Generalleutnant Albert Schwub Born: 23 Oct 1887 in Augsburg Died: 19 Aug 1977 in Ebenhausen, Isar Promotions:
F�hnrich (09 Mar 1908); Leutnant (26 May 1909); Oberleutnant (19 May 1915); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1918); Major (01 Oct 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1933); Oberst (01 Sep 1935); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Apr 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1940) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (21 Jul 1907-31 Jul 1914)
Detached to the Gun-Factory in Amberg (01 Aug 1914-08 Oct 1914)
Company-Leader in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1914-30 Jul 1916)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 Jul 1916-31 Jan 1917)
Company-Leader in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1917-04 Jul 1917)
Battalion-Leader in the 8th Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (05 Jul 1917-04 Aug 1917)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1917-12 Feb 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (13 Feb 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Company-Leader in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-11 Apr 1919)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Rifle-Regiment, Freikorps Epp, Border-Protection East (12 Apr 1919-07 Jul 1919)
Leader of the 4th (MG) Company in the 41st Infantry-Regiment (08 Jul 1919-16 Oct 1919)
Leader of the 8th (MG) Company in the 41st Infantry-Regiment (17 Oct 1919-10 Sep 1920)
Leader of the 9th (MG) Company in the 41st Infantry-Regiment (11 Sep 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1928)
Welfare-Officer of the II. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-31 Jan 1929)
MG-Advisor with the Inspection of Infantry, RWM (01 Feb 1929-31 May 1933)
Inspector for Infantry Armament in the Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Jun 1933-30 Sep 1934)
With the Staff of the 3rd Signals-Battalion, Potsdam (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Commander of the 13th Signals-Battalion, Magdeburg (01 Apr 1935-30 Apr 1936)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Commander of the Weapon-Master-School of the Luftwaffe, Halle/Saale (01 May 1936-31 Dec 1938)
Commander of the Flying-Weapon-Technical School 1, Halle/Saale (01 Jan 1939-31 Oct 1939)
Successively, Commander of Flying-Weapon-Technical School 2, Merseburg; Commander of the Higher Weapon Technical College of the Luftwaffe, Halle/Saale; Commander of the Luftwaffe-Ammunition-School, Halle/Saale; Commander of the Flak-Weapon-Technical School, Merseburg; Commander of the Flak-Weapon-Technical School Greifswald; Commander of the Weapon-Technical School for Paratroopers, Dresden; Commander of the Flying-Weapon-Technical Schools of the Luftwaffe for Mines and Torpedoes at the East Sea (01 Nov 1939-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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