Heer Figures in Full Body

FELDBLUSE


Generalmajor Alexander Abt (14 March 1982 - 1 March 1970)

Oberst Johannes Arndt (7 October 1906 - 6 July 1944)



Major Erich Becker (8 April 1911 - 16 Juni 1993)

Generalmajor Julius von Bernuth (12 August 1897 - 12 July 1942)



Oberst i.G. Claus von dem Borne (9 Februari 1900 - 30 Januari 1942)

Generalleutnant Paul Danhauser (2 August 1892 - 11 December 1974)



Generalmajor Hans Ehrenberg (18 September 1888 - 12 October 1947)

Oberstleutnant Adolf Eilers (13 October 1907 - 28 March 1981)

Oberst i.G. Hans-Georg Eismann (4 June 1909 - 13 January 1977)



Oberst Heinz Heggenreiner (21 July 1898 - 1 October 1959)



Generalleutnant Harry Hoppe (13 February 1894 - 23 August 1969)



Generalmajor Wilhelm Knüppel (12 November 1902 - 26 September 1968)



Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm von Mellenthin (30 August 1904 - 28 June 1997)



General der Infanterie Friedrich Olbricht (4 October 1888 – 21 July 1944)

 

Generalleutnant Robert Praetorius (22 April 1882 - 10 Mei 1963)



Oberstleutnant Helmuth Reichel (11 September 1912 - 4 April 2004)



Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 - 14 October 1944)



Generalleutnant Gerd Scherbening (16 Juli 1888 - 18 Desember 1944)



Generalleutnant Johannes Streich (16 April 1891 - 20 Agustus 1977)



Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben (4 December 1881 – 8 August 1944)

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WAFFENROCK

 

Generaloberst Eugen Ritter von Schobert (13 March 1883 - 12 September 1941)

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PANZERTRUPPEN

 

Generalleutnant der Reserve Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz (30 July 1893 – 25 April 1968)



Oberst Ernst Volckheim (11 April 1898 – 1 September 1962)

Oberst Paul-Hermann Werner (19 March 1893 - 30 June 1940)

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STUG WRAP


Oberwachtmeister Fritz Amling (17 January 1916 - 6 March 1994)



Leutnant Richard Schramm (8 July 1913 - 17 June 1944)

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TROPENUNIFORM


General der Infanterie Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller (29 August 1897 – 20 May 1947)



Hauptmann der Reserve Erich Röseke (24 January 1921 - 2 May 1994)

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MANTEL

General der Infanterie Paul Otto (12 Juli 1881 - 14 Januar 1961)



General der Infanterie Siegfried Rasp (10 January 1898 - 2 September 1968)

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REICHSWEHR

General der Kavallerie Wilhelm Knochenhauer (16 January 1878 - 28 June 1939)

Source :
LIFE Magazine
Bundesarchiv photo collection
Douglas Dwight photo collection
Jim Haley photo collection
https://www.alexautographs.com/auction-lot/hans-georg-eismann_3F64136ADB
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6seke,_Erich
https://www.ebay.de/b/General-in-Militaria-Fotos-1900-1918-1945/15504/bn_7004515776
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2376725#p2376725
https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5001-Historiske-foto/Indekserte%20bilder/Fo30141711070016.tif.info
https://onlinesammlungen.ghwk.de/seeliger/exhibition/
https://twitter.com/swwec1/status/1348636408018325504?lang=ca
https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/photos-and-paper-items-forum/12579301-ritterkreuztr%C3%A4ger-personal-photo-album-kc-winner-helmut-reichel-april-6-1944/page2
https://www.weitze.fr/cgi-bin/suche/suche.pl?q=general#s=alle,page=3

Bio of Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Herbert Pfeiffer

Generalmajor Herbert Pfeiffer
Born: 27 Jun 1893 in Liegnitz
Died: 18 Sep 1976 in Hannover

Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Dec 1913); Leutnant (10 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (01 May 1924); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1929); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1942)

Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker/Fähnrich in the 5th Train-Battalion (25 Mar 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Transferred to the 19th Reserve-Medical-Company (9th Reserve-Division) (02 Aug 1914-31 Oct 1916)
Ordinance-Officer, Platoon and Company Leader in the 395th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1916-12 May 1917)
Severely Wounded, in Hospital (12 May 1917-31 Oct 1917)
With the 5th Train-Replacement-Battalion and Flying Training (01 Nov 1917-31 Jan 1918)
Pilot-Training (01 Feb 1918-30 Apr 1918)
Pilot with the 226th Field-Flying-Battalion (01 May 1918-09 Jan 1919)
Pilot with the 421st Flying-Battalion (10 Jan 1919-30 Sep 1919)
With the Border-Protection Posen-Brandenburg (01 Oct 1919-14 Jan 1920)
With the 15th Transport-Battalion (15 Jan 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Squadron-Officer in the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-31 May 1923)
Squadron-Officer in the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Jun 1923-30 Sep 1924)
Adjutant of the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1927)
Special-Command – Secret Flying-Training and Foreign-Commands (01 Oct 1927-31 Oct 1929)
Squadron-Chief in the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Nov 1929-30 Sep 1932)
With Military-District-Command I, Königsberg (01 Oct 1932-30 Sep 1933)
Company-Chief at the Technical Schools Jüterbog and Adlershof (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Group-Leader P II, Luftwaffe-Personnel, Reichs Air Ministry (01 Oct 1934-30 Jun 1937)
Commander of I. Group of Bomber-Wing 157 ‘Boelcke’ (01 Jul 1937-30 Sep 1938)
Detached to the Reichs War Court (01 Oct 1938-30 Apr 1939)
Commander of the Acceptance-Office for Officer-Applicants, RLM (01 May 1939-30 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 72nd Flying-Training-Regiment (01 Oct 1939-31 Dec 1939)
Commander of the Acceptance-Office for Officer-Applicants, RLM (01 Jan 1940-24 Jun 1941)
Special-Agent of the Office-Chief of the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM – Liaison-Officer to Army-Leadership and Formation-Leaders at the Front (25 Jun 1941-14 Dec 1941)
Inspector for Clothing and Food-Supply of the Luftwaffe, RLM (15 Dec 1941-31 Mar 1944)
With the Staff of Air-Region-Command III (01 Apr 1944-31 May 1944)
Commander of Control-Command of Air-Fleet 1 (01 Jun 1944-30 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve of Air-Region-Command III then Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (01 Oct 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Militär-Sanitätskreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14230&p=2156492&hilit=pfeiffer#p2156492
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalmajor/PFEIFFER_HERBERT.html

Bio of Oberst (Luftwaffe) Joachim Elle

 

Oberstleutnant Joachim Elle, as the Commander of Luftwaffe-Nachrichten-Abteilung 7 (mot.), at Atlantikwall, France, 1940.

Joachim Elle was promoted to Major (E) in Stab / Luftflotte 2 on 1 August 1939. On 6 July 1940 he was promoted to Oberstleutnant and appointed as provisional Kommandeur Luftwaffe-Nachrichten-Abteilung (H) (motorisiert) 7. in December 1941 he became Nafü (Nachrichtenführer) of Jagdfliegerführer 3. On 1 April 1942 he was promoted to Oberst and appointed as Kommandeur Luftwaffe-Nachrichten-Regiment 53. On 14 January 1943 - as the Kommandeur of Luftwaffe-Nachrichten-Regiment 53 and Nafü of Jagdfliegerführer 3 - he became the member of Luftwaffe mission in Romania. In August 1944 he was appointed as Nafü and Kommandeur of German Luftwaffe in Romania. In September 1944 Elle became the Kommandeur of Luftwaffe-Nachrichten-Regiment 211. His last appointment in the war were as the Nafü of 1. Jagddivision on 1 February 1945.

