Generalmajor Hans Schüz Born: 03 Sep 1893 in Langen, Hessen Died: 31 Aug 1941 Went missing over the Mediterranean on the Flight to Derna-Rome Promotions:
Fähnrich (06 Mar 1911); Leutnant (18 Aug 1912); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1916); Charakter als Hauptmann (31 Mar 1920); Major (01 Jun 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941) Career:
Entered the Army in the 166th Infantry-Regiment (06 Mar 1911-31 Dec 1913)
Detached to the War School in Hannover (01 Oct 1911-01 Apr 1912)
Detached to the War School in Halberstadt (01 Jan 1914-31 Mar 1914)
Detached to Flying-Station Metz (01 Apr 1914-31 May 1914)
Detached to Flying-School Halberstadt (01 Jun 1914-30 Jun 1914)
Detached to Flying-Station Freiburg, Breisgau (01 Jul 1914-31 Jul 1914)
Detached to Flying-Station Darmstadt (01 Aug 1914-03 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 34th Field-Flying-Battalion (04 Aug 1914-27 Dec 1915)
Fokker-Combat-Flier with the 2nd Field-Flying-Battalion (28 Dec 1915-10 Apr 1916)
Leader of the 2nd Flying-Replacement-Battalion (11 Apr 1916-14 Apr 1917)
Commander of Flying of Army High Command 6 (15 Apr 1917-31 Oct 1918)
Air-Base-Commandant Freiburg, Breisgau (01 Nov 1918-28 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 3rd Territorial-Jäger-Regiment (01 Mar 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered the Luftwaffe and Attended Training as Weapon and Bomber Instructor at the Bomber-Flying-School Lechfeld (01 Jun 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Flight-Leader of the Bomber-Flying-School Lechfeld (01 Oct 1934-31 Dec 1934)
With the Flying-Test-Site Rechlin (01 Jan 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Flight-Employment-Leader of Flying-School Braunschweig (01 Apr 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Leader of Flight-Employment-Group with the 12th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Oct 1936-14 Nov 1936)
Detached to Flying-School Neuruppin (15 Nov 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Air-Base-Commandant Oldenburg (01 Mar 1937-28 Feb 1939)
Commander of the 41st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Mar 1939-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of the 41st Flying-Training-Regiment and Air-Base-Commandant Frankfurt/Oder (01 Apr 1939-28 Feb 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant Stendal (01 Mar 1940-00 May 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant 1/XI, Denmark (00 May 1940-03 Jan 1941)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff Africa, Catania then Rome (04 Jan 1941-31 Aug 1941)
Went missing over the Mediterranean on the Flight to Derna-Rome (31 Aug 1941)
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