(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Georg Fitze
Born: 05 Sep 1896 in Brostau, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 13 Dec 1968 in Fürstenfeldbruck
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (14 Aug 1917); Polizei-Leutnant (10 Mar 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (29 Sep 1923); Polizei-Hauptmann (04 Apr 1928); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1935); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Jan 1941); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army as a War Volunteer and Platoon-Leader in the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment, later with the Flying-Troop (24 Feb 1915-08 Oct 1918)
In British Captivity (08 Oct 1918-31 Dec 1919)
Released and Placed to the Order of the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1920-24 Feb 1920)
Retired (24 Feb 1920)
Entered Police Service with the Air Police Surveillance-Service with the Prussian State Police, then with the Police-Administration Oberhausen (10 Mar 1920-18 Mar 1935)
Detached to Air-Surveillance with the Staff of an Air-District-Command (19 Mar 1935-30 Jun 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jul 1935-30 Jul 1935)
With the Staff of Air-District-Command IV (01 Aug 1935-31 Mar 1938)
2nd Adjutant in the Staff of Luftwaffe-Command Austria (01 Apr 1938-31 Jan 1939)
2nd Adjutant in the General-Staff of Luftwaffe-Command Ostmark (01 Feb 1939-17 Mar 1939)
2nd Adjutant in the General-Staff of Air-Fleet 4 (18 Mar 1939-31 Mar 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1939-31 Aug 1939)
Detached to the 77th Stuka-Wing (01 Sep 1939-26 Oct 1939)
Group-Commander in the 2nd Stuka-Wing (27 Oct 1939-15 Dec 1939)
Commander of A/B-Flying-School and Air-War-School 4 (16 Dec 1939-30 Sep 1940)
Airbase-Commandant Neuhausen (01 Oct 1940-1942)
Commander of the Flying-Replacement-Battalion III (1942-24 Mar 1945)
General for Personnel-Employment, OKL (25 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)

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