Bio of General der Flieger Rudolf "Ralph" Wenninger

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

General Schwabedissen Inspecting Troops

 

Summer 1943. Generalleutnant Walter Schwabedissen (Kommandeur 2. Flieger-Division) visiting Fliegerhorst Grove, Denmark. Next to him is Oberstleutnant Heinrich Bongartz (Nachtjagdraumführer 100), who wears Pour le Mérite that he received in World War I. They are being saluted by an officer of IV.Gruppe / Nachtjagdgeschwader 3 (/NJG 3).

Source :
Jørn Junker photo collection
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10226684315432638&set=gm.4137417909610303

Kapitän zur See Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière

Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière as a Kapitän zur See. Lothar (18 March 1886 – 24 February 1941) was born in Posen (now Poznań, Poland) and of French-German descent, was a German U-boat commander during World War I. With 194 ships and 453,716 gross register tons (GRT) sunk, he is the most successful submarine captain ever! His victories came in the Mediterranean, almost always using his 8.8-cm deck gun. During his career he fired 74 torpedoes, hitting 39 times. Arnauld de la Perière remained in the German Navy (Reichsmarine) after the war ended. During World War II, he was recalled to active duty as a Vizeadmiral (rear admiral), and was killed in a plane crash near Paris in 1941 while taking part in secret negotiations with the Vichy French government.

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_von_Arnauld_de_la_Peri%C3%A8re
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/2515-officers-with-order-pour-le-merite/page/7/

Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg

Generalfeldmarschall Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (September 2, 1878 – March 14, 1946) was a leading member of the German Army until January 1938. In 1933, Blomberg rose to national prominence when he was appointed Minister of Defence and worked feverishly to expand the size and power of the army. In 1933 Blomberg was made a colonel-general for his services. In 1934, Blomberg encouraged Hitler to crack down on SA leader Ernst Röhm and his followers, whom he believed posed a serious threat to the army. As such, he condoned and participated in the Night of the Long Knives. Blomberg and his wife were exiled for a year to the isle of Capri. Spending World War II in obscurity, Blomberg was captured by the Allies in 1945, after which time he gave evidence at the Nuremberg Trials. Blomberg died while in detention at Nuremberg in 1946.

Source :
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Werner_von_Blomberg
https://sylviolassance.blogspot.com/2010/01/blomberg-werner-edward-fritz-von.html?m=1

Char. Generalleutnant Heinrich Freiherr von Hadeln as a Hunter

Charakter als Generalleutnant Heinrich Freiherr von Hadeln (right) as a jäger (hunter). The general received the prestigious medal Pour le Mérite during World War I on 26 August 1917.

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/search.php?keywords=hadeln&t=14230&sf=msgonly