Generalleutnant Maximilian Kieffer Born: 22 Jun 1891 in Weiden, Oberpfalz Died: 16 Jun 1975 in Hausham Promotions:
F�hnrich (12 Mar 1912); Leutnant (25 Oct 1913); Oberleutnant (17 Jan 1917); Hauptmann (01 Dec 1922); Major (01 Mar 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker in the 12th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1911-21 Jun 1912)
Battery-Officer in the 9th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Jun 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon and Battery Leader in the 4th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-19 Feb 1916)
Pilot-Training (20 Feb 1916-16 Apr 1916)
Detached to the I. Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Schlei�heim (17 Apr 1916-03 Aug 1916)
Pilot with the Bavarian Field-Flying-Battalion 3b (04 Aug 1916-01 Dec 1916)
Pilot with the Bavarian Field-Flying-Battalion A 287 (02 Dec 1916-18 Jan 1917)
Pilot with the Bavarian Field-Flying-Battalion 46 (19 Jan 1917-30 Jun 1917)
Instructor with the I. Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Schlei�heim (01 Jul 1917-04 Jun 1918)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the Commander Of Flying of the 6th Army (05 Jun 1918-19 Dec 1918)
Detached to the Bavarian Inspection Of Aviation Affairs (20 Dec 1918-14 May 1919)
Platoon-Leader with the Volunteer-Battery Limbach, Detachment Bogend�rfer (15 May 1919-30 Jun 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 21st Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1923)
Instructor at the Artillery-School, J�terbog (01 Oct 1923-30 Sep 1927)
With the Staff of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-30 Jun 1928)
Squadron-Chief in the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1929-30 Sep 1932)
With the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1932-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Adjutant and Personnel-Advisor with Air-District-Command V (01 Apr 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Air-Base-Commandant Tutow (01 Oct 1934-31 Dec 1935)
Leader of the Forward-Command of the Bomber-Flying-School Tutow (01 Oct 1934-28 Feb 1935)
Commander of the Bomber-Flying-School Tutow (01 Mar 1935-31 Dec 1935)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Jan 1936-31 Jan 1936)
Advisor with the General-Command of the IX. Army-Corps, Kassel (01 Feb 1936-07 Dec 1936)
Advisor in Air-District-Command III (08 Dec 1936-31 Jan 1937)
Advisor with the General-Command of the IX. Army-Corps, Kassel (01 Feb 1937-11 Mar 1938)
In different General-Staff-Uses in Vienna and Salzburg (12 Mar 1938-31 Oct 1938)
Commodore of the Reconnaissance-Wing 13 (01 Nov 1938-23 Aug 1939)
Commander of Luftwaffe with the 9th Army, later with Army-Group A (24 Aug 1939-28 Feb 1941)
Commander of the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Brieg (01 Mar 1941-31 Oct 1941)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Ulm (01 Nov 1941-31 Mar 1945)
Retired (31 Mar 1945)
In US Captivity (20 May 1945-01 Mar 1947)
Released (01 Mar 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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