(Photo courtesy of J.N. Houterman)
Char.Generaloberst Wilhelm Adam
Born: 15 Sep 1877 in Ansbach
Died: 08 Apr 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (25 Jan 1898); Leutnant (10 Mar 1899); Oberleutnant (28 Oct 1905); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1911); Major (14 Dec 1917); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1923); Oberst (01 Feb 1927); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1930); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1931); General der Infanterie (01 Apr 1935); Charakter als Generaloberst z.V. (01 Jan 1939)
Career::
Entered Army Service (19 Jul 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the Bavarian Railway-Battalion (19 Jul 1897-21 Sep 1902)
Transferred into the Bavarian Telegraph-Battalion (21 Sep 1902-22 Mar 1906)
Transferred into the Bavarian Railway-Battalion (22 Mar 1906-20 Sep 1910)
Detached to the Bavarian War Academy (01 Oct 1907-20 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Detached to Fortification Ingolstadt (09 Mar 1908-20 Sep 1910)
Transferred into the Central-Station of the Bavarian General Staff (20 Sep 1910-25 Sep 1911)
Detached to Fortification Ingolstadt (25 Sep 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1912-25 Oct 1913)
Company-Leader in the 3rd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (25 Oct 1913-08 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Field-Pioneer-Battalion (08 Aug 1914-07 Sep 1914)
General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of Army High Command Falkenhausen (07 Sep 1914-24 Jun 1918)
Commander of the 17th Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (24 Jun 1918-11 Jun 1919)
Liaison-Officer of the Bavarian Military Ministry (11 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of the 23rd Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred to the Staff of Military-District-Command VII (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1923)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Chief of Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1925-01 Apr 1928)
Commander of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Chief of Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Chief of the Troop-Office, RWM (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Commander of the 7th Division and Commander in Military-District VII (01 Oct 1933-16 May 1935)
Commanding General of the VII. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-District VII (16 May 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the Wehrmacht Academy (01 Oct 1935-01 Mar 1938)
Commander-in-Chief of Group-Command 2 (01 Mar 1938-15 Nov 1938)
Placed to Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (15 Nov 1938-31 Dec 1938)
Retired (31 Dec 1938)
Erlaubnis zum Tragen der Uniform des Gebirgsjäger-Regiments 98 (01 Jan 1939)
Placed to Disposal (26 Aug 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army - without mobilisation (26 Aug 1939-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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