(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wolf Freiherr von Biedermann
Born: 11 Jul 1890 in Herbesthal
Died: 14 May 1964 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Fähnrich (24 Jan 1911); Leutnant (20 Mar 1912); Oberleutnant (20 May 1917); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1925); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Accepted into the Army and Officer-Candidate, Company-Officer, Platoon and Company Leader in the 178th Infantry-Regiment and Pilot (24 Jan 1911-30 Sep 1919)
Company-Officer in the 23rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
With the Staff of Group-Command 2, Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1921)
Company-Officer in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-30 Sep 1925)
Company-Chief in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-30 Sep 1928)
Retired from Army Service (30 Sep 1928)
Secret Flying-Training (01 Oct 1928-31 May 1930)
Reactivated into the Army with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1930-30 Sep 1930)
Company-Chief in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred to the Luftwaffe as Advisor in the RLM (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of the Flying-Replacement-Battalion and Air-Base-Commandant of Stade (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of the Flying-Training-Regiment and Air-Base-Commandant of Salzwedel (01 Apr 1939-1940)
Air-Base-Commandant of Halberstadt (1940-00 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 7th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (00 Sep 1942-00 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (00 Mar 1943-31 Dec 1943)
Commander of the Weapons Technical School 2, Merseburg (01 Jan 1944-03 Jan 1945)
Detached to the Chief of the Armed-Forces-Motor-Transport-Affairs, OKW (04 Jan 1945-31 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the III. Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Verdienstordens mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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