Walter Freytag (General)

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Walter Freytag (born July 2, 1892 in Hasselburg , † February 6, 1982 in Dresden ) was a German professional officer . He was major general of the Wehrmacht in World War II and later major general of the Barracked People's Police (KVP).

Life

The son of a domain tenant first attended elementary school , then high school . After graduating from high school , Freytag joined the infantry regiment "Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia" (2nd Magdeburg) No. 27 of the Prussian Army on March 5, 1912 as a flag junior . There he was promoted to lieutenant on August 19, 1913 with a patent from August 19, 1911 . As such, he moved into the field at the outbreak of World War I and was wounded during the fighting for Liège on August 6, 1914. After a stay in hospital and his recovery, he returned to his regiment as a battalion adjutant. In the fighting on the Aisne , Freytag was wounded again on September 28, 1914. At the end of November 1914 he was able to be used in the field again and on December 28, 1914, he was assigned to the Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 263 as a regimental adjutant. a. awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords and the Wound Badge in Black.

After the end of the war , from January 11, 1919, Freytag worked as a second general staff officer in the staff of the Landesjägerkorps and was transferred to the Reichswehr-Jäger-Battalion 16 on February 1, 1920. On January 1, 1921, he was transferred to the 12th Infantry Regiment of the Reichswehr .

Freytag was a participant in the German-Soviet War as well as commander of the 240 Infantry Regiment of the 106th Infantry Division and the 769 Infantry Regiment and was appointed major general on August 1, 1942. In 1942/43 he was in command of Smolensk and Krasnodar , and from December 1, 1944, the last fortress in command of Elbing and Danzig . While in Soviet captivity, he became a member of the Association of German Officers and the National Committee for Free Germany and attended the Antifa school .

Freytag returned to Germany in August 1949 and went to Rudolstadt in the Soviet zone of occupation , where he worked in the National Front . In November 1949 he joined the German People's Police . He became VP Chief Inspector and Commander of the VP University in Kochstedt . From 1949 to 1950 he was a member of the DBD , from 1952 of the SED . On October 1, 1952, he was appointed major general of the Barracked People's Police. In 1952/53 he was head of the KVP University in Dresden, where he was released into retirement on December 31, 1953.

His brother Wolfgang Freytag (1893–1979), who was one year younger than him, was also a general in the Wehrmacht;

Awards

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Brockmann: Die Generale des Heeres 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 4: Fleck – Gyldenfeldt. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1996. ISBN 3-7648-2488-3 . Pp. 85-87.
  • Klaus Froh, Rüdiger Wenzke, (ed.): The generals and admirals of the NVA. A biographical manual. 5th, through. Edition. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86153-438-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1924. p. 163.
  2. ^ Olaf Kappelt: Brown Book GDR. 1981, p. 192.
  3. ↑ New Germany . dated February 3, 1950.
  4. ↑ New Germany. dated October 6, 1962.
personal data
SURNAME Freytag, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Major General of the Wehrmacht in World War II, Major General of the People's Police
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Hasselburg
DATE OF DEATH February 6, 1982
Place of death Dresden