(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wilhelm (von) Jenny
Born: 17 Aug 1891 in Klagenfurt, Austria
Died: 19 Jan 1961 in Vienna (Wien)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Aug 1911); Leutnant (01 Nov 1912); Oberleutnant (01 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Major (02 Jul 1928); Deutscher Major (15 Mar 1938); Oberstleutnant (20 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1943)
Career:
Entered the Austrian Army in the 6th Territorial-Ulanen-Regiment (18 Aug 1911-15 Sep 1915)
Training at the Flying-Officers-School (15 Sep 1915-08 Dec 1915)
Flying-Observer with the 11th Flying-Company then Detached to the Flying-Replacement-Troop in Fischamend (08 Dec 1915-01 Mar 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (01 Mar 1916-09 Sep 1916)
With the 6th Territorial-Ulanen-Regiment (10 Sep 1916-12 Jan 1917)
Commander of the Rolling Operations with the Mounted Tyrol Emperor Rifles (12 Jan 1917-1918)
Commander of the Foot-Squadron with the Mounted Tyrol Emperor Rifles (1918-00 Nov 1918)
With the Peoples-Defence-Battalion Wels (00 Nov 1918-1920)
Commander of the Telegraph-Platoon of the 8th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (1920-1929)
Commandant of both the Great-Radio-Stations in Klagenfurt (1929-31 Mar 1933)
Commander of the 6th Telegraph-Battalion (01 Apr 1933-30 Apr 1935)
Telegraph-Advisor in the Staff of the Commander of the Austrian Air Force (01 May 1935-19 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Luftwaffe (15 Mar 1938)
Wire-Signals-Officer with the Staff of the Luftwaffe-Command Austria (20 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Battalion I/3 (01 Jul 1938-31 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 3rd Air-Signals-Regiment ‘Legion Condor’, Renamed Air-Signals-Regiment Jenny (01 Sep 1939-09 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 13th Air-Signals-Regiment (10 Mar 1940-23 Aug 1940)
Commander of Air-Signals-School 4, Budweis (24 Aug 1940-30 Jun 1941)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command XVII and at the same time, Commander of the 17th Air-Region-Signals-Regiment , Vienna (01 Jul 1941-14 Mar 1942)
Acting-Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 3, Paris (15 Mar 1942-31 Aug 1942)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command Holland (01 Sep 1942-31 Jan 1944)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of The General Staff of Air-Region-Command Holland (01 Jul 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command VII, Munich (01 Feb 1944-30 Apr 1945)
In British the US Captivity (30 Apr 1945-17 Apr 1947)
Released (17 Apr 1947)

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