(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Dipl.Ing. Friedrich-Wilhelm Deutsch
Born: 25 Sep 1895 in Stoltenhagen, Pomerania
Died: 27 Mar 1945 in Wesel (KIA)
Diploma In Engineering: 1931
Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1930); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1938); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as War Volunteer, Platoon-Leader and Battalion-Adjutant in the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (10 Aug 1914-30 Sep 1919)
In the Volunteer-Regiment Von Oven (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-31 Mar 1925)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1925-1926)
Studies at the Technical College Charlottenburg (1926-1931)
Advisor in the Army-Weapons-Office, RWM (1931-1933)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Transport-Battalion, Stettin (1933-31 May 1935)
Advisor in the Army-Weapons-Office, Testing Affairs (01 Jun 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service and Advisor and Group-Director in the RLM, Weapons Tests 10 (01 Apr 1936-1943)
Commander of the 25th Flak-Regiment (1943-00 Jan 1944)
Commander of Flak-Group Halle-Merseburg (00 Jan 1944-30 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 16th Motorised-Flak-Division (30 Apr 1944-09 Feb 1945)
With the Army-High-Command of the Parachute-Army, Luftwaffe-Command West (10 Feb 1945-00 Mar 1945)
Battle-Commandant of Wesel (00 Mar 1945-27 Mar 1945)
Killed-In-Action in Wesel when his HQ was stormed by British Troops (27 Mar 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Flakkampfabzeichen


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