(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Werner Funck
Born: 18 Sep 1885 in Posen
Died: 29 Oct 1965 in Bad Kissingen
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (10 Mar 1904); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1904); Leutnant (18 Aug 1905); Oberleutnant (02 Aug 1914); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1915); Polizei-Major (20 Apr 1920); Major (10 Mar 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 33rd Fusilier-Regiment (10 Mar 1904-30 Sep 1913)
Detached for Pilot-Training at the Flying-School of Albatroswerke, Berlin (01 Feb 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Pilot with the 2nd Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 13th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-1915)
Leader of the Aircraft-Acceptance-Commission Gotha (1915-00 Nov 1915)
Leader of the 209th Artillery-Flying-Battalion (00 Nov 1915-00 Sep 1916)
Leader of the 55th Field-Flying-Battalion (00 Sep 1916-00 Dec 1916)
Leader of the 251st Artillery-Flying-Battalion (00 Dec 1916-00 Mar 1917)
Leader of Army-Flight-Park 1 (00 Mar 1917-00 Aug 1917)
Leader of Army-Flight-Park 4 (00 Aug 1917-31 Dec 1917)
Detached to the Austrian Flying-Battalion Triest (01 Jan 1918-28 Feb 1918)
Leader of Army-Flight-Park 17 (01 Mar 1918-31 Jul 1918)
Advisor in the Flying Department of the Grand Headquarters (01 Aug 1918-31 Oct 1918)
Delegated with the Leadership of Army-Flight-Parks 2 and 17, Demobilisation in Frankfurt, Oder (01 Nov 1918-08 Mar 1919)
With the Free-Rifle-Corps Meyn and Granted Leave (08 Mar 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered Police Service as Commander of the Police-Motor-Vehicle-Workshop Berlin (31 Mar 1920-01 Apr 1923)
Retired (01 Apr 1923)
Entered Luftwaffe Service with Air-District-Command II, Berlin (10 Mar 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the Testing-Office Rechlin (01 Oct 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Advisor with the Senior-Quartermaster, Flying Department, RLM (01 Mar 1937-02 Jun 1938)
Commander of Air-Park Wiener Neustadt (03 Jun 1938-31 Mar 1940)
With the Staff of Air-Equipment-Group XIII, Vienna (01 Apr 1940-30 Nov 1940)
Temporary-Commander of Air-Equipment-Group Norway (01 Dec 1940-15 Apr 1941)
With the Staff of Air-Equipment-Group VII (16 Apr 1941-31 Jul 1941)
With the Staff of Air-Equipment-Group Königsberg (01 Aug 1941-30 Sep 1941)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group Riga (01 Oct 1941-14 Jan 1943)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group Königsberg (15 Jan 1943-30 Nov 1943)
Special-Tasks in Italy, Seat in Florence (01 Dec 1943-22 Jun 1944)
With the Staff of the Commanding General of German Luftwaffe in Finland (23 Jun 1944-30 Sep 1944)
Taken Ill, Führer-Reserve, To the Disposal of Flying-Replacement-Battalion III (01 Oct 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Retired (28 Feb 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern


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