Wentzell, Fritz

Date of birth:: April 29th, 1899 (Kassel, Germany)
Date of death:: April 1st, 1948 (Bad Nauheim, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Fritz Wentzell was born on April 29th,1899 as the son to Johann Wntzell and Elisabeth Wentzell. He married Elisabeth Wissmannon April 25th, 1931.

Promorions:
June 30th, 1917: Fahnenjunker;
October 14th, 1918: Fähnrich;
August 7th, 1919: Leutnant;
November 1st, 1926: Oberleutnant;
February 1st, 1934: Hauptmann;
April 1st, 1938: Major im Generalstab;
December 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant im Generalstab;
March 1st, 1942: Oberst im Generalstab;
March 1st, 1944: Generalmajor;
April 20th, 1945: Generalleutnant.

Career:
June 30th, 1917: Fussartillerie-Regiment 17;
February 25th, 1918: Reserve-Fußartillerie-Regiment 17;
January 19th, 1919: Fussartillerie-Regiment 17;
January 19th, 1920: Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 1;
December 31st, 1920: resignation;
June 1st, 1924: Sanitäts-Abteilung 2, Reichswehr;
?: Fahr-Abteilung 2;
December 1st,1928: Adjutant, Fahr-Abteilung 2;
October 1st, 1931: Artillerie-Regiment 2;
October 1932: Kriegsakademie;
April 15th, 1935: Generalstab, VIII. Armeekorps;
October 12th, 1937: Chef, 1. Batterie, Artillerie-Regiment 2;
March 1st, 1938: Generalstab des Heeres;
April 1st, 1938: Generalstab, Gruppenkommando 5;
November 10th, 1938: Kommandeur, I. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 2;
September 1st, 1939: Generalstab, 257. Infanterie-Division;
December 17th, 1940: Generalstab, 17. Armee;
June 1st, 1943: Führerreserve;
August 1943: Chef des Generalstab, 10. Armee;
November 30th, 1944: Führerreserve;
February 13th, 1945: 17. Divisionsführer-Lehrgang;
April 2nd, 1945: Chef des Generalstab, Heeresgruppe G;
April 1945: Chef des Generalstab, Heeresgruppe C;
May 8th, 1945 - August 20th, 1947: Krijgsgevangene.