Eugen Weissmann

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Eugen Weissmann (born November 19, 1892 in Germersheim , † November 26, 1951 in Munich ) was an officer , most recently a general of the anti-aircraft artillery of the German Air Force in World War II .

Life

Promotions

Early years and World War I

Weissmann joined on 17 August 1911 as an officer cadet in the Württembergische Train Battalion. 13 in Ludwigsburg and served here after his promotion to lieutenant as a company officer. With the outbreak of the First World War and the mobilization on August 2, 1914, Weissmann was appointed adjutant of the Reserve Train Battalion No. 26 . He then served from June 1, 1915 to January 4, 1918 as an orderly officer , later as an adjutant and battery officer in the Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 29 . In this function he suffered an injury, as a result of which Weissmann was briefly assigned to the Train Replacement Battalion No. 13 from January 5 to 16, 1918 after his recovery . From January 17, 1918 to March 20, 1918 Weissmann then served as a battery officer in the 4th Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment No. 65 . On March 21, 1918 he rose to the position of battery leader in the field artillery regiment "Prince Regent Luitpold von Bayern" (2nd Württembergisches) No. 29 , whose post he held until September 8, 1918. From September 9 to October 4, 1918, Weissmann acted as a division leader in the same regiment. After that he was adjutant to Artillery Commander No. 58 until November 13, 1918 . However, on November 14, 1918, he resumed his job as a department leader in the field artillery regiment "Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria" (2nd Württembergisches) No. 29 .

Interwar period

After his regiment returned home after the end of the war, Weissmann acted from January 14th to March 20th, 1919 as court officer of the 2nd division. With the demobilization he then joined the security field artillery department in Ludwigsburg . From there, Weismann was transferred to the Provisional Reichswehr on July 17, 1919 , used as an adjutant in Reichswehr Artillery Regiment 13 and then transferred to the 5th Artillery Regiment on October 1, 1920 as a battery officer. From January 1, 1921 to September 30, 1922, he completed his assistant command training with the staff of the 5th Division in Stuttgart . After his return, Weissmann held the position of battery and technical officer from October 1922 to the end of May 1924. From June 1, 1924 to September 14, 1925 served as an instructor at the Weissmann Luftartillerie- and Flakschule Wilhelmshaven . Then he was assigned to the 4th Artillery Regiment , where he was deployed in the staff of the 2nd Division until the end of March 1926. From this regiment Weissmann was assigned to study at the University of Würzburg , which he successfully completed from April 1926 to the end of March 1930 as Dr. phil. completed. This was followed by a one-year detail in the Defense Ministry to Berlin . From April 2 to the end of September 1931 Weissmann was on the staff of III. Division of the 3rd (Prussian) Artillery Regiment deployed. On October 1, 1931 appointed squadron chief of the 3rd (Prussian) motor vehicle department , he led this department until the end of September 1932. Subsequently, he was commander of the 6th (Prussian) motor vehicle department in Münster until September 30, 1934 .

On October 1, 1934, Weissmann was taken over as a lieutenant colonel by the Luftwaffe, which was being established. Here he was initially employed as a group leader in the Reich Aviation Ministry (RLM) until the end of September 1935 . From October 1, 1935 until his position was terminated on June 30, 1938, he acted as a superior in command of the anti-aircraft cartillery in Luftkreis VII with a command post in Braunschweig . During this time, from October 1936 to the end of September 1937, he was also chief of staff for the inspection of the anti-aircraft cartillery and air raid protection in the RLM. From July 1938 to the end of January 1939 he was Higher Commander of Fortress Flak III.

Second World War

During the Second World War , Weissmann was initially from February 1, 1939 to June 23, 1940 Commanding General and Commander in Luftgau XIII with a command post in Nuremberg . After France surrendered in June 1940, he acted from June 24, 1940 to June 30, 1944 as commanding general and commander in the Luftgau in western France. After the collapse of the local German fronts in July / August 1944 Weissmann was on 1 July 1944 in the Führerreserve of the High Command of the Air Force added and released a few days before the war ended on 30 April 1945 from active military service.

Awards (selection)

literature

  • Karl Friedrich Hildebrandt: The Generals of the Air Force 1935–1945 , Volume I: Abernetty – v. Gyldenfeldt, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-2207-4 , p. 498f.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn Verlag , Berlin 1930, p. 136
  2. ↑ Klaus D. Patzwall and Veit Scherzer : Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945, History and Proprietor Volume II , Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X , p. 560
personal data
SURNAME Weissmann, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently general of the anti-aircraft artillery in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Germersheim
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1951
Place of death Munich