Date of birth:

April 6th, 1892 (Mulhausen/Alsace, Germany)

Date of death:

March 30th, 1970 (Sinzheim/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Friedrich Stemmermann according to a biographical indexcard would have been born on April 6th, 1897.

Friedrich Stemmermann was severely injured during an explosion of a granade in Frankfurt on March 27th, 1945. At that moment he was waiting with his car for Oberstleutnant Erich Löffler who would take over command of the Kampfkommandantur Frnakfurt. Just at the moment Löffler arrived, an American 105 mm granade hit the direct area. Löffler and all of his staff was killed and Stemmermann was severely injured. This way all leadership in the defence of Frankfurt fell away in an instant. Stemmermann survives the injury and was taken American POW.

Promotions:
August 7th, 1914: Leutnant;
September 20th, 1916: Patent Leutnant (December 18th, 1912);
March 22n, 1918: Oberleutnant;
February 1st, 1920: Oberleutnant der Polizei;
March 1st, 1921: Hauptmann der Polizei;
October 1st, 1934: Major (RDA: August 1st, 1934 -15c-);
March 1st, 1937: Oberstleutnant (RDA -8-);
February 1st, 1940: Oberst (RDA -7-);
August 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (RDA -5-).

Career:
July 5th, 1913: Telegraphen-Bataillon Nr. 4, Karlsruhe;
April 24th, 1914: Kriegsschule Metz;
August 1st, 1914: Zugführer, Korps-Fernsprech-Abeilunt 21;
August 23rd, 1916: Zugführer, Armee-Fernsprech-Abteilung 13;
October 1st, 1916: Führer, Arendt-Abteilung, 3. Garde-Division;
November 15th, 1916: Funkerschule Berlin;
January 10th, 1917: Funker-Rekruterungs-Abteilung Koblenz;
February 26th, 1917: Führer, Gebirgs-Funker-Abteilung 6;
February 11th, 1918: Funker-Referent, Stab Armee-Nachrichten-Kommandeur Nr. 11 (Arkonach 11);
September 1st, 1918: Stab, Nachrichten-General 1;
October 1st, 1918: Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur, 88. Infanterie-Division;
December 1st, 1918: Divisions-Nachrichten-Kommandeur, 28. Infanterie-Division;
January 1st, 1919: Freiwilligen Nachrichten-Abteilung;
May 1st, 1919: Führer, Freiwilligen-Nachrichten-Abteilung, Badischen Volksheer;
June 1919: Führer, Badischen Nachrichten-Abteilung, Reichswehr-Brigade 14, Karlsruhe;
October 21st, 1919: Reichswehr Nachrichten-Abteilung 13, Reichswehr-Brigade 13, Stuttgart;
November 1st, 1919: Zugführer, Reichswehr-Nachrichten-Abteilung 13;
February 1st, 1920: Führer Nachrichten-Zug, Polizei Karlsruhe;
May 1st, 1921: Adjutant, Polizei-Schule Karsruhe;
February 1st, 1922: Führer, Polizei Hundertschaft;
April 6th, 1932: Leiter Polizeidienst Lörrach;
October 1st, 1933: Verbindungs-Offizier, Badischen Landespolizei/5. Division, Stuttgart;
October 1st, 1934: Nachrichtenabteilung 4, Dresden;
October 15th, 1935: Kommandeur Nachrichtenabteilung 5, Ulm;
November 10th, 1938: Kommandeur Nachtrichtentruppen V, Stuttgart;
August 26th, 1939: Kommandeur Nachrichten-Regiment 558;
June 19th, 1940: Armee-Nachrichten-Führer, 7. Armee;
March 15th, 1943: Armee-Nachrichten-Führer 2. Armee;
November 20th, 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
February 1st, 1945: Kampfkommandant Frankfurt;
March 27th, 1945: Führerreserve OKH;
April 7th, 1945: US POW.

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• - Personal Documents
  - Biographical Indexcard
  - 5. Februar 1945: Befehl des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht
  - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
  - Digitales Archiv Marburg
  - Frankfurter Rundschau
  - Feldgrau
  - 296. Infanterie-Division - Unit History at MAP-Archive