(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Paul Bieß
Born: 26 Dec 1872 in Ossig, District Lüben, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 06 Jan 1949 in Berlin-Zehlendorf
Promotions:
Sekondeleutnant (22 Mar 1893); umernannt zum Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1902); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1910); Major (18 Apr 1916); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1921); Oberst (01 Aug 1925); Charakter als Generalmajor (27 Aug 1939); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Feb 1941); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1893)
Sekondeleutnant in the 135th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1893-01 Oct 1907)
Detached as Trainer to the Cadet-House in Potsdam (01 Oct 1899-31 Dec 1901)
Regiments-Court-Officer of the 135th Infantry-Regiment (1905-1906)
Leader of the Experimental-MG-Company of the 135th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1907-01 Apr 1910)
Company-Chief in the 135th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1910-01 Oct 1913)
Company-Chief in a Jäger-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-06 Aug 1914)
Detached for Training as a Pilot (15 Apr 1914-06 Aug 1914)
At the Flying-School Mühlhausen, Alsace (Elsaß) (06 Aug 1914-05 Sep 1914)
Detached to the 9th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (07 Aug 1914-05 Sep 1914)
Leader of the 5th Field-Flying-Battalion (05 Sep 1914-01 Mar 1915)
Staff-Officer of Flying with Army High Command 10 (01 Mar 1915-01 Feb 1916)
Staff-Officer of Flying with Army High Command 4 (01 Feb 1916-01 Nov 1916)
Commander of the Flying Weapons Department of the Inspection of Flying (01 Nov 1916-01 Feb 1917)
Commandant of Airport Warsaw (01 Feb 1917-01 Aug 1917)
Commander of the 9th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Aug 1917-28 Oct 1917)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 151st Infantry-Regiment (28 Oct 1917-02 Jun 1918)
Wounded (02 Jun 1918-30 Jun 1918)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 147th Infantry-Regiment (30 Jun 1918-15 Jul 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (15 Jul 1918-13 Aug 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 37th Reserve-Infantry-Division (13 Aug 1918-04 Oct 1918)
Leader of the 151st Infantry-Regiment (04 Oct 1918-21 Oct 1918)
Commander of the 17th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1918-29 Dec 1918)
Leader of Border-Guard-Section Puppen of the 37th Infantry-Division (27 Jan 1919-01 Aug 1919)
With the General-Staff of I. Army-Corps;
(01 Aug 1919-~
Instructor with the Reserve-Officers-Course Arys;
Rail-Guard Lyck-Prostken, Surrender of Zepplins and Aircraft;
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 39th Infantry-Regiment;
Leader of Detachment Elbing ~-01 Feb 1921)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1921-31 Jan 1927)
Detached to Troop-Exercise-Grounds Hammerstein (01 Feb 1925-31 Jan 1927)
Retired (31 Jan 1927)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (31 Jan 1939)
To Disposal of the General-Command of VIII. Army-Corps (31 Jan 1939-20 Jun 1940)
Commandant of POW-Camp Silberberg (Oflag VIII.B) (20 Jun 1940-07 Sep 1940)
Commandant of Stalag XI.A (07 Sep 1940-06 Oct 1940)
Commander of POWs in Military-District IX (06 Oct 1940-25 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve (25 Apr 1942-15 Jul 1942)
Retired (30 Jan 1943)

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