Erich Fronhöfer

Erich Fronhöfer
Erich Fronhöfer
Born	27 December 1895 Ragaischen, East Prussia
Died	12 January 1970 Dortmund
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Panzer Regiment 10
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Fronhöfer (27 December 1895 – 12 January 1970) was a German general, who served in both World Wars.

Life

Fronhöfer was born in Ragaischen, East Prussia. He served in the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr, and the Heer.

Fronhöfer served in World War I, e.g. with the Infanterie-Regiment 34. In 1935, he joined the Wehrmacht with the rank of a Major. As a Generalmajor, he was captured on May 4, 1945 near Schwerin and was held as a prisoner of war by American troops until May 18, 1948.

Fronhöfer died in Dortmund.

Promotions

• Unteroffizier (December 7, 1914)
• Fähnrich (May 5, 1915)
• Leutnant (June 18, 1915)
• Oberleutnant (July 31, 1925)
• Hauptmann (May 1, 1930)
• Major (December 1, 1935)
• Oberstleutnant (January 1, 1939)
• Oberst (November 1, 1941)
• Generalmajor (August 1, 1944)

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer-Regiment 10

See also

• List of Knight's Cross recipients

External links

• Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)