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Fehrensen, Wilhelm

    Date of birth:
    December 12th, 1898 (Hannover/Hannover, Germany)
    Date of death:
    February 14th, 1945 (Budapest, Hungary)
    Service number:
    276829 (SS-Nr.) / 2703286 (NSDAP Nr.)
    Nationality:
    German

    Biography

    Promotions:
    ?: Unteroffizier;
    December 1st, 1932: Sturmbannarzt;
    1934: SA-Sanitäts-Obersturmbannführer;
    May 25th, 1936: Unterarzt der Reserve;
    July 23rd, 1936: SS-Mann;
    August 1st, 1936: SS-Hauptsturmführer;
    April 20th, 1938: SS-Sturmbannführer;
    October 1st, 1940: SS-Obersturmbannführer;
    September 1st, 1941: SS-Standartenführer;
    June 21st, 1944: SS-Oberführer (Allgemeine-SS/Waffen-SS).

    Career:
    January 4th, 1914 - April 24th, 1917: 1. Hannoverisches Infanterieregiment Nr. 74;
    April 24th, 1917 - August 30th, 1918: Reserve-Infanterieregiment Nr. 53.
    August 30th, 1918: Released from service of wounds;
    March 20th, 1920 - April 14th, 1920: Studentenbataillon Göttingen / Freikorps Göttingen;
    1924 - October 1931: Stahlhelm;
    September 1st, 1932: Mitglied S.A.;
    September 1st, 1932 - August 18th, 1936: Politische Leiter, Deutsche Arbeitsfront;
    December 1st, 1932 - November 9th, 1934: Erster Arzt II. Sturmbann / 31. SA-Standarte;
    May 1st, 1933: N.S.D.A.P Mitglied;
    November 9th, 1934 - August 1st, 1936: Erster Arzt II. Sturmbann / 265. SA-Standarte;
    May 25th, 1936 - June 24th, 1936: Heeres Sanitäts-Abteilung 20, Hamburg;
    July 23rd, 1936: SS Mitglied;
    August 1st, 1936 - April 10th, 1938: Führer Sanitätsabteilung / SS-Verfügungstruppen;
    ?: Truppenarzt SS-Nachrichtensturmbann und Sanitätsabteilung der SS-Totenkopfverbände, München;
    April 10th, 1938 - October 1st, 1938: Ia Leitender Arzt der SS-Totenkopfverbände;
    July 15th, 1939 - October 1939: Chef SS-Lazerett München-Dachau / Leiter der Sanitätsschule Dachau;
    December 1st, 1938 - February 1st, 1939: Arzt 2. SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Brandenburg";
    February 1st, 1939 - October 1939: Arzt 1. SS-Totenkopfstandarte "Oberbayern";
    October 1939 - February 15th, 1941: Chef 1. Sanitätskompanie / SS-Totenkopfdivision;
    February 15th, 1941 - March 15th, 1942: Hauptabteilungsleiter/Ia/Stellvertreterchef SS-Sanitätsamt;
    March 15th, 1942 - April 9th, 1942: Kommandeur/Chefarzt SS-Lazerett Dachau;
    April 9th, 1942 - October 6th, 1942: IVb(Divisionsarzt)/Kommandeur Sanitätsdienst / SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord";
    July 3rd, 1942 - october 6th, 1942: Hauptabteilungsleiter/Stellvertreterchef SS-Sanitätsamt;
    October 6th, 1942 - October 1943: IVb(Divisionsarzt) SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord";
    October 1943 - August 21st, 1944: IVb(Divisionsarzt)/Kommandeur Sanitätsdienst / SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord";
    August 21st, 1944 - February 1945:
    ?: Korpsarzt/Kommandeur IX. SS-Armeekorps / Kommandeur Feldlazerett 509.

    Wilhelm Fehrensen received also the Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse and Verwundetenabzeichen im Schwarz for his part in World War One.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    SS-Oberführer (Brigade General)
    Unit:
    Korpsarzt IX. SS-Armeekorps
    Awarded on:
    January 26th, 1945
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

    Sources

    • - Fernschreiben verleihung DKiG, 27.01.1945
      - Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum

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