Date of birth:

April 7th, 1895 (Braunschweig, Germany)

Date of death:

February 17th, 1944 (Tscherkassy, Ukraine)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Kiev-Syrez
Grave: UNK.

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

22.05.1915: Leutnant
01.04.1925: Oberleutnant
01.04.1932: Hauptmann
01.04.1936: Major
01.08.1939: Oberstleutnant
01.02.1942: Oberst
01.02.1944: Generalmajor (posthumously)

00.00.1936: Kdr, Stab II./ Artillerie-Regiment 36
00.02.1944: Oberst and Artillerie-Kommandeur 107
00.02.1944: Kdr, Division Abteilung 112 - Kampfgruppe B
17.02.1944: WIA during the outbreak of the Tcherkassy pocket, reported MIA, DOW in a soviet POW camp

Fouquet occurred on 31 July 1914 in the course of the mobilization before the outbreak of the First World War in the 2nd Litthau Field Artillery Regiment no. 37. There he acted as a train leader and later battery leaders as well as adjutant. After the demobilization of his regiment was Fouquet from 1919 to 1920 Personal Adjutant of the Commandeurs of the Flak at the Army Severskando 2. In 1920, he arrived in the range of a lieutenant from the active military service.

His reactivation for the Reichswehr, in the same range, took place on October 1, 1922. There he was assigned as a train guide to the 2nd (Prussian) artillery regiment. On 1 February 1924 Fouquet moved to Verden in the same position in the 11th riding battery of the 6th (Prussian) artillery regiment. There he acted from April 1932 to September 1934 as a battery chief. As of October 1, 1934, he moved to the 5th Artillery Regiment, where he was also used as a battery chief until the end of March 1936.

On April 1, 1936, Fouquet was promoted to Major and invoked at the same time as a commander of the II Department of Artillery Regiment 36. From April 1939 to March 1940 he acted as a commander of the I. Department of Artillery Regiment 67 (Braunschweig), which until Dato had not participated in any campaign.

On March 22, 1940, Fouquet took over the artillery regiment 223 as a commander, which was subordinate to the 223rd Infantry Division. The division was used after completion of the west field train as a crew in Brittany, later on the sewer coast. With the beginning of the East field train, Fouquets regiment marched in this division in the area of ​​the Nord army group with an impact on Leningrad, where it then participated in the blockade. As of December 24, 1942, Fouquet was appointed Artillery Commander 113 (Arko 113). This rod was understood to the XXVI. Army Corps, which also stood in the Leningrad room. On June 10, 1943, Fouquet gave the command to Generalmaj Werner Heucke and became artillery commander 107 on the same day. This rod was understood tactically the XX. Armecorps in the room Orel-Despa-Gomel and Pripjet of the army group center. On November 1, 1943, Fouquet rebuilt this command and acted from 2 November 1943 to 1 February 1944 as a commander of the Division Group 112. The division group had been included since 28 January 1944 in the Kettle of Cherkassy since January 28, 1944.

Fouquet was commissioned on February 1, 1944 with the leadership of the Corps Department B (XXXXIII. Army Corps). Here he received the German cross in gold on February 14, 1944. On February 17, 1944, Fouquet was heavily wounded at the outbreak attempt of his corps and came in Soviet prisoner of war. There Fouquet died of his serious injury.

Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!

• Photo 1:
• - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes
  - Generalmajor Hans-Joachim Fouquet
  

Helaas geen map gevonden.