Wolfgang von Chamier-Glisczinski

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Wolfgang von Chamier-Glisczinski (born April 16, 1894 in Hagen , † August 12, 1943 near Sisak , Croatia ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Glisczynski came from the Pomeranian noble family of Chamier-Glisczinski . At the age of 19 he joined the Prussian Army as an ensign , was promoted to lieutenant on April 19, 1914 and initially served as a company officer and commander in the 4th Lower Alsatian Infantry Regiment No. 143 during the First World War . On October 13, 1915, he was transferred to the air force and completed an aircraft observer training until December 12, 1915. He then came to Aviation Department 12, later to Aviation Department 23. There he was taken prisoner by the French on March 31, 1918 , from which he was released in February 1920. For his work during the war he received both classes of the Iron Cross , the Hanseatic Cross Hamburg, the Lippe War Merit Cross and the Wound Badge in silver.

After his release he was initially made available, accepted into the Reichswehr and assigned to the 16th Infantry Regiment . From January 1, 1922 to September 30, 1927, Chamier-Glisczinski served in the 2nd (Prussian) Infantry Regiment , where he was promoted to first lieutenant on February 1, 1924 . He then completed the training as a guide assistant at Military District Command III. At the same time as he was promoted to captain , he was transferred to the staff of the 3rd Division in Berlin . From there he worked from October 1, 1930 to March 31, 1933 in the staff of the 16th Cavalry Regiment in Kassel and then served as a company commander in the 15th Infantry Regiment until May 31, 1934 .

On June 1, 1934, he joined the Air Force , became a squadron captain in Gotha, and on October 1, 1934, a major . On April 1, 1935, he was Group - commander and airport commandant of Cottbus . On January 31, 1936, he became the commander of the Berlin Aviation School. On April 1, 1939, he was a colonel for Commodore of the battle squadron 3 appointed.

Chamier-Glisczinski retained this command even after the start of the Second World War. On October 6, 1940, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . In 1941 he led Kampfgeschwader 3 in the German-Soviet War , u. a. during the air raids on Moscow . Promoted to major general on November 1, 1941 , Chamier Glisczynski became commander of the Great Fighter Aviation School in Tutow on December 1, 1941 . On April 1, 1943, he was appointed pilot leader of Southeast Croatia.

On August 12, 1943, Chamier-Glisczinski was killed in a plane crash near Sisak near Zagreb . Posthumously he was promoted to lieutenant general.

See also

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand: The Generals of the German Air Force 1935-1945. The military careers of the aviation, anti-aircraft, paratrooper, air intelligence and engineer officers. Volume 1: Abernetty – v. Gyldenfeldt. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1991, ISBN 3-7648-1701-1 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. Mittler & Sohn Verlag, Berlin 1925, p. 149.
  2. ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 258.
personal data
SURNAME Chamier-Glisczinski, Wolfgang von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Hagen
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 1943
Place of death Sisak at Agram