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Werner Freiherr von Fritsch
Von Fritsch in 1932
Chief of the German Army High Command
In office 1 June 1935 – 4 February 1938
Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Walther von Brauchitsch
5th Chief of the German Army Command
In office 1 February 1934 – 1 June 1935
President
Paul von Hindenburg Adolf Hitler
Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
Preceded by
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
Succeeded by
Himself as Commander-in-Chief of the German Army
Personal details
Born
Thomas Ludwig Werner von Fritsch
(1880-08-04)4 August 1880 Benrath, Landkreis Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
22 September 1939(1939-09-22) (aged 59) Warsaw, Poland
Resting place
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch/service
German Army
Years of service
1898–1939
Rank
Generaloberst
Commands
1st Cavalry Division 3rd Infantry Division Supreme Commander of the Army
Battles/wars
World War IWorld War II
Siege of Warsaw †
Awards
Order of the Red Eagle
Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr[1] von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a member of the German High Command. He was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 until February 1938, when he was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual. His ousting was a major step in Adolf Hitler's establishment of tighter control over the armed forces. Just over a year later, before the outbreak of World War II, Fritsch was recalled as Colonel-in-chief of the 12th Artillery Regiment. He died in battle in Poland early in the war; he was the second German general to perish in that conflict (first was Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig).
^Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
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