NAME: Generalmajor Gerhard Fischer

PW NO:          18893
RANK:            Generalmajor
CAPTURED:   Limburg
DATE:             26 March 1945

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH:      16 May 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH:   Greifenburg / Pommern
DATE OF DEATH:    24 March 1967
PLACE OF DEATH:  Gielgen über Siegburg (Bonn)
NATIONALITY:        German
RELIGION:                Evangelical
OCCUPATION:         Regular Soldier
HEIGHT:                    6'
WEIGHT:                   215lbs
HAIR COLOUR:       Light Brown (greying)
EYE COLOUR:         Brown
NEXT OF KIN:         Victoria Fischar, (British Zone)

Promotions:

• Gefreiter: 27 January 1915
• Unteroffizier: 15 February 1915
• Vizefeldwebel: 1 March 1915
• Leutnant der Reserve: 22 March 1915
• Leutnant (active): 3 April 1918 (Patent 11 September 1913, later 1 April 1914)
• Oberleutnant: 1 July 1923
• Hauptmann: 1 April 1928
• Major: 1 February 1935
• Oberstleutnant: 1 October 1937
• Oberst: 1 October 1941
• Generalmajor: 1 June 1944

• 3 August 1914: Entered Army service as a War Volunteer in Infanterie-Regiment von der Goltz (7. Pommersches) Nr. 54.
• 10 September 1914: Joined Reserve Infantry Regiment 54 in the Field.
• 11 October 1914: Transferred to hospital after an accident.
• 21 November 1914: Transferred to Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Moritz von Anhalt-Dessau (5. Pommersches) Nr. 42.
• 8 February 1915-23 March 1915: Detached to the Officer Aspirant Course in Warthelagen.
• 26 May 1915: Joined Infantry Regiment 42 in the Field.
• 11 May 1916: Sick/in hospital.
• 21 December 1916: Joined Infantry Regiment 42 in the Field.
• 8 May 1918: Wounded/in hospital.
• 14 October 1918: Joined Infantry Regiment 42 in the Field.
• 29 October 1918: Wounded/in hospital.
• 16 December 1918: Returned to Infantry Regiment 42 as Court Officer.
• 20 January 1919: Transferred to a Border Defence Formation in the area of II Army Corps.
• 25 April 1919: Transferred to Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 3.
• 1 October 1920: Transferred to Infantry Regiment 5.
• 1 January 1922-31 March 1922: Detached as an instructor to Coast Defence Detachment I, Swinemünde.
• 1 April 1922-16 March 1923: Detached as an instructor to Coast Defence Detachment V, Pillau.
• 1 May 1924-15 August 1924: Detached to the Combat School Course at Troop Training Area Ohrdruf.
• 1 October 1924: Transferred to the 13^th (Mortar) Company of Infantry Regiment 5.
• 27 May 1925-31 March 1926: Detached to the staff of I./Infantry Regiment 5.
• 18 October 1926-16 November 1926: Detached to the Combat School Course in Döberitz.
• 1 April 1928: Chief of the 13^th (Mortar) Company of Infantry Regiment 5.
• 9 October 1928-1 November 1928: Detached to the Combat School Course in Döberitz.
• 7 October 1930-30 October 1930: Detached to the Firing Course for Heavy Infantry Weapons in Döberitz.
• 1 October 1934: Company Chief in Infantry Regiment Stettin.
• 15 October 1934: Commander of I./Infantry Regiment 18.
• 6 October 1936: Commander of II./Infantry Regiment 80.
• 26 August 1939: Commander of Infantry Replacement Regiment 34.
• 1 April 1940: Commander of Infantry Regiment 478.
• 5 February 1941: Führer Reserve Army High Command.
• 2 March 1941-31 August 1941: In hospital.
• 1 September 1941: Deputy Commander of Division 172.
• 16 January 1942: Leader of the Reserve Officer Course in Wehrkreis [Military District] Command XII.
• 2 August 1944: Führer Reserve in Wehrkreis Command XII.
• 2 October 1944: Armed Forces Commandant of Koblenz and, at the same time, Division Leader in the northern district of Wehrkreis XII.
• 26 March 1945-15 May 1948: Prisoner of war.
  • 14 April 1945 transferred to Trent Park Camp 11 sorting camp.
  • 26 February 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 99
  • 10 October 1947 to Hamburg onboard the ship "El Nil"

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