Generalmajor Hans-Henning Baron von Fölkersamb Born: 25 Nov 1889 in Metz Died: 05 Jan 1984 in Tutzing, Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern) Promotions:
Leutnant (24 Mar 1909); Oberleutnant (18 Jun 1915); Hauptmann (20 Jun 1918); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as a Company-Officer in the 174th Infantry-Regiment and Messenger-Pigeon-Officer with the General-Government Metz (24 Mar 1909-19 Nov 1913)
Company-Officer in the 114th Infantry-Regiment (20 Nov 1913-01 Jan 1914)
Court-Officer in the 114th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1914-00 Jun 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 114th Infantry-Regiment (00 Jun 1914-09 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Military-Hospital (09 Oct 1914-14 Dec 1914)
Company-Leader in the Training-Battalion Konstanz (15 Dec 1914-11 Feb 1915)
Company-Leader in the 114th Infantry-Regiment (12 Feb 1915-09 May 1915)
Wounded, in Military-Hospital (09 May 1915-31 Aug 1915)
Company-Leader in the 114th Replacement-Battalion (01 Sep 1915-01 Feb 1916)
Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 28th Reserve-Division (02 Feb 1916-02 Jul 1916)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Military-Railway-Direction 6, Brest-Litovsk (03 Jul 1916-31 Oct 1916)
Transport-Officer with the Military-Railway-Direction 1, Lille (01 Nov 1916-31 Dec 1916)
Supply-Transport-Officer with the Railway-Department South East, Grand Headquarters (01 Jan 1917-29 Jun 1917)
Marching-Officer in the Staff of the Austrian Army-Group Böhm-Ermolli and Inspection-Trip to Turkey (30 Jun 1917-31 Mar 1918)
Advisor with the Staff of High Command Mackensen, Bucharest then Taken Ill and stay in Military-Hospital (01 Apr 1918-31 Aug 1918)
German Officer with the Royal & Imperial Austrian Railway-Line-Command (01 Sep 1918-14 Nov 1918)
Plenipotentiary General-Staff-Officer of Army-High-Command Mackensen for the Rear-Leadership of the Troops in Palestine, Anadolu, Rumania and Serbia (15 Nov 1918-28 Dec 1918)
Returned Home from the Balkans and Placed to the Army’s Disposal (29 Dec 1918-24 Jan 1919)
Battalion-Leader in the 114th Infantry-Regiment (25 Jan 1919-24 May 1919)
Retired (24 May 1919)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Intelligence-Officer (Ic) in the Staff of the Higher Air Office Münster (26 Nov 1934-31 Mar 1935)
2nd (Ic2) Intelligence-Officer in the Staff of Air-District-Command IV (01 Apr 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) of Air-Region-Command VI, Münster (01 Apr 1938-30 Nov 1941)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) in the Staff of Air-Region-Command II (01 Dec 1941-22 Nov 1942)
Chief of Military Support in Section Norway, Battle-Area West, North Africa and Eastern Front, RLM (22 Nov 1942-31 May 1944)
Department-Chief with the Chief of Personnel Armaments and NS-Operations of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Jun 1944-19 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL, Granted Leave and Taken Ill (20 Nov 1944-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
Taken Prisoner and released on the same day (07 May 1945)
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