Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Josef Hilgers Born: 01 Feb 1889 in Altenkirchen, Westerwald Died: 06 Nov 1960 in Kassel Diploma In Engineering: 09 May 1928 Promotions:
F�hnrich (13 Jun 1913); Leutnant (27 Jan 1914); Oberleutnant (20 May 1917); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1925); Major (01 Sep 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 11th Train-Battalion (01 Sep 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Metz (1913-1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 11th Reserve-Medical-Company (01 Aug 1914-1916)
In French Captivity (10 Sep 1914-06 Oct 1914)
Leader of the 11th Bridging-Train (1916-00 Jun 1916)
Aircraft-Observer-Training (00 Jun 1916-00 Jan 1917)
Observer with the 292nd Artillery-Flying-Battalion (00 Jan 1917-02 Jun 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (02 Jul 1917-00 Dec 1917)
At the Wing-Flying-School Paderborn (00 Dec 1917-00 Jun 1928)
Flying-Liaison-Officer at the Western Front (00 Jun 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Pilot with the Flight-Post of the Supreme Army Command on the Flying-Base Paderborn and Gotha (00 Dec 1918-30 Nov 1919)
Company-Officer in the Transport-Column of the 11th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Dec 1919-15 May 1920)
Company-Officer in the 1st Transport-Battalion (16 May 1920-30 Nov 1921)
Instructor for Equipment and Material with Transport-Instruction-Course of the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Dec 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Studying at the Technical College Hannover (01 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1928)
Flying-Advisor in the Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Apr 1928-31 Mar 1929)
Squadron-Chief in the 2nd Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1929-30 Jun 1932)
Advisor Wa Prw. 8 & 5, Army Weapons Office (01 Jul 1932-31 Mar 1933)
Detached to the Reichs Commissariat for Aviation then to the RLM (01 Apr 1933-31 Aug 1933)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service Group-Leader in the Luftwaffe-Equipment-Inspection, RLM (01 Sep 1933-31 Jan 1934)
Luftwaffe-Equipment-Inspector, RLM (01 Feb 1934-28 Feb 1936)
Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing �Boelcke� (01 Mar 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing 254 (01 Apr 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Luftwaffe-Liaison-Officer to the Army-Weapons-Office (01 Oct 1937-31 Jan 1939)
Commander of the 12th Flying-Training-Regiment Handorf near M�nster and Commander of the Air-Base Handorf (01 Feb 1939-10 Nov 1939)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Staff East (11 Nov 1939-06 Mar 1940)
Commander, later Higher Commander of Flying Technical Schools, Berlin (07 Mar 1940-06 May 1945)
In US Captivity (06 May 1945-28 Feb 1947)
Released (28 Feb 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 08.08.1944 als Generalleutnant und H�herer Kommandeur der Fliegertechnischen Schulen, Berlin
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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