Birth of Friedrich Fromm
Birth of Friedrich Fromm
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Friedrich Fromm Biography and Timeline
Follow Friedrich Fromm through 17 dated historical records for Germany.
Friedrich Fromm, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
17Distinct records
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1888–1945Years on this page
1888
1918
Lieutenant
Appointed First Lieutenant
1933
Colonel
Appointed Colonel
1934
Chief of Army Dept
Appointed Chief of the Army Department in the War Ministry
1935
Major General
Appointed Major General
1938
Lieutenant General
Appointed Lieutenant General
1939
General
Appointed General of the Artillery
1940
General
Appointed Generaloberst
General
Appointed Generaloberst
Role range: 1939-1945
1944
Operation Walkure
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
Role range: 1939-1945
Stauffenberg Plot
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
Role range: 1939-1945
Arrest of Friedrich Fromm
Arrested by order of Heinrich Himmler
Role range: 1939-1945
Stauffenberg Plot
Arrests the Stauffenberg conspriators after he learns of the failure of the plot
Role range: 1939-1945
Stauffenberg Plot
Orders the arrest & court-martial of von Stauffenberg to cover his own involvement
Role range: 1939-1945
1945
Death of Friedrich Fromm
Death of Friedrich Fromm, executed
Role range: 1939-1945
Execution
Executed after being found guilty by a Peoples Court
Role range: 1939-1945
Trial
Executed after being found guilty by a Peoples Court
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.