General der Flieger Hellmuth Bieneck Born: 07 Nov 1887 in Krotoschin, Province Posen Died: 08 Mar 1972 in Cologne (K�ln) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (18 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1916); Major (01 Apr 1929); Oberstleutnant a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Flieger-Vizekommodore (01 Mar 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1940); General der Flieger (01 Jul 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Mar 1907)
Officer-Aspirant and Company-Officer in the 157th Infantry-Regiment (27 Mar 1907-30 Sep 1912)
Company-Officer in the 176th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-31 May 1913)
Pilot-Training in Leipzig (01 Jun 1913-30 Sep 1913)
Pilot in the I. Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the Fortress-Flying-Battalion �Posen� (02 Aug 1914-00 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 36th Field-Flying-Battalion, Squadron-Leader in the 4th Combat-Wing of the OHL; Squadron-Leader in the 7th Bomber-Wing of the OHL; Leader of the 301st Flying-Battalion (Palestine) (00 Aug 1914-00 Dec 1918)
Returned home and placed to the disposal of the Army (00 Dec 1918-1919)
With the Air-Base at Brieg (1919-30 Sep 1920)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Jun 1925)
Flying-Expert in the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Jul 1925-30 Apr 1929)
Retired from Army Service (30 Apr 1929)
Employed by the Army (01 May 1929)
Director of the secret Flying-Training at the Flying-School Lipezk, USSR (01 May 1929-01 Oct 1929)
Director of the secret Flying-Training in the RWM, Troop-Office (02 Oct 1929-30 Apr 1930)
Director of the secret Flying-Training at the Flying-School in Lipezk, USSR (01 May 1930-03 Oct 1930)
Director of the secret Flying-Training in the RWM, Troop-Office (04 Oct 1930-04 Apr 1932)
Director of the Group V of the German Commercial-Flying-School in Braunschweig (05 Apr 1932-31 Mar 1934)
Entered Luftwaffe Service (01 Apr 1934)
Training-Leader with the Inspection of Flying-Schools, RLM (01 Apr 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Chief Of Staff of the Command of Flying-Schools and the Flying-Weapons-Schools (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Higher Flying Commander 5 (01 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of the 4th Flying-Division (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Commander of the Higher Luftwaffe School in Gatow (01 Feb 1939-24 Aug 1939)
Commander of the Luftwaffe with Army-Group C (25 Aug 1939-24 Oct 1939)
Commander of the Luftwaffe with Army-Group B (25 Oct 1939-31 Dec 1939)
Commander of Higher Luftwaffe Schools (01 Jan 1940-16 Feb 1941)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region II, Posen (17 Feb 1941-15 Jan 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (15 Jan 1943-31 Jul 1943)
Detached to the Luftwaffe-Rest-Home in Bordighera (10 Mar 1943-06 Apr 1943)
Detached into the Service-Area of Air-Region-Command I, K�nigsberg (10 Mar 1943-06 Apr 1943)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region I, K�nigsberg (16 Aug 1943-09 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (09 Aug 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 26.07.1943 als General der Flieger und Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau II (Posen)
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- T�rkische Silberne Liakat-Medaille mit S�bel
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Abzeichen f�r Milit�r-Flugzeugf�hrer
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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