Birth of Friedrich Fromm8 October 1888
Birth of Friedrich Fromm
Historical person
Friedrich Fromm Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Friedrich Fromm, based on 17 World History Database records associated with Germany.
17 records1888–194513 events2 places
Chronological biography
1888
1918
Lieutenant1918
Appointed First Lieutenant
1933
Colonel1 February 1933
Appointed Colonel
1934
Chief of Army Dept1934
Appointed Chief of the Army Department in the War Ministry
1935
Major General1 November 1935
Appointed Major General
1938
Lieutenant General1 January 1938
Appointed Lieutenant General
1939
General1 January 1939
Appointed General of the Artillery
1940
General13 July 1940
Appointed Generaloberst
General13 July 1940
Appointed Generaloberst
1944
Stauffenberg PlotJuly 1944
Arrests the Stauffenberg conspriators after he learns of the failure of the plot
Stauffenberg PlotJuly 1944
Orders the arrest & court-martial of von Stauffenberg to cover his own involvement
Operation Walkure20 July 1944
The refusal of Colonel General Friedrich Fromm, Chief of Reserve Army and the only person who could initiate Operation Valkyrie besides Hitler, to cooperate was a serious obstacle to the conspirators. After he had discovered that the bomb had not killed Hitler, Fromm ordered the executions of General Olbricht, his Chief of Staff Colonel Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim, Colonel von Stauffenberg, and his adjutant Lieutenant Werner von Haeften
Stauffenberg Plot20 July 1944
The refusal of Colonel General Friedrich Fromm, Chief of Reserve Army and the only person who could initiate Operation Valkyrie besides Hitler, to cooperate was a serious obstacle to the conspirators. After he had discovered that the bomb had not killed Hitler, Fromm ordered the executions of General Olbricht, his Chief of Staff Colonel Albrecht Ritter Mertz von Quirnheim, Colonel von Stauffenberg, and his adjutant Lieutenant Werner von Haeften
Arrest of Friedrich Fromm21 July 1944
Arrested by order of Heinrich Himmler
1945
Death of Friedrich Fromm12 March 1945
Death of Friedrich Fromm, executed
Execution12 March 1945
Executed after being found guilty by a Peoples Court
Trial12 March 1945
Executed after being found guilty by a Peoples Court
Titles and roles
Chief of Army Dept · Colonel · General · General Artillery · Generaloberst · Lieutenant · Lieutenant General · Major General
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.