Generalleutnant Erich Wilck Born: 23 Dec 1883 in Erfurt Died: 14 Aug 1956 in Oldenburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (02 Mar 1903); Leutnant (27 Jan 1904); Oberleutnant (22 Jun 1911); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Charakter als Major (09 Apr 1920); Major (01 Dec 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1942) Career:
Entered the Army (02 Mar 1903)
F�hnrich and Company-Officer in the 71st Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1903-28 Feb 1907)
Detached to the War-School Danzig (01 Apr 1903-31 Dec 1903)
Pupil, later Auxiliary-Instructor at the Military Gymnasium, Berlin (01 Mar 1907-30 Sep 1909)
Battalion-Adjutant and Court-Officer in the 71st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1911)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1911-01 Aug 1914)
At the same time, Observer-Training with Flying-Station Cologne (01 Jul 1913-30 Sep 1913)
Observer with the 18th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-00 Dec 1914)
Advisor for Combat Aircraft, Arms and Procurement of Flight-Equipment in the Prussian War Ministry (00 Dec 1914-31 Mar 1917)
Leader of Flying-Battalion 265 (J) (01 Apr 1917-06 Sep 1917)
Advisor for Procurement of Equipment of Flying Troops in the Prussian War Ministry (07 Sep 1917-31 Jul 1919)
Granted Leave (01 Jul 1919-31 Jul 1919)
To Disposal of the 71st Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Released (31 Mar 1920)
Secretariat-Director and Deputy of the Liquidators of the Central Consumer Society, Reichs Treasury Ministry (RSM) (01 Jul 1919-30 Sep 1922)
Attorney and Plenipotentiary for Meat Production AG. for Germany (01 Oct 1922-31 Mar 1925)
Plenipotentiary, Liquidator and Trustee of the Reichs Finance Ministry and of the Prussian Finance Ministry with the Liquidation of German Official Loan Bank (01 Apr 1925-14 Nov 1926)
Executive Committee Member of the German Commercial Flying School, Director of the Flying-School Braunschweig (15 Nov 1926-28 Feb 1933)
With Special Duties of the RLM - Chairman of the Curatorship of the German Commercial Flying School (01 Mar 1933-30 Nov 1934)
Entered the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (20 Jul 1934); Active-Officer (01 Nov 1940)
At the same time, Director of the Liaison-Centre of the RLM with the Army Weapons Office (20 Jul 1934-30 Nov 1934)
Advisor and Group-Director with the Chief of Procurement-Matters for Flying-Weapons and Munitions in the Technical-Office, RLM (01 Dec 1934-31 Jan 1939)
Department-Chief in the Procurement-Office/LC 6/RLM (01 Feb 1939-07 Nov 1941)
Detached to Armaments-Inspection Belgium for Briefing as an Armaments-Inspector (08 Nov 1941-24 Nov 1941)
Detached to Armaments-Inspection Ukraine for Briefing as an Armaments-Inspector (25 Nov 1941-14 Dec 1941)
Armaments-Inspector Ukraine (15 Dec 1941-31 Jul 1942)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Aug 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)
Placed to Disposal (01 Dec 1942)
Retired (31 May 1943)
In British Captivity (08 Feb 1947-07 Jul 1947)
Released (07 Jul 1947)
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