(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Feodor Spruner von Mertz
Born: 26 Aug 1881 in Kulmbach, Upper Franconia (Oberfranken)
Died: 14 May 1945 in Bad Wiessee
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Mar 1902); Leutnant (09 Mar 1903); Oberleutnant (26 Oct 1911); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1915); Charakter als Major (09 Apr 1920); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1933); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 3rd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Jul 1901-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School in Munich (01 Mar 1902-24 Jan 1903)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1905-04 Jul 1906)
Detached to the Firing-School of Field Artillery (05 Jul 1906-13 Aug 1906)
Detached to the Gun-Factory Amberg (07 Jan 1907-19 Jan 1907)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-15 Aug 1914)
Signals-Officer with the General-Command of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (16 Aug 1914-02 Oct 1914)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Bavarian Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Oct 1914-21 May 1915)
2nd Adjutant and General-Staff-Officer with the General-Command of the Alpine-Corps (21 May 1915-01 Jan 1917)
At the same time, Liaison-Officer to the Royal & Imperial Austrian IX. Corps (10 Aug 1916-24 Aug 1916)
At the same time, Liaison-Officer to the Royal & Imperial Austrian XXV. Corps (26 Aug 1916-23 Nov 1916)
Detached to the Prussian 119th Infantry-Division (14 Feb 1917-02 Mar 1917)
Officer with Special Duties with Army High Command South (02 Jan 1917-29 Apr 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with Army High Command South (30 Apr 1917-08 Sep 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 14 (09 Sep 1917-31 Jan 1918)
General-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 17 (01 Feb 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Bavarian Ministry for Military Matters, Munich (02 Jan 1919-30 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 3rd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-07 Feb 1919)
Detached to the Prussian Grand General Staff, Peace-Commission (08 Feb 1919-05 Mar 1919)
Detached to the History Of War Department in the Prussian Grand General Staff, Berlin (06 Mar 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Placed to Disposal and Granted Leave (01 Oct 1919-09 Apr 1920)
Retired (09 Apr 1920)
Archive-Advisor in the Reichs Archives (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1923)
Employed by the Army (Territorial-Officer from 01 Oct 1933) in the RWM (01 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (Active Officer from 01 Jul 1940) Advisor in the RLM (01 Apr 1934-30 Jun 1938)
Quartermaster with Air-Region-Command VII, Munich (01 Jul 1938-30 Jun 1940)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group V then VII (01 Jul 1940-26 Jun 1942)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group Norway (27 Jun 1942-18 Aug 1943)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group VII, Munich (19 Aug 1943-30 Nov 1943)
Retired (30 Nov 1943)

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