SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11



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.[1]]
  • 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

[1] Although General der Gebirgstruppe Georg Ritter von Hengl was delegated with the leadership of the LIX Army Corps on 25 January 1945, his command never took effect due to illness.

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