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'''Hermann Ernst Grothe''' (10 December 1894 – 5 April 1959) was a [[Germans|German]] officer of the Prussian Army, the [[Imperial German Army]], the [[Reichswehr]], the Police and the [[Wehrmacht]], finally ''Generalmajor'' and rocket launcher brigade commander during [[World War II]]. | '''Hermann Ernst Grothe''' (10 December 1894 – 5 April 1959) was a [[Germans|German]] officer of the Prussian Army, the [[Imperial German Army]], the [[Reichswehr]], the Police and the [[Wehrmacht]], finally ''Generalmajor'' and rocket launcher brigade commander during [[World War II]]. | ||
==Career (chronology)== | ==Career (chronology)== | ||
[[File:15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (German Multiple Rocket Launcher). | [[File:15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (German Multiple Rocket Launcher).png|thumb|305px|15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (German Multiple Smoke Rocket Launcher; ''Nebel'' = Fog)]] | ||
[[File:Sd.Kfz.4-1 Panzerwerfer 42 (8 cm). | [[File:Sd.Kfz.4-1 Panzerwerfer 42 (8 cm).png|thumb|305px|German Armoured Rocket Launcher "Sd.Kfz.4-1 Panzerwerfer 42 (8 cm)"]] | ||
[[File:General der Panzertruppe a. D. Sigfrid Henrici und Generalmajor a. D. Hermann Grothe nach der Entlassung aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft, 10. Oktober 1955. | [[File:General der Panzertruppe a. D. Sigfrid Henrici und Generalmajor a. D. Hermann Grothe nach der Entlassung aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft, 10. Oktober 1955.png|thumb|305px|General der Panzertruppe [[Sigfrid Henrici]] ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Henrici,_Sigfrid de]), Generalmajor Hermann Grothe (right) and others (like Generalmajor [[Rolf Scherenberg]]) arrive in Germany ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Lager_Friedland ''Lager Friedland'']) after over 10 years of Soviet captivity ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Heimkehrer ''Spätheimkehrer'']).]] | ||
*One Year Volunteer in the 24th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-08 Aug 1914) | *One Year Volunteer in the 24th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-08 Aug 1914) | ||
*In the Field with the 24th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-27 Nov 1915) | *In the Field with the 24th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-27 Nov 1915) | ||
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* [[Eastern Front Medal]] on 1 September 1942 | * [[Eastern Front Medal]] on 1 September 1942 | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:05, 22 February 2024
Hermann Ernst Grothe (10 December 1894 – 5 April 1959) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr, the Police and the Wehrmacht, finally Generalmajor and rocket launcher brigade commander during World War II.
Career (chronology)
- One Year Volunteer in the 24th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-08 Aug 1914)
- In the Field with the 24th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-27 Nov 1915)
- Detached to Officer-Aspirant-Course in Munsterlager / Truppenübungsplatz Munster (16 May 1915-07 Aug 1915)
- Platoon-Leader in the 24th Infantry-Regiment (27 Nov 1915-11 Jan 1917)
- Detached to Mortar-School in Markendorf (11 Nov 1916-10 Jan 1917)
- Leader of the Mortar-Platoon in the I. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (11 Jan 1917-04 Aug 1917)
- Leader of the 10th Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1917-28 Nov 1917)
- Leader of the 2nd Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (28 Nov 1917-06 Feb 1918)
- Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1918-25 Mar 1918)
- Leader of the 9th Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (25 Mar 1918-04 Apr 1918)
- Wounded, in Hospital (04 Apr 1918-22 May 1918)
- Leader of the 9th Company of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (22 May 1918-31 May 1918)
- Wounded, in Hospital (31 May 1918-17 Sep 1918)
- Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (17 Sep 1918-10 Jan 1919)
- Transferred into the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven under Oberst Georg von Oven (10 Jan 1919-13 Jan 1919)
- Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (13 Jan 1919-25 Apr 1919)
- Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (25 Apr 1919-02 Jun 1919)
