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Gempp, Friedrich

Date of birth:
July 6th, 1873 (Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg)
Date of death:
April 21st, 1947 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Generalmajor Friedrich Gempp was the founder and first commander of the Abteilung Abwehr of the Reichswehr. He was arrested by the Soviet secret service on 10 April 1946 and died of the result of a "hart failure" in 1947.

Promotions:
1899: Leutnant
1904: Oberleutnant
1909: Hauptmann
1915: Major
1920: Oberstleutnant und Referent im RWeMin.
1923: Oberst
1927: mit Charakter als Generalmajor i.R.
1941: Generalmajor der Reserve

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

With swords
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern

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