Source :
"Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries: Section A-F" by Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey

Bio of Generalleutnant z.V. Wolfgang von Otterstedt

Wolfgang von Otterstedt
* 07.11.1876 Berlin-Charlottenburg
† 16.10.1972 Ballenstedt im Harz

03.03.1896 Fahnenjunker
18.10.1896 Fahnenjunker
20.07.1897 Leutnant
15.06.1907 Oberleutnant
01.10.1912 Hauptmann
18.10.1918 Major
01.02.1925 Oberstleutnant
01.04.1929 Oberst
01.10.1933 Oberst (E)
01.10.1937 Charakter als Generalmajor
01.04.1938 Generalmajor
00.08.1939 Generalmajor z.V.
01.07.1941 Generalleutnant z.V.

Eltern: Generalleutnant Alfred von Otterstedt (1850 - 1913) & Editha geb. von Holtzendorff


03.03.1896 Eintritt in das 1. Brandenburgische Leib-Grenadier-Regiment “König Friedrich Wilhelm III“ Nr. 8, Frankfurt/Oder
01.10.1902 Adjutant beim Bezirkskommando Küstrin
01.10.1906 Adjutant beim Bezirkskommando I, Berlin
01.10.1912 Kompaniechef im 1. Brandenburgischen Leib-Grenadier-Regiment “König Friedrich Wilhelm III“ Nr. 8
1914/ 1918 Kompaniechef, Bataillonsführer und Adjutant im Leib-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 8; zuletzt Adjutant beim Generalkommando des III. Armeekorps
01.10.1919 im Reichswehr-Kavallerie-Regiment 3 der Reichswehr-Brigade 3 der Vorläu-figen Reichswehr
01.01.1921 als Stabsoffizier der Infanterie, dann als Eskadronchef beim 3. (Preußischen) Reiter-Regiment, Rathenow
01.10.1923 Kommandeur des (Preuß.) Ausbildungs-Bataillons des 6. Infanterie-Regiments, Ratzeburg
01.02.1928 Kommandant des Truppenübungsplatzes Neuhammer am Queis/Schlesien (heute: Świętoszów/Polen)
31.01.1930 Abschied; danach im Angestelltenverhältnis weiter für die Reichswehr tätig
01.10.1933 Wiedereintritt als Ergänzungsoffizier. Kommandeur eines Wehrbezirks-Kommandos
01.10.1935 Inspekteur der Wehrersatzinspektion Frankfurt an der Oder
01.05.1939 erneuter Abschied aus dem aktiven Dienst
00.08.1939 z.V. Ob.d.H. gestellt
12.10.1939 Kommandeur des Divisionsstabs z.b.V. 408 , Breslau
[Aufgestellt am 12.10.1939 in Breslau zur Führung der Landesschützen des Wehrkreises]
01.10.1942 Führerreserve
30.11.1942 Mob.Bestimmung aufgehoben

Verheiratet seit 14.03.1923 mit Marie geb. von der Decken

Awards and Decorations:
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. und I.Klasse
Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. und I.Klasse mit Schwertern

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=215355

Gebirgsjäger Studio Photos

Source :
https://www.ea-militaria.com/photographs?p=1

Luftwaffe Generals at Landesgruppe Ceremony

At the inauguration ceremony of the Landesgruppe, held at Luftschutzschule (Air raid school) in Bad Godesberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen. From left to right: Generalmajor Walther Wecke (Kommandeur Reichsluftschutz-Schule in Berlin-Wannsee), Oberst der Schutzpolizei Georg Jedicke (Inspekteur Ordnungspolizei der Rheinprovinz und des Saarlandes), Generalleutnant Ludwig von Schröder (Vizepräsident Reichsluftschutzbund), Generalleutnant Johannes Lentzsch (Kommandierender General Luftgau-Kommando I Königsberg), and Generalleutnant Karl von Roques (Präsident Reichsluftschutzbund). There is no information about when this picture was taken, only between August 1938 to February 1939.

