Generalmajor Eduard Schützek Born: 31 Oct 1890 in Metz Died: 06 Jan 1979 in Wiesbaden Promotions:
Gefreiter der Reserve (09 Sep 1915); Unteroffizier der Reserve (06 Feb 1916); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (04 May 1916); Leutnant der Reserve (18 Nov 1916); Leutnant (01 Jun 1919); Polizei-Leutnant (20 Dec 1919); Polizei-Oberleutnant (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Hauptmann (24 May 1924); Polizei-Major (01 Jan 1935); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943) Career:
Entered the Army Reserves as a War-Volunteer in the 2nd Telegraph-Battalion (01 Feb 1915-01 Jun 1915)
War-Volunteer with the 25th Divisions-Telephone-Battalion (02 Jun 1915-03 May 1916)
Platoon-Leader with the 10th Army-Telephone-Battalion (04 May 1916-21 Jul 1917)
Platoon-Leader with the Telephone-Battalion Commander-in-Chief East (22 Jul 1917-06 Dec 1918)
Platoon-Leader with the Signals-Battalion Bohmte (07 Dec 1918-09 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the Group-Signals-Commander of the XX. Army-Corps, Allenstein (26 Mar 1919-31 May 1919)
Adjutant of the 20th Brigade-Signals-Battalion (01 Jun 1919-19 Oct 1919)
Detached to the Command of the Security-Police, Allenstein (20 Oct 1919-19 Dec 1919)
Granted Leave (20 Dec 1919-20 Jan 1920)
Transferred into the Police with the Command of the Security-Police, Allenstein (20 Dec 1919-12 Jul 1921)
Leader of the Signals-Unit with the Command of the Security-Police Allenstein (13 Jul 1921-30 Sep 1924)
Radio-Leader with the Command of the Protection-Police Königsberg (01 Oct 1924-30 Nov 1930)
Radio-Leader with the Command of the Protection-Police Kassel (01 Dec 1930-30 Jun 1933)
Radio-Leader with the State-Police-Command Stettin (01 Jul 1933-31 Jul 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Officer with Special Duties of the RLM – Detached to the Command of the Signals-Courses, Halle/Saale (01 Aug 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Officer with the Staff of the Air-Signals-School Halle/Saale (01 Oct 1935-16 Feb 1936)
Administrator for Communication-Affairs (I/NVW) with Air-District-Command I (17 Feb 1936-31 Aug 1936)
Leader of the Forward-Command of Air-Signals-Battalion I/11 (01 Sep 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the Air-Signals-Battalion I/11 (01 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Air-Region-Signals-Regiment (01 Jul 1938-31 Aug 1939)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command III and Commander of the 3rd Air-Region-Signals-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-09 Oct 1939)
Signals-Leader with the I. Flak-Corps and Commander of the 101st Air-Signals-Regiment (10 Oct 1939-21 Jun 1940)
Flight-Reporting-Inspector of the Luftwaffe (22 Jun 1940-11 Jun 1943)
At the same time, Temporary-Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 1 (01 Apr 1942-31 May 1942)
At the same time, Signals Leader with the X. Flying-Corps (26 Jun 1942-30 Sep 1942)
Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 2 (12 Jun 1943-30 Dec 1943)
Flight-Reporting-Inspector of the Luftwaffe (31 Dec 1943-11 Apr 1945)
Higher Signals Leader with Luftwaffe-Command North-East (12 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In British and US Captivity (08 May 1945-26 Jun 1947)
Released (26 Jun 1947)
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