Prüter, Friedrich-Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- September 4th, 1896 (Wismar, Mecklenburg)
- Date of death:
- February 28th, 1976 (Aumühle/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
January 27th, 1915: Fähnrich;
March 22nd, 1915: Leutnant (RDA: September 1st, 1915, -222-);
April 1st, 1925: Oberleutnant (RDA: -185-);
February 1st, 1931: Hauptmann (RDA: -21-);
January 1st, 1936: Major (RDA: November 1st, 1935, -65a-);
October 1st, 1938: Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (RDA: -35-);
October 1st, 1940: Oberst im Generalstab (RDA: -17-);
January 21st, 1943: Generalmajor (RDA: January 1st, 1943, -32-).
Career:
August 3rd, 1914: Pommersches Kürassier-Regiment „Königin" Nr. 2;
October 3rd, 1914: Ersatztruppenteil Pommersches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 2;
December 1914: Pommersches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 2;
May 28th, 1915: Pionier-Kompanie 237;
October 12th, 1916: Ersatz Pionier-Batallion 2;
October 25th, 1916: Pionier-Kompanie 237;
February 5th, 1917: Adjutant, Pionier-Bataillon 119;
September 2nd, 1918: Pionier-Kompanie 237;
November 18th, 1918: Ersatz Pionier-Kompanie 2;
March 18th, 1919: Pionier-Bataillon 2;
March 29th, 1920: Reiter-Regiment 6;
?: Eskadronoffizier, 6. (Preuß.) Reiter-Regiment;
March 1st, 1921: Pionier Kursus;
May 1st, 1922: Pionier Kursus;
April 1st, 1924: Kompanieoffizier, 1., Kompanie, 4. (Preuß.) Pionier-Bataillon;
January 16th, 1924: Sportlehrgang;
May 1st, 1925: Stab, 4. (Preuß.) Pionier-Bataillon;
November 3rd, 1926: Offizierslehrgang;
May 1st, 1927: 9. Batterie, 4. (Preuß.-Sächs.) Artillerie-Regiment;
May 1st, 1928: 2. Kompanie, 4. (Preuß.) Pionier-Bataillon;
October 1st, 1928: Stab, 2. Division;
October 1st, 1930: Stab, Infanterieführer III, Berlin;
October 1st, 1932: Reichswehr Ministerium;
August 1st, 1934: Kompaniechef, 2. (Preuß.) Pionier-Bataillon ;
October 1st, 1934: Kompaniechef Pionier-Bataillon Stettin A;
October 15th, 1935: Generalstab, 3. Division;
November 1st, 1937: Generalstab, I. Armeekorps;
August 26th, 1939: Oberquartiermeister, 3. Armee;
September 19th, 1939: Generalstab, II. Armeekorps;
October 4th, 1939: Stab, Grenzschutzabschnitt Nord;
October 23rd, 1939: 1. Generalstabsoffizier, IV. Armeekorps;
November 25th, 1940: Oberquartiermeister, 4. Armee;
August 1st, 1941: Oberquartiermeister, 2. Armee;
March 25th, 1942: Führerreserve OKH;
April 15th, 1942: Chef des Generalstabes, XXXV. Armeekorps;
January 30th, 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
March 15th, 1943: Kommandeur, 113. Infanterie-Division;
December 1st, 1943: stellvertretender Chef des Generalstabes, X. Armeekorps.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kompanie 237, Pommersches Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 2, 4. Pionier-Inspektion, II. Armeekorps, Preußischen Armee
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Adjutant, Pionier-Bataillon 119, 237. Infanterie-Brigade, 119. Division, Preußischen Armee
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1917
Militärverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Adjutant, Pionier-Bataillon 119, 237. Infanterie-Brigade, 119. Division, Preußischen Armee
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Adjutant, Pionier-Bataillon 119, 237. Infanterie-Brigade, 119. Division, Preußischen Armee
- Awarded on:
- April 25th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kompaniechef, Pionier-Bataillon Stettin A, Reichswehr
- Awarded on:
- December 30th, 1934
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Generalstab, 3. Division, Reichswehr
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Generalstab, 3. Division, Reichswehr
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Generalstab, 3. Division, Reichswehr
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Generalstab, II. Armeekorps, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- 1. Generalstabsoffizier, IV. Armeekorps, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 18th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Oberquartiermeister, 2. Armee, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Chef des Generalstabes, XXXV. Armeekorps, Heer
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection (CC Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0)
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Karteikarte.
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