NAME: General der Infanterie Edgar Röhricht
PW NO: B33409
RANK: General der Infanterie
CAPTURED: 1st April 1945
DATE: Altefeld
bei Eisennach
PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH: 16
June 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH: Liebau/Silesia
DATE OF DEATH: 11 February
1967
PLACE OF DEATH:
NATIONALITY: German
RELIGION: Evangelical
OCCUPATION: Regular
Soldier
HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 184lbs
HAIR
COLOUR: Dark Brown / Thinning
/ Grey
EYE
COLOUR: Grey
NEXT OF KIN: US
Zone
Promotions (included):
- One-Year
Volunteer: 1 October 1912.
- Leutnant
der Reserve: 22 January 1915
- Leutnant
(Active): 1917 (Patent 28 January 1912)
- Hauptmann:
1 February 1927
- Oberstleutnant:
1 April 1936
- Oberst:
1 January 1939
- Generalmajor:
1 February 1942 (Patent 1 April 1942)
- Generalleutnant:
1 April 1943
- General
der Infanterie: 1 September 1944
Commands & Assignments (included):
- 1
October 1912: Entered the Army as a One-Year Volunteer in the Grenadier-Regiment
König Wilhelm I (2. Westpreußisches) Nr.7.
- 2
August 1914: In the field with the 4. Schlesisches Infanterie-Regiment
Nr.157.
- 1
December 1936: Operations Officer (Ia) in the General Staff of the IV
Army Corps.
- 1
May 1939: Commander of Infantry Regiment 34 of the 35th Infantry Division.
- 26
August 1939-6 October 1939: Chief of the General Staff of the V Army
Corps. [While the cream of the German military invaded Poland in September
1939, the V Army Corps, commanded by General der Infanterie Richard
Ruoff, served on border defense duty along the western frontier of Germany
as a component of General der Infanterie Curt Liebmann’s 5th Army.]
- 10
October 1939: Chief of Department 4 under the Senior Quartermaster II
(Deputy Chief of Staff for Training) of the Army General Staff.
- 26
October 1940-16 June 1942: Chief of the General Staff of the 1st Army
in France. [Headquartered at Bordeaux,
the 1st Army, commanded by Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz, occupied
the French Atlantic coast from south of the Loire River to the Spanish
border. On 16 June 1942, Generalmajor Anton-Reichard Freiherr von Mauchenheim
genannt Bechtolsheim succeeded Generalmajor Röhricht as the 1st Army
chief of staff.]
- 3
October 1942-September 1943: Commander of the 95th Infantry Division
on the Eastern Front. [During Röhricht’s tenure of command, the 95th
Infantry Division saw action in Russia at Gshatsk, Rshew, Jelnya and
Bryansk while serving under Army Group Center.]
- September
1943: Delegated with the leadership of the XII Army Corps on the Eastern
Front. [During this month, Generalleutnant Röhricht deputized for General
der Infanterie Kurt von Tippelskirch, the permanent commanding general
of the XII Army Corps, during his absence.]
- December
1943-January 1944: Delegated with the leadership of XX Army Corps on
the Eastern Front. [During this period, Generalleutnant Röhricht deputized
for General der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman, the permanent
commanding general of the XX Army Corps, during his absence.]
- 10
June 1944-29 January 1945: Commanding General of the LIX Army Corps
on the Eastern Front. [After taking part in the fighting retreat through
the northern Ukraine in mid-1944 with the 1st Panzer Army, the LIX Army
Corps withdrew into southern Poland by August 1944. Transferred to control
of the 17th Army (General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz) at that time,
the corps held its positions in Poland until mid-January 1945 when it
fell back through Dębica, Tarnów, and Kraków and into Upper Silesia
in the face of a major Russian offensive. After handing over leadership
of the corps to Generalleutnant Joachim von Tresckow, available documentation
suggests General der Infanterie Röhricht was not employed for the remainder
of the war.]
- 1st
April 1945-1947: Prisoner of war in British captivity.
- 9th January
1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1
- 8th March
1947 transferred to LDC (London District Cage) from Island Farm
Special Camp 11
- 30th September
1947 transferred to U.S custody for discharging
Decorations & Awards:
- Knight’s
Cross of the Iron Cross: 15 May 1944, Generalleutnant, Commander of
the 95th Infantry Division.
- German
Cross in Gold: 9 April 1943: Generalmajor, Commander of the 95th Infantry
Division.
- Prussian
Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
- Prussian
Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
- Cross
of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
- Armed
Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
- Armed
Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
- Austrian
Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration
- Wound
Badge in Silver – World War I award