- Platoon-Leader in the 2nd MG-Company of the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (02 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1919)
- Detached to the Military Gymnasium, Wünsdorf (01 Oct 1919-01 Mar 1920)
- Transferred back into the 2nd MG-Company of the Volunteer-Regiment von Oven (01 Mar 1920-28 Mar 1920)
- Transferred to Police Service (28 Mar 1920)
- With the Protection-Police Berlin (Schutzpolizei) – Platoon-Leader in the 6th Unit of Police-Group Centre (28 Mar 1920-27 Jul 1920)
- 2nd Ordinance-Officer of the Police-Department Berlin-Centre (27 Jul 1920-26 Aug 1921)
- Detached for Training to the Command of the Police-Department Berlin Centre (11 May 1921-24 May 1921)
- At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the Command of the Police-Department Berlin-Centre (10 Aug 1921-15 Aug 1921)
- Assistant for Technical Affairs with the Command of the Police-Department Berlin-Linden (26 Aug 1921-01 Jan 1922)
- Transferred to the Police-Department Berlin-Alexanderplatz, at the same time Detached to the Police-Department Berlin-Linden (01 Jan 1922-01 Apr 1924)
- Transferred to the Protection-Police Magdeburg (01 Apr 1924-01 Nov 1925)
- Detached to Training-Course for Police-Officers at the Police-Motor-Transport-School Berlin (04 May 1925-31 Jul 1925)
- Transferred to the Police-School Burg (01 Nov 1925-01 Mar 1926)
- Detached to District-Training (11 Sep 1925-07 Nov 1925)
- Transferred back into the Police-Administration Magdeburg (01 Mar 1926-29 Apr 1927)
- Detached to Police-School for Physical-Training in Spandau (08 Apr 1926-22 May 1926)
- Detached to Short Course (Kurzlehrgang) for Polizei-Oberleutnants at the Higher Police School in Eiche (07 Jan 1927-11 Apr 1927)
- Leader of the Motor Transport Technical Special Personnel with the Police-Administration Potsdam (29 Apr 1927-15 Jun 1934)
- Detached to the Prussian Ministry Of The Interior (05 Jan 1934-15 Mar 1934)
- Leader of the Motorcycle-Unit with the State-Police-Department Potsdam, Training-Administration 2 (15 Jun 1934-15 Oct 1935)
- Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
- Detached to the War School in Hannover (15 Oct 1935-01 Jun 1936)
- Battery-Chief (Batteriechef) in the 2nd Smoke-Battalion (01 Jun 1936-01 Mar 1938)
- Transferred to the Staff of the 2nd Smoke-Battalion / Nebel-Abteilung 2 (01 Mar 1938-10 Nov 1938)
- Commander of the 5th Smoke-Battalion / Nebel-Abteilung 5 (mot) (10 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1940)
- Commander of Special-Purpose-Rocket-Artillery-Regiment-Staff 1 / Regimentsstab der Nebeltruppen z. b. V. 1 (01 Sep 1940-20 Jan 1941)
- Commander of the 52nd Rocket-Artillery-Regiment (20 Jan 1941-10 Sep 1942)
- Nebelwerfer-Regiment 52, renamed to Werfer-Regiment 52 on 15 April 1942
- Commander of Rocket-Troops 1 / Kommandeur der Nebeltruppen 1 (10 Sep 1942-01 Mar 1944)
- Commander of the 1st Rocket-Artillery-Brigade (01 Mar 1944-00 Sep 1944)
- with the 8. Armee, then with the 3. Panzer-Armee
- Commander of the 1st People's-Rocket-Artillery-Brigade (Nov 1944-8 May 1945)
- Volks-Werfer-Brigade 1 of the XIII. and LXVII. Armee-Korps/6. Panzer-Armee
- Captured by the Soviets on Hela Island (09 May 1945)
- Released (07 Oct 1955)
Promotions
- Einjährig-Freiwilliger (1. Oktober 1913)
- Unteroffizier der Reserve (13 December 1914)
- Leutnant der Reserve (27 November 1915)
Police
- Polizei-Leutnant (28 March 1920)
- Polizei-Oberleutnant (22 December 1921)
- Polizei-Hauptmann (29 April 1927)
- Polizei-Major (1 August 1935)
Wehrmacht
- Major (15 October 1935)
- Oberstleutnant (1 March 1938)
- Oberst (14 February 1941)
- Generalmajor (1 March 1945)
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- EK II on 9 March 1916
- EK I on 1 August 1916
- Military Merit Cross (Großherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militärverdienstkreuz), 2nd Class (MK2) on 29 June 1916
- Prussian Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords on 5 May 1918
- Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1918) in Black on 30 June 1916
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 on 24 December 1934
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class on 17 June 1940
- 1st Class on 12 July 1942
- War Merit Cross, 2nd and 1st Class
- 1st Class on 25 October 1941
- Eastern Front Medal on 1 September 1942