the Deputy II Army Corps and Commander of Military Area II. On April 30, 1942, he was recalled and transferred to the Führer Reserve . Föhrenbach died on June 26, 1942 without having received another command.

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1930, p. 106.
personal data
SURNAME Föhrenbach, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artillery general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Rastatt
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1942
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau