The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Artillery Maximilian Fretter-Pico

Fretter-Pico, Maximilian

General of Artillery

* 6th of February 1892

† 4th of April 1984

Promotions

1935-03-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-08-01 Colonel
1938-11-10 Colonel (Seniority from 1937-03-01)
1941-03-01 Major-General
1942-01-15 Lieutenant-General
1942-06-01 General of Artillery

Service

1935-10-15 1938-XX-XX Attached to 3rd Section, Foreign Office, Army General Staff, Army High Command OKH
1938-XX-XX 1938-11-10 Military Adviser to the Turkish Army
1938-11-10 1939-09-16 Chief of Staff, General Command Saarpfalz
1939-09-16 1941-04-01 Chief of Staff, XXIV Corps
1941-04-01 1941-04-15 Unemployed
1941-04-15 1941-12-27 General Officer Commanding 97th Light Division
1941-12-27 1942-12-23 Acting General Officer Commanding XXX Corps [Eastern Front]
1942-12-23 1944-07-18 General Officer Commanding XXX Corps [Eastern Front]
1942-12-23 1943-02-03 General Officer Commanding Army Detachment Fretter-Pico [Eastern Front]
1944-07-18 1944-12-23 Acting General Officer Commanding 6th Army [Eastern Front]
1944-09-17 1944-10-02 Commander in Chief Army Groupment Fretter-Pico [Eastern Front]
1944-10-07 1944-11-12 Commander in Chief Army Groupment Fretter-Pico [Eastern Front]
1944-12-01 1944-12-23 Commander in Chief Army Groupment Fretter-Pico [Eastern Front]
1944-12-23 1945-03-25 At disposal of the Army High Command OKH
1945-03-30 1945-04-22 General Officer Commanding Military District IX
1945-04-22 1947-XX-XX Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1947-XX-XX Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299660