General der Flakartillerie Emil Zenetti Born: 16 May 1883 in Lauingen, Donau Died: 23 Jun 1945 in Bad Kohlgrub in Luftwaffe-Hospital Promotions:
F�hnrich (31 Jan 1904); Leutnant (08 Mar 1905); Oberleutnant (28 Oct 1912); Hauptmann (14 Jan 1916); Major (01 Dec 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1931); Oberst (01 Sep 1933); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1939); General der Flakartillerie (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered the Army (18 Jul 1903)
In the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jul 1903-30 Sep 1910)
Detached to Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1907-30 Jun 1908)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-24 Jan 1917)
Adjutant of the 3rd Field-Artillery-Brigade (25 Jan 1917-03 Mar 1917)
Staff-Officer of Artillery with the Staff of Army High Command 6 (04 Mar 1917-24 May 1918)
Battalion-Commander in the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 May 1918-23 Dec 1918)
In Erlangen Hospital (23 Dec 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Jan 1919-31 May 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 24th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-31 Mar 1923)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader VII (01 Apr 1923-30 Sep 1927)
Director of Gas-Protection-Courses with the Inspection of Artillery (01 Oct 1927-14 Jan 1931)
Detached to the RWM (15 Jan 1931-30 Apr 1931)
Advisor in the RWM/Wa N (01 May 1931-28 Feb 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Mar 1934)
With the Staff of Higher Air Office Berlin (01 Mar 1934-31 Mar 1935)
With the Staff of Air-District-Command II, Berlin (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Commander in Air-Region 15, Stuttgart (01 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region VII, Munich (01 Jul 1938-01 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL, taken ill and taken to Luftwaffe-Hospital Bad Kohlgrub (01 Sep 1944-23 Jun 1945)
Died (23 Jun 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 26.03.1945 als General der Flakartillerie und Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau VII (M�nchen)
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange "Prager Burg"
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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