Generalleutnant Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch Born: 30 Sep 1892 in Oppeln Died: 20 Sep 1947 in Ellecom, Netherlands (Suicide) Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1924); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered the Army (02 Mar 1912)
Fahnenjunker and Squadron-Officer in the 5th Hussar-Regiment (02 Mar 1912-12 Aug 1914)
Detached to War School Glogau (05 Oct 1912-28 Jun 1913)
Detached to Officer Riding School Soltau (01 Oct 1913-30 Jun 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (12 Aug 1914-15 Oct 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 5th Hussar-Regiment and with the Staff of the 36th Infantry-Division (16 Oct 1914-19 Mar 1915)
Observer-Training with the 4th and 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (20 Mar 1915-07 May 1915)
Observer with the 62nd Flying-Battalion (08 May 1915-31 Aug 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (31 Aug 1915-26 Sep 1915)
Pilot-Training with the 5th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (27 Sep 1915-27 Oct 1916)
Detached to Test and Exercise Park East (28 Oct 1916-30 Jun 1917)
Pilot with the 32nd Flying-Battalion (01 Jul 1917-09 Dec 1917)
Leader of Protection-Squadron 10 (10 Dec 1917-23 Jan 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 and to General-Command Busigny (24 Jan 1918-31 Mar 1918)
With the Staff of the XIV. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1918-14 Jan 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Hussar-Regiment (15 Jan 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-28 Feb 1921)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Jan 1923-30 Sep 1924)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of Military-District-Command II (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1925)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Oct 1925-31 Jul 1929)
Squadron-Chief in the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Aug 1929-30 Apr 1932)
With the Staff of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (01 May 1932-30 Sep 1933)
Advisor in the Cavalry-Department, RWM (01 Oct 1933-15 Apr 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (16 Apr 1934)
General-Staff-Officer in the Staff of Higher-Flying-Commander II (16 Apr 1934-28 Feb 1936)
Group-Commander of I. Group of Bomber-Wing 152 (01 Mar 1936-28 Feb 1937)
At the same time, Detached to the Staff of Air-District-Command V (20 Nov 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Chief of Staff of Air-District-Command VII (01 Mar 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Chief of the General Staff of Air-Fleet-Command 2 (01 Jul 1938-30 Sep 1939)
Commander of the Air War Academy (01 Oct 1939-20 Jun 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 7 (21 Jun 1940-14 Jan 1941)
Chief of the General Staff of Air-Fleet 1 (15 Jan 1941-17 Oct 1941)
Flying-Leader of Air-Fleet 1 (18 Oct 1941-31 Mar 1942)
Commander of the Armistice-Commission in Casablanca, Morocco (01 Apr 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of the Military-Commander in The Netherlands (01 Dec 1942-1945)
With the Staff of Air-Region-Command XI, Hamburg, Plenipotentiary for Test Flights (1945-08 May 1945)
In Dutch Captivity (08 May 1945-20 Sep 1947)
Committed Suicide in Dutch Captivity (20 Sep 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 23.10.1944 als Generalleutnant und Chef des Generalstabs beim Wehrmachtbefehlshaber in den Niederlanden
- 1914 EK I: 04.07.1915
- 1914 EK II: 30.10.1914
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande: 12.03.1918
- Fürstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern: 16.04.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 21.05.1942
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