SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP
11
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NAME: General
der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein
PW NO: 560325
RANK: General der Infanterie
CAPTURED: Rhoen, Germany
DATE: 18 April 1945
PERSONAL
DATE
OF BIRTH: 27 April 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ehrenbreitstein / Kreis Koblenz
DATE OF DEATH: 28 July 1974
PLACE OF DEATH: Gießen / Lahn
NATIONALITY: German
RELIGION: Roman Catholic
OCCUPATION: Regular Soldier
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: 175lbs
HAIR COLOUR: Grey
EYE COLOUR: Blue
NEXT OF KIN: Margarete Herrlein, (US Zone)
Promotions:
- Fähnrich: 3 March 1911
- Leutnant: 20 March 1911 (Patent 24 June 1909)
- Oberleutnant: 18 June 1915
- Hauptmann: 20 June 1918
- Major: 1 April 1931
- Oberstleutnant: 1 August 1934
- Oberst: 1 January 1937
- Generalmajor: 1 January 1941
- Generalleutnant: 1 September 1942
- General der Infanterie: 1 February 1944
Commands
& Assignments:
- 3
March 1911: Entered Army service in the 3. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß after
passing out from the Prussian Cadet Corps.
- 1
June 1910-28 February 1911: Detached to War School Danzig.
- 2
August 1914: Battalion Adjutant with the 2nd Guard Reserve Regiment in
the field.
- 28
November 1914: Regimental Adjutant of the 2nd Guard Reserve Regiment.
- 2
August 1916: Wounded/in hospital.
- 2
October 1916: Returned to the 2nd Guard Reserve Regiment in the field.
- 23 October 1916: Company Leader in the Recruit Depot of the 2nd Guard Reserve Division.
- 18 January 1917: Deputy Leader of the III. Battalion of the 2nd Guard Reserve Regiment.
- 6 February 1917: Adjutant of the 2nd Guard Reserve Infantry Brigade.
- 20 October 1917: Detached to the 9th Battery of the 1st Guard Foot Artillery Regiment.
- 10 November 1917: Detached to the 6th Battery of Fußartillerie-Regiment von Linger (Ostpreußisches) Nr. 1.
- 1 December 1917: Company Leader in the 1st Guard Reserve Regiment.
- 11 January 1918: Deputy Leader of the II. Battalion of the 1st Guard Reserve Regiment.
- 1 February 1918: Adjutant of the 1st Guard Reserve Infantry Brigade.
- 7 May 1918: Adjutant of the General Staff Course Sedan.
- 5 August 1918: Sick and allocated to the Replacement Battalion of the 3rd Guard Regiment of Foot.
- 30 September 1918: Transferred to a General Staff position in the 224th Infantry Division.
- 3 January 1919: Returned to the 3rd Guard Regiment of Foot.
- 13 January 1919: Leader of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Guard Reserve Regiment.
- 1 August 1919: Transferred to Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 68.
- 3 September 1919: Company Leader in Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 68.
- 30 November 1919: Company Leader in Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 115.
- 1 October 1920: Chief of the 15th Company of Infantry Regiment 6.
- 1 October 1921: Detached to Leader Assistant training with the staff of the 2nd Division.
- 1 October 1922: Chief of the 15th Company of Infantry Regiment 6.
- 1 June 1924: Captain on Staff of Infantry Regiment 6.
- 1 October 1924: Regimental Adjutant of Infantry Regiment 6.
- 1 May 1927: Chief of the 6th Company of Infantry Regiment 9.
- 1 April 1931: Major on Staff of the II. Battalion of Infantry Regiment 9.
- 1 October 1932: Adjutant of Infantry Leader III.
- 1 October 1933: Transferred to Military District Command Potsdam.
- 1
April 1934: Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry Regiment 16.
- 1
October 1934: Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry Regiment “Oldenburg.”
- 15
October 1935: Commander of the I. Battalion of Infantry Regiment 65.
- 6 October 1936: Commander of Infantry Regiment 116 of the 9th Infantry Division [took part in the invasion of France in May-June 1940].
- 15 February 1941: Commander of the 71st Infantry Division.
- 28 March 1941-15 December 1941: Commander of the 18th Infantry Division (Motorized) [engaged in Russia from 22 June 1941].
- 22 February 1942: Führer Reserve in the Army High Command and, at the same time, delegated with the post of General of Infantry in the Army High Command.
- 15 October 1942: General of Infantry in the Army High Command.
- 15 May 1943-25 May 1943: At the same time, delegated with the leadership of the XXVIII Army Corps on the Eastern Front.
- 5 October 1943: Detached to the General Command of LV Army Corps on the Eastern Front.
- 12 October 1943: Delegated with the leadership of the LV Army Corps on the Eastern Front.
- 1 February 1944: Commanding General of the LV Army Corps on the Eastern Front (from January 1944-May 1944, corps command delegated to Generalleutnant Horst Großmann).
- 6 February 1945: Führer Reserve in the Army High Command.
- March 1945-18 April 1945: General for Special Employment in Army Group South on the Eastern Front.
- 18
April 1945-17 May 1948: Prisoner of war in British captivity.
- 9th January 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1
- 12th May 1948 transferred to Camp 186 for repatriation.
Decorations & Awards:
- Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross: 22 September 1941, Generalleutnant, Commander of the 18th Infantry Division (Motorized) in Russia.
- Prussian Royal Hohenzollern House Order, Knight’s Cross with Swords: 26 February 1917.
- Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
- Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
- Hamburg Hanseatic Cross
- 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 Black – World War I award