Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Philipp Linn
Born: 18 Mar 1886 in Dannenfels, Palatinate (Pfalz)
Died: 23 Oct 1951 in Landstuhl
Diploma in Engineering: 08 Aug 1910
Promotions:
Gefreiter (12 Aug 1916); Unteroffizier (22 Jan 1917); Offiziers-Aspirant (28 Mar 1917); Vizewachtmeister (21 May 1917); Leutnant der Reserve (26 Jul 1917); Gewerbe-Schulrat (01 Apr 1920); Gewerbe-Schuldirektor (01 Apr 1922); Oberregierungsrat (01 Jul 1925); Ministerialrat (01 Mar 1932); Oberst (Ing.) (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (Ing.) (01 Jan 1940); Generalleutnant (Ing.) (01 Jan 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1943)
Career:
Studies at the Technical College Munich (1906-1909)
Employee with the Firm Tiefbau-Eisenbeton-Gesellschaft, Frankfurt/Main (15 Oct 1910-18 Oct 1910)
Employee with the Firm W. & H. Förster, Hoch- und Tiefbau, Hamburg (18 Nov 1910-26 Mar 1911)
Employee with the Firm Wayß & Freitag AG, Hamburg (26 Mar 1911-01 May 1911)
Stress Analyst & 1st Design Engineer for Bridge Construction with the Railway Direction Kassel (01 May 1911-01 Nov 1912)
Employee with the Firm AG für Beton- und Monierbau, Stuttgart (01 Nov 1912-02 May 1913)
Employed with the Machine Factory Friedrich Stein, Cannstatt (02 May 1913-01 Jun 1913)
Probationer at the Trade & Industry School Stuttgart (01 Jun 1913-17 Jul 1913)
Probationer with the Royal Württemberg Workshop Inspection in Cannstatt (01 Aug 1913-01 Sep 1913)
Entered Württemberg State Service (01 Sep 1913)
Full-Time Industry Instructor in the Württemberg Trade & Industry School Service for all Classes of Construction & Machine Construction Trades (01 Sep 1913-01 Oct 1913)
Auxiliary Instructor at the Trade & Industry School Göppingen (01 Oct 1913-17 Jan 1916)
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (17 Jan 1916)
War Volunteer in the 49th Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Jan 1916-04 Sep 1916)
In the Field with the 59th Artillery-Ranging-Troop (04 Sep 1916-15 Aug 1917)
Artillery-Signals-Officer with the Staff of Bavarian Artillery Commander 20 (15 Aug 1917-15 Nov 1918)
Retired (15 Nov 1918)
Back in Württemberg Trade & Industry School Service (15 Nov 1918-01 Apr 1919)
Division-Education-Director for Industry & Technology with the 5th Division, Stuttgart (01 Apr 1922-01 Sep 1923)
Advisor in the RWM & Director of Industrial & Technical Schooling Matters (01 Sep 1923-01 Jul 1925)
Civil Servant in the Reichsheer (01 Jul 1925)
Director of Industrial & Technical Schooling Matters, RWM (01 Jul 1925-21 May 1935)
Director of Industrial & Technical Schooling Matters, RKM (21 May 1935-04 Feb 1938)
Director of Industrial & Technical Schooling Matters, OKH (04 Feb 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred into the Army Engineer Officer Corps (01 Aug 1938)
Troop-Engineer-Inspector (01 Aug 1939-01 Apr 1943)
Transferred to the Active Officer Corps (01 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH, Detached to the General for Mechanisation in OKH (01 Apr 1943-01 Jul 1943)
Field-Equipment-Inspector K (01 Jul 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-?? ??? 1947)
Released (?? ??? 1947)

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