(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Josef Heimbach
Born: 08 Feb 1888 in Heidelberg
Died: 25 Mar 1959 in Burgdorf, Hannover
Promotions:
Gefreiter (21 Feb 1909); Fähnrich (20 Apr 1910); Leutnant (27 Jan 1911); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1915); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1918); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army In the 15th Train-Battalion (22 Aug 1908-21 Feb 1909)
Discharged to the Reserve (21 Feb 1909-24 Sep 1909)
Reactivated as Fähnrich and Company-Officer in the 112th Infantry-Regiment (24 Sep 1909-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 20th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-25 Dec 1915)
With Army-Flight-Park 10 (26 Dec 1915-20 Jan 1917)
Adjutant of the Commander Of Flying of the 10th Army (21 Jan 1917-20 Mar 1918)
Liaison-Officer of Army-Flight-Park 10 to the 10th Army (21 Mar 1918-14 Sep 1918)
Detached to the Army-Flight-Park of Army-Group Kiev (15 Sep 1918-29 Sep 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 8 (30 Sep 1918-13 Oct 1918)
Commander of Flying Grim 3 (14 Oct 1918-19 Feb 1919)
With the 112th Infantry-Regiment (20 Feb 1919-03 Jul 1919)
Adjutant of District-Command Mannheim (04 Jul 1919-15 Oct 1919)
Detached to the 4th Rifle-Regiment (16 Oct 1919-14 Nov 1919)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 13th Reichswehr-Brigade (15 Nov 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Adjutant of Infantry-Leader V (01 Oct 1920-03 Aug 1921)
Retired (03 Aug 1921)
Luftwaffe Employee with Air-District-Command-Liaison-Staff V (01 Apr 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Supplemental-Officer (Fully Activated on 01 Sep 1940) and Advisor in the Personnel-Office, of Training-Department and in the 3rd Department, Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Oct 1934-30 Apr 1938)
Group-Leader in the Supply-Office of the Luftwaffe (01 May 1938-15 Oct 1938)
Department-Leader with Air-Equipment-Group 3 (16 Oct 1938-21 Nov 1939)
Commander of Air-Park Paderborn (22 Nov 1939-20 Apr 1941)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Office Finow (21 Apr 1941-30 Nov 1942)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group 12/13, Wiesbaden (01 Dec 1942-18 Mar 1944)
Commander of Air-Region-Troops 7 (19 Mar 1944-07 Dec 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Battalion VII (08 Dec 1944-20 Apr 1945)
Detached to the District of Commander-in-Chief West (21 Apr 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)

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