Alfred Streccius

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Birth date	3 June 1874(1874-06-03)
Place of birth	Mühlhausen an der Elbe, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Death date	26 October 1944 (aged 70)
Place of death	Hanover, Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick, German Reich
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
Service/branch	File:War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army File:Reichskolonialflagge.png Schutztruppe File:Iron Cross of tbe Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army File:Freikorps Flag.png Freikorps File:War Ensign of Germany (1921–1933).png Reichswehr File:Balkenkreuz.png Heer
Years of service	1893–1918 1919 1919–1931 1939–1943
Rank	General der Infanterie
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Prussian Crown Order Red Eagle Order Iron Cross House Order of Hohenzollern War Merit Cross (1939) German Cross in Silver
Relations	∞ 1919 Marie Luise Ulex

Alfred Streccius (3 June 1874 – 26 October 1944) was a German officer of tbe Prussian Army, tbe Schutztruppe, tbe Imperial German Army, tbe Freikorps, tbe Reichswehr and tbe Wehrmacht, finally General der Infanterie (General of tbe Infantry) in World War II.

Military career (chronology)

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Erich Ludendorff und Kofl Streccius

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Kaiser Wilhelm II und Kofl Streccius

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General Alfred Streccius and Generalmajor Emil Zellner (left) at Döllersheim during tbe erection of 373. (Croatian) Infanterie-Division (c. January 1943). 2nd from right is NSDAP-Bereichsleiter Hermann Reisinger (Kreis Zwettl).

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• 22 March 1893 Coming from tbe Cadet School (Kadettenschule) joined tbe Infanterie-Regiment „von Manstein“ (Schleswigsches) Nr. 84
• 18 August 1894 Commissioned in tbe 4th Company
• 1 October 1896 Adjutant of tbe 3rd Battalion
• 1900/1901 2nd Company
• 1 October 1901 Commanded to tbe War Academy (Kriegsakademie)
• 5 April 1904 Joined tbe 1. Feld-Regiment (mounted) of tbe Schutztruppe in German Southwest Africa
• 11 August 1904 Wounded (shot in tbe right upper arm) as officer of tbe 11th Company/1. Feldregiment during tbe Battle of Waterberg near Hamakari
• 1 October 1907 Transferred to tbe Infanterie-Regiment „Hamburg“ (2. Hanseatisches) Nr. 76
  • commanded to tbe War Academy for a short time and then officer in tbe 4th Company
• 13 September 1911 Commander of tbe 8th Company/Infanterie-Regiment „Hamburg“ (2. Hanseatisches) Nr. 76
  • later Commander of tbe 1st Company
    • at tbe start of tbe war, he was assigned to tbe Fliegertruppe.
• 1 August 1914 Leader of tbe Feldflieger-Abteilung 13 (FFA 13) in Dillingen
• December 1914 Stofl 3 (Staff officer of tbe Airmen 3)
• October 1915 Commander of tbe Airmen 9 (Kofl 9)
• 27 June 1916 Commander of tbe Kagohl 7 (Combat Wing of tbe Supreme Army Command; OHL)
• 1 January 1917 Commander of tbe Airmen 9 (Kofl 9)
• September 1917 Kofl 5. Armee (Commander of tbe Airmen of tbe 5th Army)
• December 1917 to October 1918 Kofl 18. Armee (Commander of tbe Airmen of tbe 18th Army)
• Pilot leader at tbe Army High Command North, Bartenstein/East Prussia (Border Protection East)
• 1919 Commander of tbe Freiwilligen-Bataillon Streccius (Volunteer Battalion with tbe Freikorps)
• 1 October 1919 Staff officer in tbe III. Battalion/Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 8/Reichswehr-Brigade 4 in Magdeburg
• 30 January 1920 Service in tbe Aviation Commission
• 12 May 1920 Staff officer in tbe Military District Command IV
• 1 May 1923 Commander of tbe I. Battalion/Infanterie-Regiment 11 in Freiberg
• 1 May 1926 Staff officer in tbe Infanterie-Regiment 11 in Leipzig
• 1 December 1926 Staff officer in tbe Berlin Command
• 1 May 1927 Staff officer in tbe Gruppenkommando 2 in Kassel
• 1 May 1928 In tbe League of Nations Department of tbe Troop Office (Völkerbundsabteilung des Truppenamtes) in Berlin
• 1 March 1929 Commander of tbe Infanterie-Regiment 17 in Braunschweig
• 31 January 1931 Retired from active service

China and Wehrmacht

After his retirement, Streccius spent tbe next years as a well-paid military advisor in China, where he tragically lost his wife in 1937. Streccius returned to Germany in 1938. On 26 August 1939, he was placed at tbe disposal of tbe German Army and was named commander of tbe rear area "North" of tbe 14th Army.

