Generalmajor Eduard Thoennissen Born: 19 Mar 1894 in Kerpen, District Bergheim Died: 19 Sep 1970 in K�ln-Marienheide Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Nov 1914); Leutnant (22 May 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (20 Jan 1920); Oberleutnant a.D. (08 Jul 1934); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1934); Major (02 Oct 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker in the 6th Telegraph-Battalion (02 Mar 1914-04 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker and F�hnrich with the Light Radio-Station 8 (9th Cavalry-Division) (05 Aug 1914-10 Dec 1914)
Radio-Officer with the Heavy Radio-Station 21 (II. Reserve-Corps) (11 Dec 1914-22 Apr 1915)
Radio-Officer with the Heavy Radio-Station 12 (10th Army) (23 Apr 1915-07 Sep 1915)
Radio-Officer with the Heavy Radio-Station 8 (3rd Cavalry-Division) (08 Sep 1915-30 Jun 1916)
Detached to the 1st Radio-Operator-Replacement-Battalion (01 Jul 1916-00 Sep 1916)
Leader of the 16th Radio-Operator-Small-Battalion (00 Sep 1916-31 Dec 1916)
Leader of the 44th Radio-Operator-Small-Battalion and Leader of the Radio-Operator-School with the Army-Radio-Operator-Commander 14 (Army-Detachment C) (01 Jan 1917-31 Mar 1917)
Adjutant of Army-Radio-Operator-Commander 14 (Army-Detachment C) (01 Apr 1917-31 Aug 1917)
Detached to the 22nd Army-Signals-Battalion (01 Sep 1917-00 Nov 1917)
Temporary-Leader of the Analysis-Office of the 22nd Army-Signals-Battalion (Army High Command Scholz) (00 Nov 1917-31 Dec 1917)
German Radio-Liaison-Officer with the High Command of the 2nd Bulgarian Army, with the Royal & Imperial Austro-Hungarian Army High Command 1 and of the Royal & Imperial Austro-Hungarian Army-Group von K�vess (01 Jan 1918-31/ Aug 1918)
Leader of the 5th Divisions-Radio-Operator-Battalion (5th Infantry-Division) (01 Sep 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Advisor with the Radio-Operator-Department of the Supreme Army Command, Army General Staff, Kolberg (01 Jan 1919-31 Oct 1919)
Granted Leave (01 Nov 1919-20 Jan 1920)
Retired (20 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service as Leader of the Signals-Departments Elberfeld, Hagen and Wesel of the Security-Police for the Rhineland and Westphalia (01 Nov 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Reactivated as a Territorial-Officer in the Army (Supplemental-Officer from 01 Oct 1934) and Attended Training-Course D at the Artillery-School J�terbog (08 Jul 1934-27 Aug 1934)
Selection-Course at the Army-Sport-School W�nsdorf (29 Aug 1934-12 Sep 1934)
Training-Course D at the Artillery-School J�terbog (13 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Leader of Special-Course 3 at the Army-Signals-School J�terbog (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe and Attended Infantry-Course in K�nigsbr�ck (01 Apr 1935-31 May 1935)
Leader of Branch Gatow then Chief of the 1st Training-Company at the Air Signals School Halle/Saale (01 Jun 1935-28 Feb 1936)
Chief of the 6th Company of Air-Signals-Battalion II/12 (01 Mar 1936-31 Aug 1936)
Advisor, Group-Leader and Department-Chief with the Chief of Communication-Affairs, RLM (01 Sep 1936-31 Jul 1939)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command VIII and Commander of the 8th Air-Region-Signals-Regiment (01 Aug 1939-02 Oct 1939)
Chief of Department I with the Chief of Communication-Affairs, RLM (03 Oct 1939-15 Mar 1943)
At the same time, Commander of the 12th Air-Signals-Regiment (22 Jul 1942-10 Sep 1942)
Signals-Leader with the I. Flying-Corps (15 Mar 1943-13 Mar 1944)
Higher Signals Leader with Luftwaffe-Command South-East (14 Mar 1944-28 Dec 1944)
Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 4 (29 Dec 1944-16 Apr 1945)
Higher Signals Leader with Luftwaffe-Command 4 (17 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-24 May 1947)
Released (24 May 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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