Ulrich Buchholz

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Ulrich Buchholz (born December 22, 1893 in Landsberg a./Warthe ; † June 20, 1974 in Mölln ) was a German lieutenant general in the Air Force in World War II .

Life

Buchholz joined the 1st Ermland Infantry Regiment No. 150 of the Prussian Army on September 29, 1913 . At the beginning of the First World War he was promoted to lieutenant on August 3, 1914 and was with the air force from June 1915 , first as an observer in Bomb Squadron 2, later as a pilot in Feldflieger -teilung 60 and Jagdstaffel 20 (Jasta 20). For his work, Buchholz was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , the Wound Badge in Silver and the Hessian Medal of Bravery .

At the end of the war he switched back to infantry and served in the Reichswehr in the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division . There he was promoted to first lieutenant on June 1, 1924 and to captain on February 1, 1929 .

On July 1, 1935, he took over as a major in the newly established Luftwaffe as a second general staff officer (IIa) in the staff of Luftkreiskommando IV in Münster. After he had been promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 1, 1936 , he changed to the post of commander of the C 2 pilot school (FFS C 2) in Neuruppin on October 1, 1937 . He was then promoted to colonel on December 1, 1938 , and after the start of the Second World War, he went to Prague on September 1, 1939 to take on the role of senior pilot training commander 6. On February 1, 1941, he took over the Kampfgeschwader zbV 3 as a squad commodore and led it until January 15, 1943. Here he was promoted to major general on December 1, 1941 . From January 15, 1943 he held the post of air transport leader Mediterranean and was subordinate to Air Fleet 2 . On September 15, 1943, he received the German Cross in Gold for his leadership . His office had previously been renamed Lufttransportführer I Südost . At this post he was promoted to lieutenant general on February 1, 1944; Then he took over on October 1, 1944 temporarily as commander of the 2nd Aviation Training Division, in December 1944 the 1st Aviation Training Division and from December 1944 to February 1945 the 2nd Aviation School Division. On 20 February 1945, he was the leader Reserve of OKL staggered and fell at the end of the war in Allied hands, from which he was released in June 1947th

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1924, p. 178.
personal data
SURNAME Buchholz, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in the Air Force in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Landsberg a./Warthe
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1974
Place of death Mölln