Showing posts with label Foreign Decorations. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 25, 2021

Bio of General der Flieger Julius Schulz

General der Flieger Julius Schulz
Born: 30 Dec 1889 in Offenbach, Main
Died: 23 Nov 1975 in St. Quirin, Tegernsee

Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1918); Major (01 Feb 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1940); General der Flieger (01 Dec 1942)

Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 66th Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1909-31 Oct 1913)
Pilot-Training at the Flying-School Halberstadt (01 Nov 1913-00 Jun 1914)
Pilot with the Flying-Station Metz (00 Jun 1914-20 Jul 1914)
Re-Education of ‘Pigeon’ (Flying Messengers) on Double-Decker’s with the Aviation-Works (21 Jul 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 5th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-22 Nov 1914)
In British Captivity (22 Nov 1914-01 Aug 1916)
Interned in Switzerland (02 Aug 1916-01 Sep 1917)
Returned Home to Germany and Granted Leave (02 Sep 1917-18 Sep 1917)
Leader of the Dock-Company of the 9th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (19 Sep 1917-07 Jul 1918)
Leader of the Flying-School Krefeld (08 Jul 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Leader of Air-Base Insterburg (00 Dec 1918-00 Jan 1919)
Leader of the 409th Flying-Battalion (00 Jan 1919-05 May 1919)
With the Iron Division (Baltic) (06 May 1919-16 Aug 1919)
Temporary-Leader of the Processing-Office of the 31st Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Aug 1919-30 Nov 1919)
Detached to the 39th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1919-24 Jan 1920)
Detached to Jäger-Battalion ‘Graf York’ (25 Jan 1920-30 Apr 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 20th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Company-Chief in the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-30 Nov 1922)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Company-Chief in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-31 Mar 1929)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-31 Mar 1931)
With the Staff of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Altengrabow (01 Apr 1931-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe with the Staff of Air-District-Command I (01 Apr 1934-31 May 1935)
In the RLM (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of the Air War School Gatow (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Air-Base-Commandant Gatow (01 Apr 1936-25 Aug 1939)
Commander of Luftwaffe with Army-Group South (26 Aug 1939-24 Oct 1939)
Commander of Luftwaffe with Army-Group C (25 Oct 1939-23 Jun 1940)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff 16 (24 Jun 1940-29 Aug 1941)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region-Command Finland (30 Aug 1941-01 Nov 1943)
Commanding General of German Luftwaffe in Finland (02 Nov 1943-23 Jun 1944)
Inspector of Troop-Service and Education of the Luftwaffe (20 Jul 1944-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 01.01.1945 als General der Flieger und General für ausländisches Personal der Luftwaffe
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Baltenkreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern: 07.01.1944



Source :
https://www.forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=239136
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/General/SCHULZ_JULIUS.html

Friday, January 1, 2021

Bio of Generalmajor Eckhard von Geyso

 

Generalmajor Eckhard von Geyso
Born: 25 May 1891 in Charlottenburg
Died: 16 Jul 1982 in Berlin

Promotions:
Gefreiter (18 Sep 1910); Unteroffizier (30 Oct 1910); Fähnrich (21 Feb 1911); Leutnant (18 Nov 1911); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1917); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 May 1924); Major (01 Jan 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942)

Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Jun 1910)
Two Year Volunteer with Possible Advancement with the 3rd Queen-Elisabeth-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (18 Jun 1910-18 Jan 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (18 Jan 1915-03 Sep 1916)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Sep 1916-20 Feb 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (20 Feb 1917-08 Feb 1918)
Leader of the 10th Company of the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (08 Feb 1918-03 Mar 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of the XIV. Army-Corps (03 Mar 1918-19 Apr 1919)
Company-Leader in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (19 Apr 1919-09 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the 57th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (09 Jul 1919-20 Feb 1920)
Detached to Course at the Infantry Firing School in Wünsdorf (05 Jan 1920-05 Feb 1920)
Company-Officer in the 12th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (20 Feb 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Officer in the 8th Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion for Training in Pioneer-Service (31 Jul 1921-10 Sep 1921)
Company-Officer in the 6th Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to Signals-Course with the 3rd Signals-Battalion (06 Dec 1921-29 Apr 1922)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1927)
Chief of the 4th (MG) Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Course on Heavy MG in Döberitz (26 Sep 1927-15 Oct 1927)
Detached to Course for Physical-Training in Wünsdorf (14 Feb 1928-03 Mar 1928)
Detached to Firing Course for Heavy MG Infantry Weapons in Döberitz (07 Oct 1930-30 Oct 1930)
Rittmeister with the Staff of the 10th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to Military-Region-Line Breslau (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of the Army-Service-Office Breslau (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the Infantry-Regiment Crossen (01 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 121st Border-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-24 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 121st Infantry-Regiment (24 Oct 1939-20 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Feb 1942-12 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 489th Infantry-Regiment (12 Apr 1942-10 Aug 1942)
Detached to the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Döberitz (10 Aug 1942-01 Sep 1942)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Döberitz (01 Sep 1942-01 Jul 1943)
Commander of the 709th Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1943-10 Dec 1943)
Taken ill, in Hospital – Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Dec 1943-20 Mar 1944)
Detached to Military-District-Command Bohemia and Moravia (20 Mar 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Commander of Division 193 (01 Jun 1944-08 May 1945)
In Czech then Soviet Captivity (09 May 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Released (08 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 18.10.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 121
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Fürstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres: am 04.10.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 121


Source :
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalmajor/GEYSO_ECKHARD.html
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14230&p=2008441&hilit=geyso#p2008441

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Generalmajor Helmuth Strempel

Helmuth Strempel as an Oberstleutnant i.G. (im Generalstab) and Ia Erster Generalstabsoffizier 79. Infanterie-Division. In his neck he is wearing Ordinul Corona Romaneii Commander class, which he received on 27 February 1942 (MO No.50). It was awarded with 'Virtutea Militara' Ribbon, for 'hard work, skill and determination as liaison Officer alongside Romanian Army Corp's HQ'.

Source :
http://sylviolassance.blogspot.com/2015/08/strempel-helmuth-werner-2610190513081944.html
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/19299/Strempel-Helmuth.htm?c=aw