Any Information on Major iG Hans Jochen Friedel

[DonC]

Friedel was the Staff officer who accompanied Kinzel and von Friedeburg to surrender to Montgomery at the Timeloberg. Any information or photos of the Herr Major woudl be appreciated. he is annoyingly cropped out of many of the surrender photographs I have found...

As always, any help much appreciated!

Don

Friedel links:

[hucks216]

I'm assuming this is the same one but his Christian names are not mentioned in the Source.

Friedel
Born 20th Jan 1913

Dienststellungen:

IR 96
10/04/1940 - Inf.Lehr.Rgt (Adj)
13/02/1942 - IR 900 (Rgt Adj)
01/06/1942 - F.R. OKH, kdt Stb 125 Infanterie Div.
15/08/1942 - F.R. OKH, kdt Stb 6 Pz Div.
29/11/1942-20/02/1943 - 8 Gen.St. Lehrgang Berlin
01/03/1943 - z.Gen.St.kdt
01/03/1943 - Stab 134 Infanterie Div. (Ib)
01/08/1943 - i.d.Gen.St.versetzt
25/07/1943 - F.R.OKH, D.r.P 3
15/08/1943 - OKW/WFSt. (Op/H)

Dienstränge:
01/08/1943 (16) - Major

Auszeichnungen: EK I

Source: Die Dienstlaufbahnen der Offiziere des Generalstabes des deutschen Heeres 1935-1945 Band 1 A-K by Christian Zweng

[DonC]

Thanks - this is definitely the "surrender" Friedel - I am trying to determine if a pair of GS trousers belonged to the same guy. They are named to a "Fahn. H J Friedel" and are dated late 1935.

Don

[Simon O.]

yes, this must be the same guy. H J Friedel was commissioned leutnant with a seniority date of 1.4.36, in january '39 he was with 6./IR 96 still a leutnant.

[DonC]

Bingo! Thanks very much, Gentlemen. I was worried that his promotion dates wouldn't match up, but I have to keep reminding myself that every German officer, even on the GS, was not Rambo or a RKT-type personality.

Don

[DonC]

Gents, I received the breeches today. Here's a shot of the name tag and his really worn breeches. What do folks think about those e's in his name? And can anyone tell what is after his last name?