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Heinrich Fath

Heinrich Fath started the war ranked Generalmajor, and was promoted to Feldmarschalleutnant a few months later. Fath was promoted to honorary General der Infanterie on 21 August 1915, and to full GdI on 1 May 1916, while commanding Korps Fath, which came into being in November 1915. Then, Fath Korps was renamed the XXII. Corps and turned over to FML Rudolf Krauss in October 1916. GWS, 6/04

Orders of Battle:  Home Front, June 1915 Fortress Line of the Danube, FZM Benda      Bridgehead Vienna,  FML Fath      k.k. 3. LstTerrBrig.: GM Freih. v. Hartlieb Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, June 1916 Immediately preceding the Russians' Lutsk Offensive 4. Armee, GO Erzherzog Josef Ferdinand      Fath Korps, GdI Fath           26. Schützen div., FML Lischka           53. inf. div., GM Pongracz Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, July 1916 Immediately following the Russian offensive Army Group Linsingen, GdI v. Linsingen 4. Armee, GO v. Tersztyánszky      Fath Korps, GdI Fath           26. Schützen div., Feldmarschal Lischka           45. Schützen div., FML Smekal           53. inf. div., GM v. Pongracz Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, August 1916 Immediately preceding Roumania's declaration of war Army Group Linsingen, GdI v. Linsingen 4. Armee, GO v. Tersztyánszky      Fath Korps, GdI Fath           Kneußl Group's Polish Legion, GM v. Puchalski           26. Schützen div., GM v. Wieden           45. Schützen div., GM v. Stöhr           11. Bay. div., Genlt. v. Kneußl           53. inf. div., GM v. Pongracz           German comb. div., Genlt. Clausius