Fritz von Brodowski
| Fritz von Brodowski | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 26, 1886 Köslin, Pomerania, German Empire |
| Died | October 28, 1944 (aged 57) near Besancon, France |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Wehrmacht Heer
|
| Years of service | 1904-45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Battles/wars | |
Friedrich Wilhelm Konrad von Brodowski, known at Fritz, (November 26, 1886 – October 28, 1944) was a German army general, controversially killed while in French custody during World War II. His death led to the murder, by way of a reprisal, of an imprisoned French army general, Gustave Mesny.
Fritz von Brodowski was the son of Prussian General (1841–1923).
Von Brodowski enlisted on March 10, 1904 as a cadet in the 6th (Brandenburg) Cuirassiers "Emperor Nicholas I of Russia" of the Prussian Army in Brandenburg an der Havel. From November 6, 1904 to July 8, 1905 he studied at the Glogau Military School and subsequently was commissioned as a Lieutenant. Von Brodowski served within his regiment from October 21, 1908 as the "Gerichtsoffizier" (that is, an officer for legal matters) and was then transferred on October 18, 1909 to the Guards Cuirassiers. Von Brodowski underwent further training from October 1, 1912 at the Prussian Military Academy, which he left upon the outbreak of World War I.
After mobilization von Brodowski served first as a squadron officer and then, from August 6, 1914, as an aide-de-camp on the staff of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade (German Empire) and 1st Cavalry Brigade. Von Brodowski was promoted to captain on December 24, 1914. At the end of June 1917 he was transferred to the reserve squadron of the Guards Cuirassier Regiment and commanded the reserve battalion of the Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment 2. A month later, Von Brodowski joined a battalion of the Queen Elizabeth Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 3. There he was entrusted with the leadership of the Fusilier Battalion on August 4, 1917. Von Brodowski was wounded on September 30, 1918, during the defensive battles on the Western Front near Cambrai and Saint-Quentin, and spent the remaining weeks of the war in hospital.
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