(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wilhelm Jolas
Born: 22 Nov 1888 in Salonika, Greece
Died: 23 Oct 1955 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (07 Jul 1907); Leutnant (26 May 1909); Oberleutnant (19 May 1915); Hauptmann (28 May 1918); Major der Reserve (15 Jun 1936); Major (14 Jul 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (15 Mar 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Jul 1907)
Fähnrich in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (07 Jul 1907-03 Feb 1916)
Battery-Leader in the 3rd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (03 Feb 1916-11 Jan 1917)
Taken ill, in Hospital (11 Jan 1917-30 Mar 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 3rd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (03 Mar 1917-02 Jun 1917)
Battery-Leader in the 20th Foot-Artillery-Battalion (02 Jun 1917-08 Dec 1917)
Adjutant of Bavarian Artillery-Commander 3 (08 Dec 1917-28 May 1918)
While retaining previous position, transferred into the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (28 May 1918-07 Feb 1919)
Taken ill, in Hospital (07 Feb 1919-21 Feb 1919)
Granted Leave (21 Feb 1919-25 Apr 1919)
Delegated with the Leadership of a Volunteer-Battalion (25 Apr 1919-17 Jun 1919)
Granted Leave (17 Jun 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Selection-Exercise with the 46th Artillery-Regiment (05 Aug 1935-14 Sep 1935)
Selection-Exercise with the 46th Artillery-Regiment (18 Sep 1935-23 Oct 1935)
Selection-Exercise with the 46th Artillery-Regiment (16 Feb 1936-15 May 1936)
Selection-Exercise with the 46th Artillery-Regiment (16 May 1936-15 Jun 1936)
Employed with the 4th Artillery-Regiment (14 Jul 1936-01 Aug 1936)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Aug 1936)
With the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 40th Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-06 Feb 1940)
Staff-Officer-Course in Königsbrück (16 Nov 1937-27 Nov 1937)
Commander of the 292nd Artillery-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-08 Nov 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH & Detached to Artillery-Regiment-Staff 69 (08 Nov 1940-20 Jan 1941)
Commander of the 69th Artillery-Regiment (20 Jan 1941-19 Jan 1942)
Führer-Reserve Military-District-Command IV (19 Jan 1942-16 Mar 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (16 Mar 1942-01 Jul 1942)
Field-Equipment-Commander XII (01 Jul 1942-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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