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	\| birth_place = Gut Drahnow, Kreis Deutsch-Krone, [[West Prussia]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]]		\| birth_place = Gut Drahnow, Kreis Deutsch-Krone, [[West Prussia]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]]
	\| death_place = [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[West Germany]]		\| death_place = [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[West Germany]]
	\| image = [[File:Hermann Foertsch.~~jpg~~\|300px]]		\| image = [[File:Hermann Foertsch.png\|300px]]
	\| caption = Major Foertsch, 1935		\| caption = Major Foertsch, 1935
	\| nickname =		\| nickname =
	\| allegiance = {{flag\|German Empire}}<br/>{{flag\|Weimar Republic}}<br/>{{flag\|National Socialist Germany}}		\| allegiance = {{flag\|German Empire}}<br/>{{flag\|Weimar Republic}}<br/>{{flag\|National Socialist Germany}}
	\| branch = [[File:War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png\|23px]] Prussian Army <br />[[File:Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png\|23px]] [[Imperial German Army]]<br/>[[File:Freikorps Flag.~~jpg~~\|23px]] [[Freikorps]]<br/> [[File:War Ensign of the Reichswehr, 1919 - 1935.png\|23px]] [[Reichswehr]]<br />[[File:Balkenkreuz.~~jpg~~\|23px]] [[German Army (Wehrmacht)\|Heer]]		\| branch = [[File:War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png\|23px]] Prussian Army <br />[[File:Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png\|23px]] [[Imperial German Army]]<br/>[[File:Freikorps Flag.png\|23px]] [[Freikorps]]<br/> [[File:War Ensign of the Reichswehr, 1919 - 1935.png\|23px]] [[Reichswehr]]<br />[[File:Balkenkreuz.png\|23px]] [[German Army (Wehrmacht)\|Heer]]
	\| serviceyears = 1913–1945		\| serviceyears = 1913–1945
	\| rank = General of the Infantry		\| rank = General of the Infantry
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	==Life==		==Life==
	[[File:Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon, Major Dr. Friedrich Graf von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg and Hermann Foertsch.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|305px\|From left to right: Generalfeldmarschall [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Weichs,_Maximilian_von Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon], his personal adjutant Major d. R. Dr. Friedrich Carl Graf von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg (1898–1992) and General Hermann Foertsch. Through bold operations and superior tactics, Generalfeldmarschall von Weichs succeeded in the fall of 1944 in protecting the units of the German Wehrmacht in [[Greece]] and [[Yugoslavia]] from being encircled.]]		[[File:Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon, Major Dr. Friedrich Graf von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg and Hermann Foertsch.png\|thumb\|305px\|From left to right: Generalfeldmarschall [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Weichs,_Maximilian_von Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon], his personal adjutant Major d. R. Dr. Friedrich Carl Graf von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg (1898–1992) and General Hermann Foertsch. Through bold operations and superior tactics, Generalfeldmarschall von Weichs succeeded in the fall of 1944 in protecting the units of the German Wehrmacht in [[Greece]] and [[Yugoslavia]] from being encircled.]]
	[[File:General Hermann Foertsch unterzeichnet die bedingungslose Kapitulation der 1. Armee.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|305px\|Foertsch capitulated – also on behalf of General of the Infantry [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Schulz,_Friedrich_(1897%E2%80%931976) Friedrich Schulz] and Army Group G – on 5 May 1945 near [[Munich]] to US troops under the command of General Jacob L. Devers. The surrender of the 1st Army took place in the [[Josef Thorak\|Thorak]] building in Baldham, about 10 km from the eastern city limits of Munich. Some other sources indicate that the place of the capitulation was Haar near Munich, a few kilometers away, which is also mentioned in the capitulation document. The capitulation came into effect on 6 May 1945.]]		[[File:General Hermann Foertsch unterzeichnet die bedingungslose Kapitulation der 1. Armee.png\|thumb\|305px\|Foertsch capitulated – also on behalf of General of the Infantry [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Schulz,_Friedrich_(1897%E2%80%931976) Friedrich Schulz] and Army Group G – on 5 May 1945 near [[Munich]] to US troops under the command of General Jacob L. Devers. The surrender of the 1st Army took place in the [[Josef Thorak\|Thorak]] building in Baldham, about 10 km from the eastern city limits of Munich. Some other sources indicate that the place of the capitulation was Haar near Munich, a few kilometers away, which is also mentioned in the capitulation document. The capitulation came into effect on 6 May 1945.]]
	[[File:Friedrich Foertsch, Ritterkreuzträger der Bundeswehr.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|305px\|Brother [https://web.archive.org/web/20181029000123/https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Foertsch,_Friedrich Friedrich Albert Foertsch];<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230605214329/https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=229098 General Friedrich Foertsch]</ref> Hauptmann of the [[Reichswehr]], Generalleutnant of the [[Wehrmacht]] and General of the [[Bundeswehr]]; He succeeded Adolf Heusinger as the second Inspector General of the Bundeswehr on 1 April 1961. Under his command the compulsory military service in the Bundeswehr was extended from 12 to 18 months.]]		[[File:Friedrich Foertsch, Ritterkreuzträger der Bundeswehr.png\|thumb\|305px\|Brother [https://web.archive.org/web/20181029000123/https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Foertsch,_Friedrich Friedrich Albert Foertsch];<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230605214329/https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=229098 General Friedrich Foertsch]</ref> Hauptmann of the [[Reichswehr]], Generalleutnant of the [[Wehrmacht]] and General of the [[Bundeswehr]]; He succeeded Adolf Heusinger as the second Inspector General of the Bundeswehr on 1 April 1961. Under his command the compulsory military service in the Bundeswehr was extended from 12 to 18 months.]]
	[[File:BND-Direktor Volker Foertsch (1934-2018).~~jpg~~\|thumb\|305px\|Hermann Foertsch's son Volker Foertsch (1934-2018) also served with the ''Organisation Gehlen'' and the BND. At a young age, he was head of the security/counter-intelligence department (''Abteilung 5''), later ''Direktor''. He retired in 1998.]]		[[File:BND-Direktor Volker Foertsch (1934-2018).png\|thumb\|305px\|Hermann Foertsch's son Volker Foertsch (1934-2018) also served with the ''Organisation Gehlen'' and the BND. At a young age, he was head of the security/counter-intelligence department (''Abteilung 5''), later ''Direktor''. He retired in 1998.]]
	===Military career (chronology)===		===Military career (chronology)===
	*Fahnenjunker in the 8. Westpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 175 (20 Mar 1913-02 Aug 1914)		*Fahnenjunker in the 8. Westpreußisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 175 (20 Mar 1913-02 Aug 1914)
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	==Promotions==		==Promotions==
	[[File:Der Offizier der neuen Wehrmacht. Eine Pflichtenlehre (Hermann Foertsch).~~jpg~~\|thumb\|305px\|7 editions between 1936 and 1942; The book deals about the duties of being an officer in the new German Wehrmacht, which replaced the Reichswehr a year before in 1935.]]		[[File:Der Offizier der neuen Wehrmacht. Eine Pflichtenlehre (Hermann Foertsch).png\|thumb\|305px\|7 editions between 1936 and 1942; The book deals about the duties of being an officer in the new German Wehrmacht, which replaced the Reichswehr a year before in 1935.]]
	* Fahnenjunker (20 March 1913)		* Fahnenjunker (20 March 1913)
	* Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 August 1913)		* Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 August 1913)

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