Generalmajor (Major General) Hermann Frommherz (10 August 1891 - 30 December 1964) Military Order of St. Henry, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order, began his military career in World War I as an ace fighter pilot. He was credited with 32 victories. During World War II he was involved in the German takeover of Czechoslovakia[citation needed] and rose to become a Luftwaffe Generalmajor.