(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wilhelm Fox
Born: 15 Jul 1895 in Graz, Styria (Steiermark)
Died: 16 Apr 1985 in Weinheim
Promotions:
Fähnrich (26 Oct 1914); Leutnant (01 May 1915); Oberleutnant (01 May 1917); Czechoslovakian Oberleutnant (11 Jun 1919); Czechoslovakian Kapitän (29 Oct 1924); Czechoslovakian Stabs-Kapitän (01 Oct 1928); Hauptmann a.D. (05 Jun 1939); Hauptmann z.V. (14 Sep 1939); Major (01 Dec 1939); Oberstleutnant (17 Jun 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (26 Oct 1914)
Fähnrich in the 8th Royal & Imperial Field-Howitzer-Regiment (26 Oct 1914-28 Oct 1918)
Retired from the Austrian Army (28 Oct 1918)
Entered the Czechoslovakian Army (11 Jun 1919)
Assigned to the 6th Artillery-Regiment (11 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to Equation-School in Preßburg (01 Jan 1920-05 Jul 1920)
Detached to Czech Language-Course in Brünn (15 Mar 1921-15 Jun 1921)
Detached to Artillery Firing School in Olmütz (01 Apr 1923-31 Jul 1923)
Transferred into the Czech 9th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-15 Feb 1929)
Transferred into the Czech 53rd Artillery-Regiment (15 Feb 1929-15 Dec 1935)
Transferred into the Czech 4th Artillery-Regiment and Commander of the 4th Independent-Battery (15 Dec 1935-27 Oct 1938)
Retired from Czechoslovakian Army Service (27 Oct 1938)
Employed with the German Invasion Troops into Czechoslovakia as a Translator with the Staff of the 6th Division (11 Mar 1939-17 Apr 1939)
Selection-Exercise with the 8th Artillery-Regiment (05 Jun 1939-30 Jul 1939)
Employed as a Translator in OKH (28 Aug 1939-19 Sep 1939)
Placed to Disposal (German Army) (14 Sep 1939); Active-Officer (01 Dec 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 6th Battery of the 8th Artillery-Regiment (26 Sep 1939-13 Jan 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of the III. Battalion of the 8th Artillery-Regiment (13 Jan 1940-29 Jan 1940)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 8th Artillery-Regiment (29 Jan 1940-01 Nov 1941)
Commander of the 8th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1941-30 Oct 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (30 Oct 1943-25 Sep 1944)
Artillery-Commander 30 (25 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-1950)
Released (1950)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (27 Aug 1942)


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