Generalmajor Joseph "Beppo" Schmid (facing the camera in the middle, Kommandierender General XII. Fliegerkorps)
Generalmajor Otto Zech
Born: 21 Oct 1886 in Suckowshof, Pomerania (Pommern)
Died: 07 May 1965 in Murnau, Bavaria (Bayern)
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (14 Mar 1905); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1905); Leutnant (18 Aug 1906); Oberleutnant (02 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1916); Major (01 Jan 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army (14 Mar 1905)
Company-Officer in the 31st Infantry-Regiment (14 Mar 1905-30 Sep 1913)
Pilot-Training (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 9th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-09 Feb 1915)
Detached to Army Flight Park 6 (10 Feb 1915-14 Dec 1915)
Pilot in Combat-Wing 4 of the OHL (15 Dec 1915-14 Oct 1917)
Leader of Army Flight Park 1 (15 Oct 1917-09 Nov 1918)
Demobilisation with the 31st Infantry-Regiment (10 Oct 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Leader of the Volunteer-Squadron of the 8th Hussar-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-15 Jan 1919)
Demobilisation with the 31st Infantry-Regiment (16 Jan 1919-13 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader with Volunteer Landes-Jäger-Corps Maerker (14 Feb 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Retired (30 Sep 1920)
Entered the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (28 Aug 1934); Active-Officer (01 Jul 1941)
Commander of Flying-Group (P) in Seerappen (28 Aug 1934-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of Air-Park Stendal (01 Apr 1938-31 Dec 1938)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Office Göttingen (01 Jan 1939-30 Nov 1939)
Quartermaster with Air-Region-Command I (01 Dec 1939-31 May 1940)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group West France (01 Jun 1940-31 Mar 1941)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group 17 (01 Apr 1941-09 Jun 1941)
Commander of Field-Air-Equipment-Group Romania (10 Jun 1941-25 Dec 1941)
Commander of Field-Air-Equipment-Group Italy (26 Dec 1941-31 Oct 1943)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group 1 (01 Nov 1943-07 Mar 1944)
Commander of Air-Region-Troop I, Königsberg and Danzig (08 Mar 1944-30 Nov 1944)
To Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division, Braunschweig (01 Dec 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Retired (28 Feb 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
Königlichen Preußischen Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
Kriegsverdienstkreuz II.Klasse mit Schwertern
Kriegsverdienstkreuz I.Klasse mit Schwertern
Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2378188#p2378188
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalmajor/ZECH_OTTO.html
ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L27)
ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L25)
ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L23)
ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L21)
Source :
ECPAD Archives
https://www.ww2.dk/ground/hq/lgwest.htm
Source :
Bundesarchiv photo collection
Jim Haley photo collection
ECPAD Archives (LFT3 F3109 L27)
https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/catalogsearch/result/?q=erwin+rommel&avec_visuel=1
http://ritterkreuztraeger.blogspot.com/2021/10/bio-of-hauptmann-egon-albrecht-1918-1944.html
Source ;
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=51769
General der Flieger Rudolf (Ralph) Wenninger
Born: 22 Apr 1890 in Munich (München)
Died: 01 Mar 1945 in Merano (Meran),Tyrol (Tirol) (in Villa Emma Hospital)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (21 Apr 1908); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1910); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Sep 1913); Kapitänleutnant (16 Nov 1917); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1926); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1931); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Oct 1934); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1936); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1938); General der Flieger (01 Nov 1940)
Career
Entered the Navy (03 Apr 1907)
Initial Infantry Training at the Naval-School Mürwik (03 Apr 1907-08 Apr 1907)
Seekadett on Board the School-Ship 'Freya' (09 Apr 1907-12 May 1907)
Seekadett on Board the School-Ship 'Charlotte' (13 May 1907-31 Mar 1908)
Officer-Training at the Naval-School Mürwik (01 Apr 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Artillery-Course at the Ship-Artillery-School (01 Apr 1909-30 Jun 1909)
Torpedo-Course on Board the Torpedo-School-Ship 'Württemberg' (01 Jul 1909-31 Aug 1909)
Infantry-Course with the II. Sea-Battalion (01 Sep 1909-30 Sep 1909)
To Disposal and Departed to East Asia (01 Oct 1909-25 Nov 1909)
Fähnrich then Leutnant on Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Scharnhorst' (26 Nov 1909-27 Sep 1911)
Returned Home from East Asia (28 Sep 1911-14 Nov 1911)
