NAME: Generalmajor Ferdinand Brühl

PW NO:           A451657
RANK:            Generalmajor
CAPTURED:   Lauenburg
DATE:             3rd May 1945

PERSONAL

DATE OF BIRTH: 9 November 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH: Eltville, Rheingau

DATE OF DEATH:    9 April 1968
PLACE OF DEATH:  Aschaffenburg
NATIONALITY:        German
RELIGION:                Roman Catholic
OCCUPATION:        Regular Soldier
HEIGHT:                    5'11.5"
WEIGHT:                   175lbs

HAIR COLOUR: Grey

EYE COLOUR: Blue
NEXT OF KIN: British Zone

Promotions:

Fahnenjunker: 17 March 1914
Fähnrich: 18 September 1914
Leutnant: 24 December 1914 (Patent 9 November 1913)
Charakter als Oberleutnant: 20 January 1920
Hauptmann: 1 October 1934 (RDA 1 October 1933)
Major: 1 January 1938
Oberstleutnant: 1 March 1941
Oberst: 1 September 1942
Generalmajor: 15 December 1944 (RDA 9 November 1944)

Commands & Assignments:

17 March 1914-17 October 1914: Entered Army service as a Fahnenjunker in Triersches Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 44.
17 October 1914-7 February 1915: Detached to the regimental staff of Field Artillery Regiment 44.
7 February 1915-28 January 1916: Battery Officer in the 1st Battery of Field Artillery Regiment 44.
28 January 1916-1 September 1916: Battery Officer in the 5th Battery of Field Artillery Regiment 44.
1 September 1916-27 February 1917: Ordnance Officer on the regimental staff of Field Artillery Regiment 44.
27 February 1917-21 November 1917: Adjutant on the staff of Artillery Commander 214.
21 November 1917-7 December 1917: Sick leave, in hospital, and transferred to the Replacement Battalion of Foot Artillery Battalion 7.
7 December 1917-1 February 1918: Assigned to the 2nd Garrison Battery of the Replacement Battalion of Foot Artillery Battalion 7.
1 February 1918-19 March 1918: Transferred to the 2nd Battery of the Replacement Battalion of Field Artillery Regiment 44.
19 March 1918-9 December 1918: Transferred to the General Command of the VIII Army Corps as 1st Ordnance Officer.
9 December 1918-30 September 1919: Transferred back to Field Artillery Regiment 44, while simultaneously retaining his position with the General Command of the VIII Army Corps.
30 August 1919: Separated from the Army.
1 October 1934-15 October 1935: Accepted into the Army and assigned to Artillery Regiment “Münster.”
15 October 1935-6 October 1936: Battery Chief in Artillery Regiment 16.
6 October 1936-26 August 1939: Battery Chief in Artillery Regiment 26 of the 26th Infantry Division.
26 Aug 1939-1 November 1940: Commander of the III. Battalion of Artillery Regiment 26 of the 26th Infantry Division. [The division took part in the invasion of France in May-June 1940.]
1 November 1940-20 June 1941: Commander of the III. Battalion of Artillery Regiment 107 of the 106th Infantry Division in Germany.
20 June 1941-13 May 1944: Commander of Artillery Regiment 198 of the 98th Infantry Division. [The division was engaged in the invasion of the Soviet Union from 22 June 1941 and then deployed to Yugoslavia in August 1943.]
13 May 1944-13 August 1944: Führer Reserve in the Army High Command.
13 August 1944-17 August 1944: Delegated with the leadership of the Grenadier Demonstration Division.
17 August 1944-9 October 1944: Delegated with the leadership of the 563rd Grenadier Division on the Eastern Front.
9 October 1944-9 November 1944: Delegated with the leadership of the 563rd Volksgrenadier Division on the Eastern Front (trapped in the Courland Pocket from October 1944).
9 November 1944-25 February 1945: Commander of the 563rd Volksgrenadier Division in Courland.
19 April 1945-2 June 1945: Fortress Commandant of Stettin.
2 June 1945-19 June 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

NOTE: As Generalmajor Brühl served in the police from 1919-1934, he does not appear in the interwar German Army Rank Lists that included officer decorations. Consequently, it is unknown if he received the Prussian Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Classes or other decorations during World War I. The hosts would welcome any additional information regarding the decorations held by this officer.