General der Flieger Helmuth Wilberg Born: 01 Jun 1880 in Berlin Died: 20 Nov 1941, near Dresden (Air Crash) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Apr 1899); Leutnant (27 Jan 1900); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1909); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (01 Jun 1921); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1927); Oberst (01 Oct 1929); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1932); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Charakter als General der Flieger (31 Mar 1938); General der Flieger (01 Sep 1940) Career:
Entered the Army (18 Apr 1899)
F�hnrich and Company-Officer in the 80th Fusilier-Regiment (18 Apr 1899-19 Mar 1906)
Educator at the Cadet-House Naumburg, Saale (20 Mar 1906-21 Mar 1907)
Educator at the Head-Cadet-Institute, Berlin-Lichterfelde (22 Mar 1907-17 Sep 1908)
In the 80th Fusilier-Regiment (18 Sep 1908-30 Sep 1909)
Adjutant of District-Command Wiesbaden (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1910)
Detached to the War-Academy and Transferred to the Flying-Troop (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the Inspection of Flying-Troops (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 11th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-26 Jul 1915)
Commander of Flying with various Army-High-Commands ending with Army-High-Command 4 (27 Jul 1915-00 Dec 1918)
Advisor in the Prussian War Ministry (00 Dec 1918-30 Sep 1919)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1926)
Advisor in the Troop-Office, RWM (01 Apr 1926-30 Sep 1927)
With the Staff of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-31 Jan 1928)
Battalion-Commander in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Commandant of Fortress Breslau (01 Oct 1929-30 Nov 1932)
Retired (30 Nov 1932)
Entered the Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1934)
Department-Director in the RLM (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of Air-District-School II (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Commander of the Higher Luftwaffe School (01 Apr 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of Special-Staff W (Legion Condor) in OKH (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Retired (31 Mar 1938)
Placed to Disposal (Luftwaffe) (26 Aug 1939)
Higher Flying Training Commander 4 (26 Aug 1939-20 Nov 1941)
Died in an Air Crash (20 Nov 1941)
Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgisch-Strelitzsches Verdienstkreuz f�r Auszeichnung im Kriege II. Klasse
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Kgl. Bulgar. Tapferkeitsorden IV. Klasse, II. Stufe
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger-Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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