Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Chamier-Glisczinski Born: 16 Apr 1894 in Hagen, Westphalia (Westfalen) Died: 22 Aug 1943 1943 near Sissak in the proximity of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia (Aircrash) Promotions:
F�hnrich (20 Nov 1913); Leutnant (19 Apr 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1924); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1929); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941); Generalleutnant (posthumous) (25 Oct 1943) Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker, Company-Officer and Company-Leader in the 143rd Infantry-Regiment (18 Mar 1913-12 Oct 1915)
Aircraft-Observer-Training with Army-Flight-Park Falkenhausen (13 Oct 1915-12 Dec 1915)
Aircraft-Observer with the Flying-Battalions 12 and 23 (13 Dec 1915-31 Mar 1918)
In French Captivity (31 Mar 1918-00 Feb 1920)
Released and Granted-Leave (00 Feb 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Back in Service as a Company-Officer in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1921)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1922-30 Sep 1927)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Course With Military-District-Command III (01 Oct 1927-31 Dec 1928)
Photographic-Officer in the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Jan 1929-30 Sep 1930)
With the Staff of the 16th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-31 Mar 1933)
Company-Chief in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-31 May 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Squadron-Captain in Gotha (01 Jun 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Group-Commander and Airport-Commandant Cottbus (01 Apr 1935-31 Jan 1936)
Commander of the Long-Distance-Flying-School and Commander of Flight-Command Berlin (01 Feb 1936-31 Mar 1939)
Commodore of the 3rd Bomber-Wing, Elbing (01 Apr 1939-30 Nov 1941)
Commander of the Greater Bomber Flying School in Tutow (01 Dec 1943-31 Mar 1943)
Flying-Leader South East Croatia (01 Apr 1943-22 Aug 1943)
Killed near Sissak in the proximity of Zagreb, Croatia in an Aircrash during storms (22 Aug 1943)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 06.10.1940 als Oberst und Kommodore des Kampfgeschwaders 3
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- F�rstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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