Generalleutnant Helmuth Mentzel Born: 06 Jun 1891 in Breslau Died: 11 Aug 1974 in Frankfurt, Main Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Mar 1910); F�hnrich (17 May 1910); Leutnant (27 Jan 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1916); Charakter als Hauptmann (26 Feb 1920); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1933); Major (01 Jun 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker, Company-Officer and Platoon-Leader in the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (22 Sep 1909-23 Aug 1914)
Temporary-Battalion-Adjutant in the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (24 Aug 1914-01 Sep 1914)
Injured by a Fall from a Horse � in Hospital in G�rlitz and Detached to the Replacement-Battalion of the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1914-26 Nov 1914)
Observer-Training with the 4th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (27 Nov 1914-18 Jan 1915)
Observer with the 22nd Field-Flying-Battalion (19 Jan 1915-28 Jul 1915)
Observer with the 23rd Field-Flying-Battalion (29 Jul 1915-04 Sep 1915)
Observer with the 22nd Field-Flying-Battalion (05 Sep 1915-22 Dec 1915)
In War-Hospital 124 and Fortress-Hospital Breslau (Frostbite) (22 Dec 1915-30 Apr 1916)
Observer with the 22nd Field-Flying-Battalion (01 May 1916-07 Nov 1916)
Pilot-Training (08 Nov 1916-15 Jan 1917)
Officer with Special Duties with the 22nd Field-Flying-Battalion (16 Feb 1917-09 Apr 1917)
Leader of the Flying-MG-Battalion D�beritz (10 Apr 1917-04 Jul 1917)
Detached to Bomber-Wing 3 of the Supreme Army Command (05 Jul 1917-27 Jul 1917)
Leader of Bomber-Squadron 17 (28 Jul 1917-24 Jan 1918)
Surveillance-Officer with Army-Flight-Park 4 (25 Jan 1918-07 Jan 1919)
Delegated with the Leadership of the I. Battalion of the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (Border-Protection East) (08 Jan 1919-20 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (Border-Protection East) (21 Jan 1919-17 Jun 1919)
Transferred into the War-History Department of the Grand General Staff then Army Command (18 Jun 1919-26 Feb 1920)
Retired (26 Feb 1920)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer and Advisor in Department II, Luftwaffe, RWM (10 Apr 1933-30 Sep 1933)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in the RLM (01 Oct 1933-31 May 1935)
Instructor for Air-Tactics and Course Leader at the Reconnaissance-Flying-School 2, Hildesheim (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Flying-Group 11 (23) and Air-Base-Commandant Gro�enheim (01 Oct 1937-31 Jan 1939)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Flying-School 1 (01 Feb 1939-1941)
Commander of the Luftwaffe with the 11th Army (1941-10 Apr 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/IV, Gro�enheim (11 Apr 1942-28 Nov 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/II (29 Nov 1942-19 Feb 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/VIII, Moscow (20 Feb 1943-22 Jun 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant 4/III, Staaken (23 Jun 1943-28 Feb 1944)
Temporary-Chief of the Wehrmacht-Patrol-Service, OKW (01 Mar 1944-08 May 1945)
In Allied Captivity (09 May 1945-06 Mar 1947)
Released (06 Mar 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 04.08.1944 als Generalleutnant und stellv. Chef des Wehrmacht-Streifendienstes
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 25.12.1917
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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