Generalmajor Dipl.Ing. Eduard Riesch
Born: 14 Jan 1893 in Munich (München)
Died: 17 Feb 1945 by Niesky, Silesia (Schlesien) (KIA)
Diploma In Engineering: 09 May 1928
Promotions:
Fähnrich (15 Feb 1915); Leutnant (06 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant (01 May 1923); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Apr 1928); Major (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army in the 20th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Aug 1914-01 Nov 1916)
Pilot-Training (02 Nov 1916-01 May 1917)
Pilot in the 294th Bavarian Flying-Battalion (02 May 1917-01 Aug 1918)
Leader of the Flying-School with Army-Flight-Park 6 (02 Aug 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Company-Officer in the 20th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (00 Dec 1918-07 May 1919)
Company-Officer in the 41st Bavarian Rifle-Regiment (08 May 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-30 Sep 1923)
Detached to Studying at the Technical College Munich (01 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1928)
Rittmeister in the 17th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the Army-Weapons-Office, RWM (01 Apr 1928-31 Mar 1929)
Advisor in Wa Prw. 8, Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Apr 1929-30 Apr 1931)
Company-Chief in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1931-30 Sep 1933)
Retired (30 Sep 1933)
With the Staff of the Technical School Jüterbog (01 Oct 1933-30 Apr 1934)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Leader of the Branch-Office Adlershof of the Technical Schools of the Luftwaffe (01 May 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Leader of the Technical School Jüterbog (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1937)
Commander of I. Group of Bomber-Wing 155 and Air-Base-Commandant Giebelstadt (01 Apr 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of I. Group of Bomber-Wing 158 and Air-Base-Commandant Wiener-Neustadt (01 Apr 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Feb 1939-31 Mar 1939)
Instructor at the Army-Weapon-Master-School (01 Apr 1939-13 Jun 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant St. Omer (14 Jun 1940-25 Feb 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKL (26 Feb 1941-1941)
Commander of the 11th Flying-Regiment (00 000 1941-01 Jul 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 4/III (01 Jul 1942-22 Jun 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/VIII (23 Jun 1943-17 Feb 1945)
Killed-in-Action (17 Feb 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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