Generalmajor Paul Weitkus Born: 17 Oct 1898 in Miswalde, Disrict Mohrungen, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Died: 09 Nov 1974 in Arnsberg Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (21 Sep 1918); Polizei-Oberwachtmeister (01 Jun 1921); Polizei-Leutnant (24 Dec 1923); Polizei-Oberleutnant (29 Apr 1927); Polizei-Hauptmann (19 Dec 1933); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1935); Major (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1942); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered the Army (Reserves) (17 Nov 1916)
Recruit, Group and Platoon Leader in the 150th Infantry-Regiment, with Freikorps H�lsen and in the 120th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (17 Nov 1916-31 Mar 1920)
With the Prosessing-Station of the 150th Infantry-Regiment then with the Processing-Office of the XX. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Jun 1921)
Oberwachtmeister and Police-Officer-Aspirant with the Police in Potsdam (01 Jun 1921-23 Dec 1923)
Platoon-Leader with the Police in Potsdam (24 Dec 1923-30 Apr 1927)
Sport-Instructor at the Police-School Spandau (01 May 1927-18 Dec 1933)
Instruction-Department-Leader with the Officer-Aspirant-Courses at the Sport-School of the State-Police, Spandau (19 Dec 1933-31 Jul 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Aug 1935)
Instructor at the Luftwaffe-Sports-School Spandau (01 Aug 1935-30 Sep 1937)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1937-28 Feb 1938)
Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing 257 (01 Mar 1938-28 Feb 1939)
Commander of III. Group in Bomber-Wing 252 then 2 (01 Mar 1939-14 Dec 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 53 (15 Dec 1940-13 Jun 1944)
Flying-Leader Albania (14 Jun 1944-09 Mar 1945)
Commander of Air-Fleet-Troops of Air-Fleet 4 (10 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (18 Sep 1941)
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