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
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