Generalmajor Gottfried Frölich (Gottfried Froelich)

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

NAME: Generalmajor Gottfried Frölich

PW NO: 560252

RANK: Generalmajor

CAPTURED: Pamblow, Northern Germany

DATE: 2 May 1945

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH: 3 June 1894

PLACE OF BIRTH: Dresden

DATE OF DEATH: 30 July 1959

PLACE OF DEATH: Heidenheim

NATIONALITY: German

RELIGION: Evangelical

OCCUPATION: Regular Soldier

HEIGHT: 6'1"

WEIGHT: 174lbs

HAIR COLOUR: Dark Brown

EYE COLOUR: Brown

NEXT OF KIN: Liselotte Froehlich, (British Zone)

Promotions:

Fahnenjunker: 12 August 1914
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter: 9 October 1914
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier: 23 December 1914
Leutnant: 16 May 1915 (Patent 23 May 1914; later changed to 1 September 1915)
Oberleutnant: 1 April 1925
Hauptmann: 1 October 1929
Major: 1 October 1935
Oberstleutnant: 1 June 1938
Oberst: 1 July 1941 (RDA later changed to 1 August 1940)
Generalmajor: 1 December 1943

Commands & Assignments:

12 August 1914: Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker in the II. Replacement Battalion of Royal Saxon 4. Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 48.
6 February 1915: In the field with Field Artillery Regiment 48.
10 August 1915-16 August 1915: Detached to the Gas Course in Leverkusen.
16 May 1916: Wounded/in hospital.
6 July 1916: Allocated to the II. Replacement Battalion of Field Artillery Regiment 48.
21 August 1916: In the field with Field Artillery Regiment 48.
15 August 1917-7 December 1917: Adjutant of the I. Battalion of Field Artillery Regiment 48.
26 January 1918-20 February 1918: Detached to the Firing School at Remberlow.
20 December 1918: Court Officer and Board of the Mobilization Detachment of the II. Replacement Battalion of Field Artillery Regiment 48.
19 August 1919: Regimental Adjutant of the Timed Volunteer Field Artillery Regiment 48.
10 December 1919: Transferred to Reichswehr Artillery Regiment 12.
20 October 1920: Detached to the 4th Transport Battalion.
1 January 1921: Transferred to the 4th Transport Battalion.
1 February 1921-27 February 1921: Detached to the Signals Course at the 4th (Saxon) Signals Battalion.
1 October 1922: Transferred to the 4th (Saxon) Medical Battalion.
20 September 1923-19 October 1923: Detached to the Firing Course in Königsberg.
11 November 1924-26 November 1924: Detached to the 4th (Prussian) Pioneer Battalion.
1 February 1925: Returned to the 4th Transport Battalion.
1 June 1926-31 July 1926: Detached to the Transport- and Equipment Course in Hannover.
1 October 1926-20 February 1927: Detached to the Officers Weapons School Course in Dresden.
1 October 1927: Battalion Adjutant of the 4th Transport Battalion.
1 October 1929: Transferred to the 6th Battery of the 4th Artillery Regiment.
25 September 1930-5 November 1930: Detached to the Firing Course for Artillery Officers in Jüterbog.
1 October 1930: Hauptmann on the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 4th Artillery Regiment.
1 October 1931: Chief of the 5th Battery of the 4th Artillery Regiment.
1 April 1934: Adjutant of Artillery Leader IV.
1 October 1934: Commander the I. Battalion of Artillery Regiment “Naumburg.”
15 October 1935: Commander the I. Battalion of Artillery Regiment 14.
29 July 1937-27 August 1937: Detached to strengthen the Demonstration Staff of the Jüterbog Artillery School.
10 November 1938: Commander of the II. Battalion of Artillery Regiment 76 of the 1st Light Division. [Commanded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Löper, the division took part in the invasion of Poland in September 1939.]
19 October 1939: Commander of Panzer Artillery Regiment 78 of the 7th Panzer Division. [Commanded by Generalmajor (later Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel from February 1940-February 1941, the famous 7th Panzer Division (“Ghost Division”) played a key role in the invasion of France in May-June 1940. After taking part in the fighting in Russia from July 1941-May 1942, the division was based in France from May 1942-February 1943 before again returning to the Eastern Front.]
1943: Delegated with the leadership of Grenadier Regiment 7 of the 252nd Infantry Division on the Eastern Front.
9 June 1943: Army High Command Leader Reserve.
12 September 1943: Delegated with the leadership of the 36th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front.
20 September 1943: Delegated with the deputy leadership of the 8th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front for the duration of the absence of the divisional commander (Generalleutnant Sebastian Fichtner).
5 November 1943: Delegated with the leadership of the 8th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front.
1 December 1943: Commander of the 8th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front
1 April 1944: Army High Command Leader Reserve/in hospital.
20 July 1944: Commander of the 8th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front.
22 January 1945: Army High Command Leader Reserve/in hospital.
18 March 1945-9 April 1945: Leader of Corps Group “von Tettau” (named after the former corps commander, General der Infanterie Hans von Tettau) in Pomerania on the Eastern Front.
10 April 1945-2 May 1945: Higher Artillery Commander (Harko) 313 of the 3rd Panzer Army (General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel) on the Eastern Front.
2 May 1945-19 May 1945: 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.