Generalleutnant Wilhelm Süßmann Born: 16 Sep 1891 in Usedom Died: 20 May 1941 on Crete (KIA) Promotions:
Fähnrich (16 Jun 1910); Leutnant (16 Jun 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Jun 1915); Hauptmann (15 Jul 1918); Polizei-Hauptmann (25 Sep 1920); Polizei-Major (04 Apr 1928); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (20 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service as a Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (27 Oct 1909-31 Dec 1913)
MG-Course with the Gun-Factory Spandau (01 Nov 1911-06 Dec 1911)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1914-26 Nov 1914)
Observer-Training with the 4th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (27 Nov 1914-21 Jun 1915)
Detached to the 11th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (22 Jun 1915-12 Jul 1915)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park von Gallwitz (13 Jul 1915-14 Jul 1915)
Observer with the 14th Flying-Battalion (14 Jul 1915-18 Dec 1916)
With the Staff of the Commander Of Flying 13 (19 Dec 1916-06 Aug 1917)
With the Staff of Army-Group Woyrsch (07 Aug 1917-27 Oct 1917)
Detached as General-Staff-Aspirant to the Staff of the 18th Territorial-Division and to the 57th Territorial-Infantry-Regiment (28 Oct 1917-10 Dec 1917)
Detached to the 3rd Territorial-Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Dec 1917-21 Jan 1918)
Granted Leave for Rest and Recuperation (22 Jan 1918-18 Feb 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 18 (18 Feb 1918-20 Feb 1918)
Leader of the 205th Flying-Battalion (21 Feb 1918-25 May 1918)
With the Staff of the 49th Reserve-Division (26 May 1918-21 Dec 1918)
With the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (22 Dec 1918-04 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (05 Feb 1919-03 Apr 1919)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (04 Apr 1919-12 May 1919)
In the General-Staff of the VI. Army-Corps and Granted Leave (13 May 1919-31 Dec 1919)
Retired (31 Dec 1919)
Entered Police Service as Unit-Leader with the Security-Police Sagan (25 Sep 1920-01 Dec 1922)
Unit-Leader with the Security-Police Brieg (02 Dec 1922-04 Sep 1924)
Training as District-Chief with the Protection-Police Breslau (05 Sep 1924-12 Dec 1924)
Command-Leader of the Protection-Police Brieg (13 Dec 1924-18 Jul 1926)
District-Chief of the Protection-Police Oberhausen (19 Jul 1926-19 May 1927)
Training in State-Jäger-Service with the Government in Arnsberg (20 May 1927-31 Jul 1927)
Training in State-Jäger-Service with the Government in Merseburg (01 Aug 1927-31 Jan 1928)
Representative of the Inspection-Leader of Protection-Police Oberhausen (01 Feb 1928-02 Sep 1929)
Instructor at the Higher Police School Eiche (03 Sep 1929-31 Jan 1934)
Chief Of Staff of the State-Police-Inspection Centre, Magdeburg (01 Feb 1934-31 Jul 1935)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Officer with Special Duties and C-in-C Luftwaffe and Observer-Course the Flying-School Braunschweig (01 Aug 1935-11 Oct 1935)
Detached to the Luftwaffe General Staff, RLM (12 Oct 1935-31 Dec 1935)
In the Staff of Air-District-Command I (01 Jan 1936-11 Mar 1936)
Chief Of Staff of Air-District-Command I (12 Mar 1936-31 Mar 1938)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 254 (01 Apr 1938-31 Oct 1938)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 155 (01 Nov 1938-30 Apr 1939)
At the same time, Detached to Special-Staff ‘W’, RLM (16 Jan 1939-01 Feb 1939)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 55 (01 May 1939-28 Mar 1940)
Commodore of Special-Purpose-Combat-Wing 300 (28 Mar 1940-28 Apr 1940)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (29 Apr 1940-19 May 1940)
Higher Flying Training Commander 7, at the same time, Acting-Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region I (20 May 1940-30 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 7th Flying-Division (Paratrooper) (01 Oct 1940-20 May 1941)
At the same time, Leader of Battle-Group Centre with the Invasion of Crete (16 Jun 1941-20 May 1941)
Killed-in-Action on Crete (20 May 1941)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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