Generalleutnant Hermann Mertitsch Born: 02 Sep 1891 in Bonn Died: 30 Jan 1945 in Reserve-Hospital I, Erlangen Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Mar 1913); Leutnant (17 Feb 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1917); Hauptmann (01 Dec 1924); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (19 Sep 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1942) Career:
Entered the Army with the 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (17 Jul 1912-16 Feb 1914)
Transferred into the 16th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (17 Feb 1914-30 Nov 1914)
Ordinance-Officer and Adjutant of the Artillery-Commander of the 7th Territorial-Division, of the 8th and 12th Territorial-Divisions (01 Dec 1914-26 Jan 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 105th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (27 Jan 1916-22 Dec 1916)
Company-Chief in the 194th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (23 Dec 1916-31 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the Platoon-Machine-Park of Foot-Artillery, Bielefeld (01 Jan 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 15th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1924)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-31 Jan 1929)
Advisor for the Development of Heavy Artillery Weapons and Air-Defence-Guns in the Army Weapons Office, Wa. Pr�f. 4, RWM (01 Feb 1929-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service and Detached to the Department for the Development of Air-Defence, RLM (01 Apr 1935-31 May 1935)
Chief of the Air-Defence Development-Department, RLM (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1939)
Chief of Office-Group GL, Flak E (Flak-Weapons-Development), RLM (01 Oct 1939-24 Jun 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (25 Jun 1942-30 Apr 1943)
Armaments-Inspector IV b, Reichenberg, Bohemia (01 May 1943-30 Jan 1945)
Died (30 Jan 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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