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

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