Company-Officer with the I. Sailor-Division (15 Nov 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Company-Officer with the V. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (01 Apr 1912-12 Sep 1913)
Watch and FT (Radio) Officer on the Aviso 'Pfeil' (13 Sep 1913-30 Nov 1914)
Watch and FT (Radio) Officer on the Liner 'Kaiser Friedrich III' (01 Dec 1914-12 Jan 1915)
U-Boat Training (13 Jan 1915-26 Mar 1915)
Commandant of the School-U-Boat 'B 9' then 'B 11' (27 Mar 1915-02 May 1915)
Commandant of 'UB 17' (03 May 1915-02 Jul 1916)
Detached for Information to the Firm Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (03 Jul 1916-22 Jul 1916)
Commandant of 'UC 17' (23 Jul 1916-14 Jun 1917)
Commandant of 'UB 55' (15 Jun 1917-22 Apr 1918)
In British Captivity (22 Apr 1918-23 Oct 1919)
To Disposal of the Commander Kiel (24 Oct 1919-04 Jan 1920)
Company-Leader with the III. Naval-Brigade (05 Jan 1920-31 May 1920)
Company-Leader with the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1920-11 Jun 1920)
Chief of the 6th Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (12 Jul 1920-31 Jul 1920)
Company-Leader with the Cadre of the III. Minesweeper-Flotilla (01 Aug 1920-22 Aug 1920)
Chief of the 6th Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (23 Aug 1920-09 Nov 1921)
Ships-Cadre 'Thetis' (10 Nov 1921-13 Nov 1921)
Temporary Chief of the 5th Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (14 Nov 1921-03 Jan 1922)
Ships-Cadre 'Thetis' (04 Jan 1922-01 Apr 1922)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser 'Thetis' (02 Apr 1922-14 Sep 1924)
2nd Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (15 Sep 1924-15 Dec 1924)
1st Adjutant of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (16 Dec 1924-30 Sep 1927)
First Officer on the Cruiser 'Berlin' (01 Oct 1927-27 Mar 1929)
With the Naval-Arsenal Kiel - besides Service on the Cruiser 'Berlin' (28 Mar 1929-02 Apr 1929)
Department-Director in the Naval-Air-Protection-Group, Naval Command (03 Apr 1929-23 Sep 1929)
To Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (24 Sep 1929-30 Jun 1930)
To Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (01 Jul 1930-29 Sep 1931)
Advisor in the Air-Protection-Group, RWM (30 Sep 1931-30 Sep 1932)
Director of the Naval-Air-Protection-Group, Naval Command (01 Oct 1932-31 Mar 1933)
Chief Of Staff of the Air-Protection-Office, RWM (01 Apr 1933-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1934)
Director of the Central-Department, RLM (01 Apr 1934-13 Aug 1935)
Detached to the Attaché-Group, RLM (14 Aug 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Department-Chief of the Attaché-Group, RLM (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Luftwaffe-Attaché at the Embassy in London (01 Apr 1936-03 Sep 1939)
Luftwaffe-Attaché with the Embassy's in The Hague and Brussels (01 Apr 1936-01 Jun 1940)
Officer with Special Duties of the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (03 Sep 1939-31 May 1940)
General with Special Duties in the General-Staff of Air-Fleet 2 (01 Jun 1940-04 Jun 1941)
General with Special Duties in the General-Staff of Air-Fleet 3 (05 Jun 1941-18 Sep 1941)
General with Special Duties in the Staff of Commander-in-Chief South (19 Sep 1941-18 Mar 1945)
Died (18 Mar 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- Pour le mérite: am 30.03.1918 als Kapitänleutnant und Kommandant Unterseeboot “UB 55“
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
Source :
https://www.ebay.de/itm/194259047891?hash=item2d3abdd5d3:g:j44AAOSwad1gXfb2
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/General/WENNINGER_RUDOLF.html
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
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
Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2352653#p2352653
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalmajor/HANTELMANN_MAXIMILIAN.html
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
Generalleutnant Oskar Bertram (hand on pocket) chatting with a Luftwaffe soldier, possibly on the day that the soldier received the Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse (note the ribbon with medal on his button, and also the document in his hand).Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14230&start=7140
Source :
https://www.ebay.de/itm/294237818870?hash=item4481f0cff6:g:DU0AAOSwTg5gL934
Source :
https://www.ebay.de/itm/383827612221
https://web.archive.org/web/20091027111929fw_/http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalleutnant/MOOYER_OTTO.html
Source :
https://www.ebay.de/itm/373570749552
https://web.archive.org/web/20091027111925fw_/http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalleutnant/MENTZEL_HELMUTH.html
General
der Flieger Walter Sommé reading while sitting in a hay, while his
officers is waiting behind him. On 1st April 1935 Sommé was given
command of Aufklärungsschule 1 F (Heer) which he commanded until 31st
March 1936. with the rank of Oberst he commanded as Kommodore the
Kampfgeschwader 153 from 1st April 1936 until 1st May 1939. With the
rank of Generalleutnant he assumed command of Luftgaustab z.b.V.
