(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Franz Biwer
Born: 29 Jun 1891 in Euskirchen
Died: 02 Jan 1962 in Euskirchen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1912); Leutnant (18 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (20 Jun 1918); Rittmeister (01 May 1927); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1941)
Career:
Accepted into the Army as Officer-Aspirant in the 88th Infantry-Regiment (00 Feb 1912-18 Aug 1913)
Detached to the War-School in Danzig (19 Nov 1912-00 Aug 1913)
Company-Officer and Platoon-Leader in the 40th Fusilier-Regiment (18 Aug 1913-00 Nov 1914)
Company-Officer in the 40th Fusilier-Regiment (00 Nov 1914-00 Apr 1916)
Flying-Training (00 Apr 1916-00 Nov 1916)
Pilot with the 206th Artillery-Flying-Battalion (00 Nov 1916-00 Jun 1917)
Pilot with the 224th Artillery-Flying-Regiment (00 Jun 1917-30 Sep 1919)
Cavalry-Squad-Leader in the 15th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1927)
Retired from Army Service (30 Sep 1927)
Secret Flying-Training in Lipezk, USSR (01 Oct 1927-30 Sep 1928)
Reactivated into the Army and in the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (01 Oct 1928-31 Mar 1931)
Cavalry-Squad-Chief in the 15th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1934)
Accepted into the Luftwaffe and Course-Director at the Battle-Flying-School in Jüterbog (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of Flying-Group ‘Jüterbog’ (01 Oct 1935-1936)
Commander of Bomber-Flying-Courses at Oldenburg (1936-31 Oct 1938)
Commander of the 1st Flying-Training-Regiment and Air-Base-Commandant at Neu-Kuhren (01 Nov 1938-1942)
Higher Flying-Training-Commander XVII, Vienna (1942-31 Mar 1943)
Inspector of POW-Affairs, RLM (30 Apr 1943-06 May 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (06 May 1943-29 May 1943)
Detached to the RLM, Air Inspection 17 (29 May 1943-30 Apr 1944)
Retired (30 Apr 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Fürstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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