(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flakartillerie Dr.phil. Eugen Weissmann
Born: 19 Nov 1892 in Germersheim
Died: 26 Nov 1951 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Apr 1912); Leutnant (27 Jan 1913); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1916); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1923); Major (01 Apr 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1934); Oberst (01 Aug 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1940); General der Flakartillerie (01 Jun 1942)
Career:
Entered the Army (17 Aug 1911)
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 13th Train-Battalion (17 Aug 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the 26th Reserve-Train-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-31 May 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the 29th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1915-09 Aug 1916)
Adjutant of the 29th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1916-28 Dec 1917)
Battery-Officer in the 29th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Dec 1917-04 Jan 1918)
With the 13th Train-Replacement-Battalion (05 Jan 1918-16 Jan 1918)
Battery-Officer in the 65th Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Jan 1918-20 Mar 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Mar 1918-08 Sep 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Sep 1918-04 Oct 1918)
Adjutant of Artillery-Commander 58 (05 Oct 1918-13 Nov 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Nov 1918-13 Jan 1919)
Court-Officer of the II. Battalion of the 29th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Jan 1919-20 Mar 1919)
Adjutant of the Security-Field-Artillery-Battalion Ludwigsburg (21 Mar 1919-16 Jul 1919)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 13th Artillery-Regiment (17 Jul 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Course with the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Battery and Technical Officer in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-31 May 1924)
Instructor at the Air-Artillery and Flak School Wilhelmshaven (01 Jun 1924-14 Sep 1925)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (15 Sep 1925-31 Mar 1926)
Detached to Studies at the University of Würzburg (01 Apr 1926-31 Mar 1930)
Detached to the RWM (01 Apr 1930-01 Apr 1931)
With the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (02 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1931)
Squadron-Chief in the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1931-30 Sep 1932)
Commander of the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1932-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1934)
Group-Director in the RLM (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Higher Flak Artillery Commander VII (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Flak-Artillery and of Air-Protection, RLM (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Higher Flak Artillery Commander VII (01 Oct 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Higher Commander of Fortress Flak III (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region XIII, Nuremberg (01 Feb 1939-23 Jun 1940)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region West France (24 Jun 1940-30 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (01 Jul 1944-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 20.03.1944 als General der Flakartillerie und Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Luftgau Westfrankreich
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Württembg. Militär-Verdienstordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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