Men of Wehrmacht: Bio of Generalmajor Rudolf Henrici

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Bio of Generalmajor Rudolf Henrici

Generalmajor Rudolf Henrici
Born: 27 Jun 1892 in Soest
Died: 01 Aug 1971 in Wiesbaden

Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (12 Aug 1912); Fähnrich (19 Nov 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1924); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942)

Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Mar 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Mar 1912-06 Sep 1914)
Detached to the War-School Danzig (19 Oct 1912-12 Jul 1913)
Transferred to the Light Machine-Cannon-Platoon of I. Battalion of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Sep 1914-20 Mar 1915)
Transferred to the 5th Battery of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Mar 1915-10 May 1915)
Adjutant & Court-Officer of II. Battalion of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 May 1915-02 Feb 1917)
Temporary Leader of 5th Battery of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Feb 1917-15 Feb 1917)
Leader of 8th Battery of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Feb 1917-04 Mar 1917)
Leader of 5th Battery of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Mar 1917-10 May 1917)
Temporary Leader of 5th Battery of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 May 1917-19 Jul 1917)
Detached to the Field Artillery Firing School Rembertow near Warsaw (18 May 1917-18 Jul 1917)
Temporary Leader of 3rd Battery of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Jul 1917-18 Aug 1917)
Adjutant with the Staff of Artillery-Commander Buzany (18 Aug 1917-12 Oct 1917)
Chief of the 7th Battery of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1917-29 Sep 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (29 Sep 1918-13 Dec 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 11th Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Dec 1918-01 May 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 11th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 11th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Battery of the 11th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 1st Battery of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Apr 1924)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Apr 1928)
Detached for Training on Radio Equipment with the 5th Signals-Battalion (27 Nov 1926-15 Dec 1926)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers in Ohrdruf (28 Feb 1927-09 Apr 1927)
Chief of 1st Battery of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers in Döberitz (25 Sep 1930-05 Nov 1930)
Transferred to the Regiment-Staff of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to the Artillery-School (01 Jul 1934-15 Sep 1934)
Battalion-Commander in Artillery-Regiment Ludwigsbureg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 25th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Jan 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the Command-Office of Fortifications around Königsberg (01 Jan 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Artillery-Regiment-Staff 501 (26 Aug 1939-18 Jul 1941)
Artillery-Commander 140 (18 Jul 1941-30 Nov 1942)
Artillery-Commander 128 (30 Nov 1942-26 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (26 Jan 1943-19 Mar 1943)
Artillery-Commander 126 (19 Mar 1943-12 Aug 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander 302 (12 Aug 1944-08 Jan 1945)
Artillery-Commander 168 (08 Jan 1945-10 Jan 1945)
Artillery-Commander 145 (10 Jan 1945-09 May 1945)
In Yugoslav Captivity (09 May 1945-24 Mar 1953)
Released (24 Mar 1953)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (25 Aug 1944)