Russland between 29th June and 23rd October 1941. From 23rd october 1941
until 9th August 1944 he was with the rank of General der Flieger the
commanding general of Luftgau VIII.Source :
Gregg Tolbert photo collection
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/40345/Somm%C3%A9-Walter.htm
Generalmajor Otto Prinz
Born: 04 Jul 1893 in Ernstweiler, District Zweibrücken
Died: 09 Aug 1977 in Friedberg, Hessen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (23 Aug 1914); Leutnant (05 Dec 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1938); Oberst (01 Mar 1940); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 160th Infantry-Regiment (13 Mar 1914-03 Apr 1915)
Adjutant with the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the Special-Purpose-General-Command 55 (04 Apr 1915-23 Apr 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Staff of the VIII. Army-Corps (24 Apr 1917-02 Jan 1918)
Detached to the Signals-Group-Leader 608, Army High command 8 (03 Jan 1918-28 Feb 1918)
Platoon-Leader with Group-Telephone-Signals-Commander 608 (01 Mar 1918-06 Mar 1918)
Detached to Divisions-Signals-Commander 525 (07 Mar 1918-28 May 1918)
Commander of Divisions-Telephone-Battalion 94, 9th Cavalry-Division (29 May 1918-23 Dec 1918)
With the 2nd Signals-Replacement-Battalion (24 Dec 1918-11 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the 2nd Signals-Replacement-Battalion (12 Jan 1919-20 Oct 1919)
With the 2nd Brigade-Signals-Battalion (21 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Retired (30 Sep 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service as Company-Officer in the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Feb 1924-28 Feb 1926)
Signals-Course D at the Artillery-School Jüterbog (13 Oct 1924-27 May 1925)
With the Staff of the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Mar 1926-31 Dec 1928)
Officer-Weapons-School-Course in Dresden (01 Oct 1926-20 Feb 1927)
Signals-Officer of the Commander Königsberg (01 Jan 1929-30 Sep 1932)
Company-Chief in the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1932-31 Mar 1934)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command (01 Apr 1934-30 Apr 1934)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Communications-Officer with Air-District-Command V, Munich (01 May 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Advisor with the Chief of Communication-Affairs, RLM (01 Apr 1935-31 Jul 1936)
Acting-Commander of the Signals-Department of the RLM in Potsdam Eiche (01 Aug 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the Signals-Department of the RLM in Potsdam Eiche (01 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Department-Chief (Cables) with the Chief of Communication-Affairs, RLM (01 Jul 1938-25 Mar 1939)
Liaison-Officer of OKW to the Reichs Postal Ministry (26 Mar 1939-28 Feb 1940)
Higher-Wehrmacht-Signals-Leader Sofia (01 Jan 1941-19 Jun 1942)
Higher Signals Leader of the Luftwaffe-Mission in Romania (20 Jun 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Special Purpose Higher Signals Leader with Army High Command 12 then with Wehrmacht-Commander South-East (01 Feb 1943-14 Mar 1943)
Air-Signals-Telephone-Inspector of the Luftwaffe (15 Mar 1943-28 Jun 1943)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command XXXIX, Athens then with Luftwaffe-Staff Greece (29 Jun 1943-31 Jul 1943)
Signals-Leader with the X. Flying-Corps (01 Aug 1943-21 Mar 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL – Placed to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command VI (22 Mar 1944-24 Apr 1944)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command VI, Münster (25 Apr 1944-14 Jan 1945)
General with Special Duties and Inspector of Wehrmacht-Signals-Commanders in OKW with Communication-Affairs (15 Jan 1945-03 May 1945)
In US Captivity (03 May 1945-12 May 1947)
Released (12 May 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
Source :
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Generalmajor/PRINZ_OTTO.html
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/73780-luftwaffe-generalmajor-otto-prinz/
Source :
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/General/SOMME_WALTER.html
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
