Generalmajor Johannes Schleich Born: 01 May 1892 in Berlin Died: 12 Dec 1980 in Hildesheim Promotions:
F�hnrich (16 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (20 Sep 1918); Flieger-Kapit�n (01 Oct 1934); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (19 Jul 1940); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 1st Telegraph-Battalion, Berlin (15 Mar 1910-30 Sep 1913)
With the 4th Fortress-Telephone-Company, Stra�burg (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Leader of the Fortress-Radio-Operator-Detachment, Neu-Breisach (02 Aug 1914-26 Jan 1915)
Leader of the Heavy Radio-Station 35 (XXI. Army-Corps/Territorial-Division K�nigsberg) (27 Jan 1915-09 Jun 1916)
Company-Officer, on 12 Jun 1917 Company-Chief with the Officer-Aspirant-Course of Signals-Troops with the 5th Radio-Operator-Replacement-Battalion, K�nigswusterhausen then Gr�nau (10 Jun 1916-18 Sep 1917)
With the Staff of the Commander of the 103rd Radio-Operator-Battalion (19 Sep 1917-09 Oct 1917)
With the Staff of the Commander of Signals-Troops 301 (10 Oct 1917-04 Jun 1918)
With the Staff of the Commander of Signals-Troops of the 7th Reserve-Division (05 Jun 1918-18 Nov 1918)
Leader of the Processing-Office of the 4th Signals-Battalion (19 Nov 1918-09 Apr 1920)
Retired (09 Apr 1920)
Entered Luftwaffe Service and Detached to Course D at the Artillery-School J�terbog (01 Jul 1934-18 Sep 1934)
With I/Signal-Communication-Affairs in the RLM (19 Sep 1934-31 May 1935)
Chief of the Air-Signals-Company, RLM (01 Jun 1935-12 May 1936)
Temporary-Commander of Courses at the Air Signals School Halle/Saale (13 May 1936-31 Jul 1936)
Detached for Briefing as I/NVW with Air-District-Command I, K�nigsberg (01 Aug 1936-31 Aug 1936)
Administrator in Signal-Communication-Affairs (I/NVW) with Air-District-Command II, Berlin (01 Sep 1936-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of Air-Region-Signals-Battalion I/17 (01 Apr 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Commander of Courses at the Air-Signals-School, Halle/Saale (01 Feb 1939-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of Officer-Courses at the Air-Signals-School, Halle/Saale (01 Apr 1939-21 Jun 1940)
At the same time, Commander of Courses at the Air-Signals-School, Halle/Saale (01 Apr 1939-31 May 1939)
Signals-Leader with the I. Flak-Corps and Commander of the 101st Air-Signals-Regiment (22 Jun 1940-08 Oct 1940)
Signals-Leader with the Commander of Air-Defence in Air-Region III and Commander of the 101st Air-Signals-Regiment (09 Oct 1940-30 Nov 1940)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command III and IV and Commander 101st Air-Signals-Regiment (01 Dec 1940-23 Mar 1941)
Higher Signals Leader with Luftwaffe-Commander Centre (24 Mar 1941-15 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 10th Air-Signals-Regiment (16 Apr 1941-16 Oct 1941)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command West-France (17 Oct 1941-31 Aug 1942)
Higher Signals Leader with Luftwaffe-Commander Centre (01 Sep 1942-15 Sep 1943)
Commander of the Air Signals School Halle/Saale and at the same time Air-Base-Commandant Halle/Saale, simultaneously Commander of Air Signals Schools (06 Oct 1943-31 Dec 1944)
Commander of the Air-Signals-School-Division, Halle/Saale (01 Jan 1945-10 Apr 1945)
Commander of Air Signals Training and Replacement Troops South (11 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-24 Mar 1948)
Released (24 Mar 1948)
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