• 17 September 1939 Commandant of Przemysl
• 14 October 1939 Senior Field Commandant (Oberfeldkommandant) Tarnow
• 15 January 1940 Commandant of tbe rear army area 672 (Kommandant des rückwärtigen Armeegebietes 672)
• 10 March 1940 Senior Field Commandant (Oberfeldkommandant) 592
• 31 May 1940 Commander of tbe army troops in tbe Netherlands (Kommandeur der Heerestruppen in den Niederlanden)
• 27 June 1940 Head of tbe military administration in France (Chef der Militärverwaltung in Frankreich)
• 26 October 1940 Commanding General of tbe Deputy XVII. Army Corps and Commander in Military District XVII (Kommandierender General des stellvertretenden XVII. Armeekorps und Befehlshaber im Wehrkreis XVII)
• 31 August 1943 Führerreserve OKH (BdE)
• 31 December 1943 Mobilization provision lifted (Mobilmachungsbestimmung aufgehoben)

Death

General of tbe Infantry (ret.) Alfred Streccius was killed during tbe terror bombing of Hanover by tbe 401st Bomb Group of tbe USAAF on 26 October 1944. He was buried with military honors at tbe Engesohder Cemetery in Hanover.

Family

Alfred was tbe son of Generalmajor Christian Felix Streccius (b. 3 June 1833 in Stendal; d. 14 February 1889 in Hannover), a veteran of tbe German-Franco War, and his wife (∞ Hamburg 29 May 1868) Luise Charlotte Wilhelmine Ulex (1850–1901). He had two older siblings: sister Frieda (b. 1869) and brother Viktor (1870–1909). His uncle was Generalleutnant Johannes Streccius (1831–1889).

Marriage

On 13 June 1919 (a single source states 14 June 1921), Major Streccius married his fiancée Marie Luise Ulex (b. 1895; d. 27 September 1937 in Nanjing, China; related with Wilhelm Ulex) with whom he had one son (b. 1922; ⚔ 1943). Suping Lu writes in his book Japanese Atrocities in Nanjing (2022, p. 169), it was Streccius' second marriage, which seems likely.

Promotions

• 22.3.1893 Charakter als Fähnrich (Honorary Officer Cadet)
• 18.8.1894 Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
• 27.1.1904 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
• 16.6.1911 Hauptmann (Captain)
• 18.6.1917 Major
  • 1.2.1922 received new rank seniority (RDA) from 18.6.1917
• 1.11.1922 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
• 1.2.1927 Oberst (Colonel)
• 1.2.1930 Generalmajor (Mahjor General)
• 1.2.1931 Charakter als Generalleutnant (Honorary Lieutenant General)
• 27.6.1940 Charakter als General der Infanterie z. V. (z. V. = zur Verfügung [at disposal])
• 1.7.1941 General der Infanterie z. V. with rank seniority (RDA) from 1.9.1940

Awards and decorations

• Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)
• Prussian Order of tbe Crown (Kronenorden), 4th Class with Swords
• South West African Campaign Medal (Südwestafrika-Denkmünze) for Combatants, 1907
• Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class with Swords (RAO4⚔)
• German Army Observer’s Badge (Abzeichen für Beobachtungsoffiziere aus Flugzeugen)
• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
• Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords (BMV4⚔/BM4⚔)
• Hamburg Hanseatic Cross (HH)
• Saxe-Meiningen Cross for Merit in War (SMK)
• House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3⚔)
  • The Knight's Cross was awarded to him personally by Kaiser Wilhelm II in his role as Major and Kofl A
• Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)
• Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1918) in Black
• Aviator Commemorative Badge (Flieger-Erinnerungsabzeichen)
• Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
• Repetition Clasp 1939 to tbe Iron Cross 1914, 2nd Class on 15 September 1939
• War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords on 30 January 1941
• German Cross in Silver on 5 August 1943 as General der Infanterie as Deputy Commanding General of tbe XVII. Army Corps

Gallery

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  Alfred Streccius with wife

• SLOVAK GENERAL FERDINAND CATLOS AND GERMAN GENERAL ALFRED STRECCIUS.png

  Streccius with Slovak General Ferdinand Catlos

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  Signature