(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flakartillerie Wolfgang Pickert
Born: 03 Feb 1897 in Posen
Died: 19 Jul 1984 in Weinheim
Promotions:
Gefreiter (27 Jan 1915); Unteroffizier (22 Mar 1915); Vizewachtmeister (12 May 1916); Leutnant der Reserve (07 Oct 1916); Leutnant (03 Apr 1918); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1938); Oberst (01 Jun 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1943); General der Flakartillerie (01 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army Reserve as a War Volunteer in the 73rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-03 Jan 1916)
Reserve-Officer-Aspirant and Battery-Officer in the 93rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Jan 1916-17 Dec 1916)
Detached to the Field-Artillery-Firing-School, Jüterbog (01 Mar 1916-20 Apr 1916)
Observation-Officer with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 93rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Dec 1916-31 Aug 1917)
At the same time, Ordinance-Officer with the Regiments-Staff of the 93rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 May 1917-19 Jun 1917)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 93rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1917-21 Jun 1918)
Battery-Officer in the 73rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Jun 1918-00 Jul 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 2nd Light Artillery-Regiment (00 Jul 1919-14 Nov 1920)
Battery-Officer and Battalion-Adjutant in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (15 Nov 1920-30 Sep 1924)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1926)
With the Staff of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-31 Jan 1931)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-30 Sep 1934)
Instructor at the Flak-Artillery-School Döberitz then Wustrow, Rerik (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service (01 Apr 1935)
Advisor with the Inspection of Flak Artillery, RLM (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1937)
Battalion-Commander in the 49th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-30 Jun 1938)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command XIII (01 Jul 1938-24 Oct 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Air-Defence-Command 4, Düsseldorf (25 Oct 1939-26 Sep 1940)
Chief Of The General Staff of the I. Flak-Corps (27 Sep 1940-30 Sep 1940)
Chief Of The General Staff of Luftwaffe-Command Centre (01 Oct 1940-24 Jun 1942)
Commander of the 9th Flak-Division (25 Jun 1942-27 May 1944)
Commanding General of the III. Flak-Corps (28 May 1944-19 Mar 1945)
General Of Flak-Artillery with the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, OKL (20 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In US then British Captivity (08 May 1945-05 Jan 1948)
Released (05 Jan 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (726): am 11.01.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 9. Flak-Division (mot.)
- Eichenlaub (489): am 05.06.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur 9. Flak-Division (mot.)
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 07.12.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 9. Flak-Division (mot.)
- 1914 EK I: 13.04.1918
- 1914 EK II: 02.11.1916
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Baltenkreuz II. und I. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Luftwaffe Gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK I: 00.00.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 00.00.1940
- Flakkampfabzeichen: 19.08.1942
- Wehrmachtbericht: 20.04.1944; 08.05.1944


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