(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wolfgang von Gronau
Born: 25 Feb 1893 in Berlin
Died: 18 Mar 1977 in Frasdorf-Oberhaustätt, District Rosenheim
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912); Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917); Hauptmann der Reserve (01 Mar 1936); Major der Reserve (01 Aug 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy and Attended Ground-Training and Seekadett on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Training at the Naval-School and Special-Briefing (01 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1913)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Von Der Tann’ (01 Oct 1913-06 Aug 1914)
Adjutant on the Liner ‘Brandenburg’ (07 Aug 1914-28 Feb 1915)
Flying Student and Pilot with the Sea-Flying-Stations Norderney and Borkum (II. Then I. Sea-Flying-Battalions) (01 Mar 1915-31 Oct 1915)
Flight-Leader of the Sea-Flying-Station Auxiliary-Ship ‘Answald’ (01 Nov 1915-31 Dec 1915)
Test and Acceptance Flyer with the Sea-Flying-Test-Command Warnemünde (01 Jan 1916-31 Oct 1916)
1st Adjutant of the II. Sea-Flying-Battalion (01 Nov 1916-31 Oct 1917)
1st Adjutant in the Staff of the Commander Of Flying of the High Seas Fleet (01 Nov 1917-00 Nov 1918)
Leader of the Sea-Flying-Station Wilhelmshaven (00 Nov 1918-31 Dec 1918)
With Border-Protection East, General-Command Oppeln then Placed to the Army’s Disposal (01 Jan 1919-24 Nov 1919)
Retired (24 Nov 1919)
Employee and Administrator for Flying-Training in the Naval Command (01 Oct 1925-30 Sep 1926)
Leader of the German Commercial-Flying-School List, Sylt (01 Oct 1926-31 Mar 1934)
Acting President of the Aero-Club of Germany (01 Apr 1934-31 Dec 1938)
Entered Luftwaffe Reserves (01 Mar 1936-01 Jan 1939)
Fully Activated Officer and Detached to Instruction-Wing Greifswald (01 Jan 1939-14 Apr 1939)
Luftwaffe-Attaché at the Embassy in Tokyo (15 Apr 1939-21 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL (21 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
Interned in Japan (08 May 1945-16 Aug 1945)
In US Captivity (16 Aug 1945-30 Nov 1947)
Released (30 Nov 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern (ohne Schwerter)
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Abzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer (See)
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Deutsches Olympia-Ehrenzeichen I. Klasse
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Italien. Ordens der Krone
- Japanischer Orden der aufgehenden Sonne III. Klasse


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