(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Andreas Nielsen
Born: 23 Dec 1899 in Flensburg
Died: 24 Apr 1957 in Flensburg
Promotions:
Gefreiter (25 Oct 1918); Unteroffizier (15 Nov 1922); Fähnrich (01 Sep 1923); Oberfähnrich (01 Oct 1924); Leutnant (01 Dec 1924); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1934); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1941); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Volunteer with the 1st Company of the NCO-School Wetzlar (16 Oct 1917-12 Apr 1919)
Retired (12 Apr 1919)
Reactivated as Lance-Corporal in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-07 Sep 1920)
Gefreiter, Unteroffizier, Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1920-31 Mar 1928)
Retired (31 Mar 1928)
Secret Flying-Training (01 Apr 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Reactivated to Army Service as Company-Officer in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-30 Sep 1933)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training then General-Staff-Training at the Army War Academy (01 Oct 1933-30 Jun 1935)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as a General-Staff-Officer in the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (01 Jul 1935-31 Jul 1936)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Aug 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Commander of Fighter-Group Düsseldorf (01 Apr 1937-30 Jun 1937)
Leader of Chief-Group of the Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Jul 1937-31 Jan 1939)
Training as a Bomber-Flier, Detached to Legion Condor (Spain) (01 Feb 1939-20 Mar 1939)
Commander of I. Group in Bomber-Wing 88, Legion Condor (Spain) (21 Mar 1939-25 Jun 1939)
Commander of I. Group of Bomber-Wing 27 (26 Jun 1939-24 Feb 1940)
Chief Of The General Staff of the II. Flying-Corps (25 Feb 1940-30 Jun 1940)
Leader of the Operations-Department of Air-Fleet 4 (30 Jun 1940-19 Oct 1940)
Chief Of The General Staff of Air-Fleet 5 (20 Oct 1940-31 Dec 1943)
At the same time, Flying-Leader at the Black Sea Front (1941-31 Dec 1943)
Commanding General of German Luftwaffe in Denmark (01 Jan 1944-01 May 1944)
Chief Of The General Staff of Air-Fleet Reich (12 May 1944-23 May 1945)
In British Captivity (23 May 1945-07 Jul 1947)
Released (07 Jul 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 20.04.1942 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabs der Luftflotte 5
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medalla de la Campaña de España
- 1939 EK II
- 1939 EK I
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 16.11.1941


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