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2353259#p2353259

Bio of Generalmajor Dr.Ing. habil. Hans Leyers

Generalmajor Dr-.Ing. habil. Hans Leyers
* 05.03.1896 Düsseldorf
+ 02.02.1981 Eschweiler

21.05.1914 Leutnant
01.09.1922 Oberleutnant (m. Pat. v. 20.06.1918)
01.02.1928 Hauptmann
01.07.1934 Major
01.01.1937 Oberstleutnant
01.06.1939 Oberst
01.01.1943 Generalmajor

Career:
23.03.1914 ins Fußartillerie-Regiment 5 (Teilnahme WKI als Zug- und Batterieführer, Bataillons- und Regimentsadjutant)
01.10.1919 ins Reichswehr-Fußart.-Rgt. 1
01.10.1920 ins Art.-Rgt. 1
01.10.1925 ins Art.-Rgt. 6
01.10.1926 kommandiert zur TH Charlottenburg, 1930 Abschluss als Diplom-Ingenieur
01.05.1930 Referent im Heereswaffenamt (HWA)
01.03.1931 Eskadronchef 3./Fahrabteilung 1
01.04.1934 Referent bzw. Gruppenleiter für Beschaffung im HWA (01.07.34 Dr.Ing.)
01.10.1937 Kommandeur der II./Art.-Rgt. 20
10.11.1938 Kommandeur Art.-Rgt. 45
24.11.1938 Kommandeur Art.-Rgt. 116
00.05.1940 Abteilungschef Waffenabteilung (Wa I Rü WuG 2) in der Amtsgruppe für Industrielle Rüstung - Waffen und Gerät beim Chef Heeres-Waffenamt / Oberkommando des Heeres
13.09.1943 Generalbevollmächtigter des Reichsministers für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion für Italien
00.05.1947 - 00.04.1947.Kriegsgefangenschaft

Awards and Decorations:
1939 spange zum 1914 Eisernes Kreuzes II. unfd I.Klasse
Kriegsverdienstkreuzes II. und I.Klasse mit Schwertern
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern (24 June 1944)

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=257522&hilit=hans+leyers
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=66810&p=1093559&hilit=hans+leyers#p1093559

Bio of Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Maximilian Hantelmann

Generalmajor Maximilian Hantelmann
Born: 29 Jan 1884 in Rastatt
Died: 09 Mar 1963 in Bad Godesberg

Promotions:
Fähnrich (02 Mar 1903); Leutnant (27 Jan 1904); Oberleutnant (16 Jun 1911); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Charakter als Major (09 Dec 1919); Major (01 Nov 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (01 Mar 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942)

Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 25th Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1903-30 Sep 1913)
Training with the 3rd Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 10th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-02 Sep 1914)
In French Captivity (02 Sep 1914-15 Sep 1917)
Interned in Switzerland (16 Sep 1917-16 Mar 1919)
Released and Granted Leave (16 Mar 1919-09 Dec 1919)
Retired (09 Dec 1919)
Leader of the Weimar Air-Base of the German Air Shipping Company (17 Mar 1919-19 Feb 1920)
Company-Director of the Firm Rhenania Vereingte Chemical Factory, Mannheim (01 Mar 1922-15 May 1925)
Director of the Transport Air Base Cologne (01 Dec 1925-31 Oct 1934)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (fully activated on 01 Mar 1936) and Air-Base-Commandant Cologne (01 Nov 1934-30 Sep 1936)
Air-Base-Commandant Stuttgart-Böblingen (01 Oct 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Leader of the Air-Office Nuremberg (01 Apr 1937-06 Nov 1939)
Airport-Area-Commandant Bayreuth (07 Nov 1939-31 Jan 1940)
With the Staff of Air-Region-Command XII, Wiesbaden (01 Feb 1940-1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant Reims (1940-15 Aug 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/XIII, Orleans (15 Aug 1940-31 Oct 1943)
Retired (31 Oct 1943)
In British Captivity (01 Feb 1946-14 Dec 1946)
Released (14 Dec 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. und I.Klasse mit Schwertern

