(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Werner Prellberg
Born: 24 May 1896 in Hannover
Died: 15 Jun 1960 in Wolfenbüttel
Promotions:
Leutnant (17 Nov 1914); Oberleutnant (15 Jul 1918); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1927); Major (01 Nov 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army in the 84th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1914-25 Mar 1915)
Platoon-Leader, Battalion-Adjutant and Battery-Leader in the 225th Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Mar 1915-29 Aug 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 84th Field-Artillery-Regiment (30 Aug 1918-24 May 1919)
With the Instruction-Regiment of the Field-Artillery-Firing-School (25 Apr 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Inspection-Officer at the Artillery-Firing-School (01 Oct 1919-14 Sep 1922)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (15 Sep 1922-16 Feb 1933)
Advisor in the RWM (17 Feb 1933-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into the RLM (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Battalion-Commander in the 12th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-31 May 1937)
Course-Leader at the War-School Wildpark-Werder (01 Jun 1937-04 Aug 1938)
Commander of the 12th Flak-Regiment (05 Aug 1938-28 Feb 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of Air-Defence-Command 1, Berlin (29 Feb 1940-05 Jul 1940)
Commander of Flak-Brigade III (06 Jul 1940-05 May 1941)
Commander of Flak-Brigade VII (06 May 1941-02 Apr 1942)
Higher Commander of Flak-Artillery-Schools (03 Apr 1942-14 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 12th Motorised-Flak-Division (15 Apr 1944-09 May 1945)
In US Captivity (09 May 1945-11 Jun 1947)
Released (11 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I


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