General der Flieger Willi Harmjanz Born: 04 Jan 1893 in Neuruppin Died: 01 Jan 1983 in Berlin-Zehlendorf Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1911); Leutnant (18 Aug 1912); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Charakter als Hauptmann (30 Jul 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Aug 1919); Polizei-Major (11 Apr 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1941); General der Flieger (01 Oct 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (23 Mar 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-30 Sep 1914)
Company-Leader in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1914-31 Dec 1915)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1916-31 Jul 1916)
Training as a Aircraft-Observer (01 Aug 1916-30 Nov 1916)
Observer with the 253rd Flying-Battalion (01 Dec 1916-30 Nov 1918)
Company-Leader in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (Border-Protection) (01 Dec 1918-30 Jul 1919)
Retired (30 Jul 1919)
Entered Police Service as Unit-Leader Police-Group Gleiwitz (01 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Unit-Leader with Police-Group Ratibor (01 Oct 1919-30 Nov 1920)
Unit-Leader with the Command of Protection-Police Liegnitz (01 Dec 1920-14 Mar 1921)
Command-Leader of Protection-Police Gr�nberg (15 Mar 1921-31 Jul 1926)
Unit-Leader with the Police in Oppeln (01 Aug 1926-30 Nov 1926)
Unit-Leader with the Police in Cottbus (01 Dec 1926-30 Apr 1930)
Administrator with the Command of Protection-Police K�nigsberg (01 May 1930-28 Feb 1933)
Admninistrator with the State-Police-Inspection K�nigsberg (01 Mar 1933-31 Jul 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service with the Staff of the Air Equipment Master, Training-Command (01 Aug 1935-30 Nov 1935)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group III (01 Dec 1935-01 Feb 1939)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group IV (01 Feb 1939-23 Sep 1939)
At the same time, Quartermaster with Air-Region-Command IV (01 Mar 1939-23 Sep 1939)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group II, Posen (24 Sep 1939-31 May 1940)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group Norway (01 Jun 1940-30 Nov 1940)
Commanding General of German Luftwaffe in Norway (01 Dec 1940-30 Apr 1941)
Commander of Field-Air-Equipment-Group Norway (01 May 1941-26 Jun 1941)
Commanding General of Field-Air-Region-Command Norway (26 Jun 1941-17 Jan 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (17 Jan 1944-22 Jun 1944)
Commanding General of German Luftwaffe in Finland (23 Jun 1944-18 Dec 1944)
Delegated with the Formation of Air-Region-Command XVI, Dresden (19 Dec 1944-17 Jan 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (17 Jan 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (24 May 1945-23 Apr 1950)
Released (23 Apr 1950)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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