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2352653#p2352653
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalmajor/HANTELMANN_MAXIMILIAN.html

Karteikarte of Generalleutnant Wilhelm Rupprecht

Source :
NARA (National Archives)

Bio of Generalarzt (Luftwaffe) Dr.med. Otto Bengsch

Generalarzt Dr.med. Otto Bengsch
Born: 28 Jul 1879 in Guscht, District Friedeberg
Died: 15 Jul 1954 in Bad Schwartau
Doctorate In Medicine: 00 Mar 1904

Promotions:
Marine-Unterarzt (12 Jul 1904); Marine-Assistenzarzt (11 Sep 1904); Marine-Oberassistenzarzt (11 Oct 1906); Marine-Stabsarzt (06 Aug 1909); Marine-Oberstabsarzt (17 Dec 1916); Charakter als Marine-Generaloberarzt (28 Nov 1919); Charakter als Oberfeldarzt (01 Nov 1938); Oberfeldarzt (01 Nov 1939); Oberstarzt (01 Apr 1942); Generalarzt (30 Jan 1945)

Career:
Entered the Army as a One Year Volunteer in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1898-30 Sep 1898)
Discharged to the Reserve (30 Sep 1898)
Medical-Studies at the Universities Leipzig, Würzburg and Kiel (01 Oct 1898-31 Mar 1904)
Entered Naval Service as a One Year Volunteer Marinearzt in Kiel (01 Apr 1904-10 Sep 1904)
Training as Marinearzt (11 Sep 1904-11 Jul 1905)
Auxiliary-Medic on the Liner 'Preußen' (12 Jul 1905-30 Sep 1905)
Ship-Medic on the a Torpedo-Boat (01 Oct 1905-09 Dec 1905)
Ship-Medic on the Liner 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' (14 Dec 1905-31 Mar 1907)
Ship-Medic on the Liner 'Zähringen' (01 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1907)
Placed to Disposal and Departed to Tsingtau (01 Oct 1907-01 Dec 1907)
Medic at Hospital Tsingtau (02 Dec 1907-07 Jun 1909)
Battalion-Medic of the III. Sea-Battalion, Tsingtau (08 Jun 1909-18 Feb 1910)
District-Medic Litsum (19 Feb 1910-20 May 1910)
Ship-Medic on the Cannon-Boat 'Iltis' (26 May 1910-21 May 1911)
Returned Home and Placed to Disposal (22 May 1911-24 Sep 1911)
Ships-Medic on the Small Cruiser 'Dresden' (25 Sep 1911-25 Sep 1912)
Medic at the Surgical Department of the Eppendorfer Infirmary, Hamburg (0-1 Oct 1912-31 Jul 1914)
Ships-Medic on the Heavy Cruiser 'Prinz Heinrich' (05 Aug 1914-31 Aug 1914)
Chief Surgeon at the Naval-Field-Hospital 4 (Flaunders) (04 Sep 1914-27 Sep 1916)
Ships-Medic on the Battle-Cruiser 'Moltke' (28 Sep 1916-24 Jul 1917)
Senior-Medic of the Surgical Department of the Naval-Hospital Wilhelmshaven (25 Jul 1917-30 Sep 1919)
At the Welfare-Hospital Kiel (01 Oct 1919-28 Nov 1919) Retired (28 Nov 1919)
Supplemental-Officer-Aspirant (Luftwaffe) and Officer to with Special Duties (01 Aug 1938-31 Oct 1938)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer and Department-Medic of Infirmary-Department II of Luftwaffe-Hospital 4/XI, Wismar (01 Nov 1938-31 Dec 1940)
Chief-Medic of Luftwaffe-Hospital 4/XI, Wismar (01 Jan 1941-1945)

Decorations & Awards:
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. und I.Klasse
Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. und I.Klasse mit Schwertern
Deutsches Reiterabzeichen

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2351871#p2351871
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Sanitatsoffizier/BENGSCH_OTTO.html