Painting Luftwaffe Helmets

 

From shiney helmets into a Matt finish: nice photo showing a Luftwaffe flak unit (circa 1940/41) painting their helmets to come in line with the 1940 order on helmet paint and decals. The sprayers is wearing HBT reed green Luftwaffe worksuits. It is also a very good photo depicting depot repaints of helmets.

Source :
https://www.facebook.com/LuftwaffeFD/photos/a.114470297207428/314601447194311/

German Soldiers in Rumania

German soldiers in Rumania, 1944. Maschinengewehr 15 (MG 15) and Panzerfaust 30 in sight.

Source :
ECPAD archives (DAT 3222 L10)

Bio of Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Otto Zech (1886-1965)

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