(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Wolfgang Vorwald
Born: 08 May 1899 in Beeskow, Mark
Died: 01 Jun 1977 in Munich
Diploma in Engineering: 25 Jul 1934
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (17 Oct 1917); Fähnrich (22 Feb 1918); Leutnant (17 Jun 1918); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1925); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1933); Major (01 Jan 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1944); Ministerialdirigent (15 Nov 1957)
Career:
Entered the Army (05 Jun 1917)
Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Jun 1917-19 Jan 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (20 Jan 1919-31 Jul 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1919-09 Dec 1919)
With the Staff (Ia) of Infantry-Leader 32 then 8 (10 Dec 1919-25 Jun 1920)
Detached to the 5th Mounted-Regiment (26 Jun 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Squadron-Officer in the 1st Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1924)
Detached to Transport-Course with the 6th Transport-Battalion (05 Apr 1921-30 Jun 1921)
Detached to Artillery-School (01 Oct 1923-22 Aug 1924)
Welfare-Officer of the 1st Transport-Battalion (25 Aug 1924-15 Sep 1924)
Detached to MG-Course for Officers with the 1st Infantry-Regiment (22 Sep 1924-18 Oct 1924)
Adjutant of the 1st Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1929)
Detached to Course for Transport and Equipment Regulars with the Transport-Training-Command, Hannover (09 Jun 1927-13 Aug 1927)
Battery-Officer in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (09 Jun 1927-13 Aug 1927)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Army Command - Detached for Studies at the Technical College, Berlin-Charlottenburg (01 Apr 1930-31 Jul 1934)
Diploma Main Examination at the Technical College, Berlin-Charlottenburg (01 Aug 2934-31 Aug 1934)
Detached to the 1st Transport-Battalion (01 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Squadron-Chief in Transport-Battalion Seerappen (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1935)
Battery-Chief in Flak-Battalion Seerappen (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Battery-Chief in the 11th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-31 Dec 1935)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe - Detached as Tactics-Instructor to the War-School in Munich (01 Jan 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of the Instruction-Battalion of the Flak-Artillery-School (01 Oct 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Chief of the 6th Department (Rü) with the General-Quartermaster of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Chief of the Technical Office, RLM (31 Jan 1939-31 Aug 1944)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region VII, Munich (01 Sep 1944-29 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (29 Apr 1945-15 Jan 1948)
Released (15 Jan 1948)
Employed in the Office of the Federal Chancellor (01 Sep 1953)
Technical Employee in the Office of the Federal Chancellor, Branch-Office Koblenz (01 Sep 1953-31 Mar 1956)
Director of the Technology Department, Federal Defence Ministry (01 Apr 1956-10 Feb 1958)
Civil Servant on Tenure (15 Nov 1957)
BWB-Representative of Test-Stations, Federal-Defence-Ministry (11 Feb 1958-31 May 1964)
Retired (31 May 1964)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 17.08.1944 als Generalleutnant und Chef des Technischen Amtes des Generalluftzeugmeister (RLM)
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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