Generalleutnant Eduard Ritter von Schleich Born: 09 Aug 1888 in Munich (M�nchen) Died: 15 Nov 1947 in Diessem, Ammersee Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (18 Jan 1909); F�hnrich (08 May 1909); Leutnant (23 Oct 1910); Oberleutnant der Reserve (02 Sep 1915); Hauptmann der Reserve (15 Jun 1918); Hauptmann (15 Jul 1918); Charakter als Major (31 Dec 1921); Major (01 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Charakter als Generalmajor (27 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1943) Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 11th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment �von der Tann� (01 Oct 1908-19 Mar 1914)
Discharged to Reserve (19 Mar 1914)
Called Up from Reserve (Active-Officer from 05 Aug 1918) as Platoon-Leader in the 11th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-25 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital then with the Replacement-Battalion of the 11th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (25 Aug 1914-08 Feb 1915)
Detached to the Motor-Transport-Replacement-Battalion Munich (09 Feb 1915-02 May 1915)
Flying-Training with the 2nd Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Schlei�heim, at the Military Flying School Schneidem�hle and with the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schlei�heim (03 May 1915-19 Nov 1915)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 6 a (20 Nov 1915-18 Dec 1915)
Pilot in the 2nd Bavarian Field-Flying-Battalion (19 Dec 1915-16 May 1916)
Pilot in Squadron Hoffmeister of the 1st Bomber-Wing of the Supreme Army Command (17 May 1916-04 Aug 1916)
Detached to the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schlei�heim (05 Aug 1916-08 Sep 1916)
Leader of Military-Flying-School 1 (09 Sep 1916-11 Feb 1917)
Leader of Protection-Squadron 28 (12 Feb 1917-03 May 1917)
Detached to Fighter-Squadron-School of the Supreme Army Command (04 May 1917-20 May 1917)
Temporary-Leader of Fighter-Squadron 21 (21 May 1917-25 May 1917)
Leader of Fighter-Squadron 21 (26 May 1917-22 Oct 1917)
Leader of Bavarian Fighter-Squadron 32 (23 Oct 1917-11 Jan 1918)
Leader of Flying-School 1 (12 Jan 1918-14 Mar 1918)
Leader of Fighter-Group 3 (15 Mar 1918-29 Sep 1918)
Commander of the Bavarian Fighter-Wing 4 (30 Sep 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Detached to the Bavarian Inspection of Air-Affairs, Leader of the Construction-Inspection with the Bavarian Aircraft-Works, Munich (01 Jan 1919-31 Mar 1919)
Detached to the Bavarian Inspection of Air-Affairs, Leader of the Central-Construction-Inspection Munich I (01 Apr 1919-30 Jul 1919)
With the Processing-Office Schlei�heim (31 Jul 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Detached to the Processing-Office of the Bavarian Inspection of Air-Affairs (01 Oct 1919-13 Oct 1919)
Detached to Processing-Office I of the Bavarian Flying-Troop (14 Oct 1919-01 Dec 1919)
With the Flying-Squadron of the Police-Force Bavaria (02 Dec 1919-14 Feb 1920)
With the Processing-Office of the Bavarian Inspection of Air-Affairs (15 Feb 1920-14 Mar 1920)
Liaison-Officer of the Army-Peace-Commission (15 Mar 1920-31 Dec 1921)
Retired (31 Dec 1921)
Flight-Leader with the Trans-Europe-Union (01 May 1924-31 Dec 1924)
Flight-Leader with Junkers-Air-Commerce AG (01 May 1925-31 Dec 1925)
Flight-Leader with Deutschen Lufthansa (01 Apr 1927-15 Oct 1929)
Leader and Flight-Instructor of the Flight-School Eibl (01 May 1930-14 Oct 1930)
Training-Leader of Sports-Fliers in the Light-Aircraft-Club Munich (15 Oct 1930-01 Apr 1933)
Leader of SS-Flying-Squadron South (01 Oct 1931-15 Apr 1933)
Upper-District-Leader in the Staff of the Reichs-Youth-Leadership, Leader of Aeronautical Training (15 Apr 1933-30 Nov 1934)
Member of the German Reichstag (12 Nov 1933-29 Mar 1936)
Leader of State-Group XI (Thuringia) of the German Air-Sport-Federation (DLV) (01 Dec 1934-19 Apr 1935)
Entered the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Aug 1937) with the Staff of the Luftwaffe-Reserve of Air-Region XI (20 Apr 1935-12 Oct 1936)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (13 Oct 1936-14 Nov 1936)
Detached to Bomber-Wing 165, I. Group, Kitzingen (15 Nov 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of II. Group in Fighter-Wing 234 and at the same time Air-Base-Commandant D�sseldorf (01 Mar 1937-31 Oct 1938)
Commodore of Fighter-Wing 132 then 26 �Albert Leo Schlageter� (01 Nov 1938-14 Dec 1939)
Commander of Fighter-Flying-School 5, Vienna-Schwechat (15 Dec 1939-03 Oct 1940)
Training-Leader with the German Luftwaffe-Mission in Romania (04 Oct 1940-11 Jun 1941)
General Of Luftwaffe in Denmark (12 Jun 1941-01 Jan 1944)
Commanding General and Commander of Air-Region-Command Norway (17 Jan 1944-09 Oct 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve then to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command III (09 Oct 1944-09 May 1945)
In U.S. Captivity (09 May 1945-15 Nov 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Pour le m�rite: am 03.12.1917 als Oberleutnant der Reserve und F�hrer des bayer. Jagdstaffel 32b
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Max Joseph-Ordens: am 14.06.1918 als Oberleutnant der Reserve und F�hrer Jagdgruppe 8b
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Feldflieger-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- SA/ SS Fliegerabzeichen: 00.00.1932
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
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