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Werner von Fritsch
German general
Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr[1] von Fritsch (4 August – 22 September ) was a member of the German High Command. He was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February until February , when he was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual.
His ousting was a major step in Adolf Hitler's establishment of tighter control over the armed forces. Just over a year later, before the outbreak of World War II, Fritsch was recalled as Colonel-in-chief of the 12th Artillery Regiment.
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He died in battle in Poland early in the war, the second German general to perish in that conflict after Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig.
Early life
Fritsch was born in Benrath in the Rhine Province of the German Empire.
He entered the Prussian Army at the age of 18; in , he transferred to the Prussian Military Academy. In , he was appointed to the German General Staff, where he served during World War I.