(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalleutnant Johannes Lentzsch
Born: 15 Mar 1881 in Riestedt, District Sangerhausen
Died: 20 May 1968 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (21 Mar 1902); Fähnrich (22 Apr 1902); Leutnant (27 Jan 1903); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1912); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1930); Oberst (01 Apr 1933); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1936); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jun 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (19 Sep 1901)
Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 155th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Sep 1901-11 Sep 1914)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1910-31 Aug 1912)
Wounded, in Hospital (11 Sep 1914-01 Nov 1914)
Battery-Officer in the 155th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Nov 1914-30 Nov 1914)
Battery-Leader in the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 155th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1914-27 Mar 1915)
Commander of the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 155th Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Mar 1915-21 Jul 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 95th Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Jul 1915-19 Dec 1916)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 39th Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Dec 1916-25 Dec 1916)
Battalion-Commander and then Regiment-Leader in the 600th Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Dec 1916-31 Jan 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 55th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-11 Mar 1919)
Battery-Leader in Freikorps Thuringia (12 Mar 1919-12 Apr 1919)
Battery-Leader (Flak) with the Volunteer-Division Lettow-Vorbeck, 15th Volunteer-Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Apr 1919-27 May 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 40th Reichswehr-Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 May 1919-06 Sep 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 9th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (07 Sep 1919-14 Sep 1920)
Battery-Leader in the 15th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (15 Sep 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-31 Jan 1926)
Firing-Instructor at the Artillery-School Jüterbog (01 Feb 1926-31 Jan 1927)
Firing-Instructor with the Training-Staff of Artillery, Jüterbog (01 Feb 1927-31 Jan 1931)
Battalion-Commander in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-31 Jul 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Regiment (01 Aug 1933-30 Sep 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of Artillery-Leader III, Berlin (01 Oct 1933-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service (01 Apr 1934)
Air-Protection-Leader with the Higher Air Office Dresden (01 Apr 1934-28 Feb 1935)
Air-Protection-Leader with Air-District-Command III, Dresden (01 Mar 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Higher Commander of Flak-Artillery IV (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the Processing-Office of Air-District-Command IV (01 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Jul 1938-31 Jul 1938)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region I, Königsberg (01 Aug 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Feb 1939-28 Feb 1939)
Retired (28 Feb 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Jun 1939)
To Disposal of Military-District-Command IV (01 Jun 1939-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 10.06.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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