Generalleutnant Heinrich Aschenbrenner Born: 08 Jul 1895 in Krankenhagen, District Rinteln Died: 11 Dec 1960 in Bielefeld Promotions:
Unteroffizier (08 May 1915); Vizefeldwebel (18 May 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (31 May 1915); Leutnant (15 Oct 1918); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1930); Major (01 Jan 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1944) Career:
Accepted into the Army Reserves and Recruit in the II. Recruitment-Depot of the 164th Infantry-Regiment (31 Aug 1914-03 Nov 1914)
With the I. Battalion of the 164th Infantry-Regiment (04 Nov 1914-17 Mar 1915)
Detached to the Reserve-Officer-Aspirant-Courses (18 Mar 1915-22 May 1915)
With the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 164th Infantry-Regiment (23 May 1915-26 Jul 1915)
Platoon and Company Leader in the 164th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jul 1915-03 Jan 1917)
Detached to the Replacement-Battalion of the 164th Infantry-Regiment and Flying-Training (04 Jan 1917-1918)
Pilot in Combat-Wing 2 of the Supreme Army Command (1918-1919)
Activated into the Active-Officer-Corps (15 Oct 1918)
Platoon-Leader in the 20th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1921)
Company-Officer in the 1st Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1921-30 Sep 1926)
Retired from Army Service (30 Sep 1926)
Instructor for Radio-Affairs, Night-Flying and Bomber affairs with the Secret Flying-Training-Courses in Lipezk, USSR (01 Oct 1926-30 Sep 1929)
Reactivated to Army Service as Signals-Officer of Fortress K�strin (01 Oct 1929-30 Sep 1931)
Retired from Army-Service (30 Sep 1931)
Accepted into the Luftwaffe as Instructor with the Flying-Training-Courses in Braunschweig (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1933)
Group-Director for Technical Development of the Equipment in the Technical-Office, RLM (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of the Instruction-Battalion of the Air-Signals-School, Halle/Salle (01 Oct 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of the Air-Signals Instruction and Test Battalion, K�then (01 Mar 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the Air Signals School and Test Regiment, K�then (01 Apr 1938-31 Aug 1939)
Signals-Leader of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Command 8 (01 Sep 1939-30 Sep 1939)
Air-Attach� at the German Embassy in Moscow (01 Oct 1939-22 Jun 1941)
Higher Signals Leader witn Air-Region-Command 2 (29 Jun 1941-30 Sep 1942)
Higher Signals Leader with the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1942-10 Apr 1945)
At the same time, Acting-Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 5 (00 Oct 1943-24 Dec 1943)
Inspector for Foreign Personnel East (28 Jun 1944-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-00 Mar 1948)
Released (00 Mar 1948)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 21.09.1942 als Generalmajor und H�herer Nachrichtenf�hrer beim Luftgau-Kommando 2
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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