(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Julius Kuse
Born: 07 Jan 1891 in Bromberg
Died: 09 Mar 1949 in Peine
Promotions:
Unteroffizier der Reserve (30 Sep 1912); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (29 May 1913); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (02 Aug 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (04 Nov 1914); Polizei-Leutnant (03 Dec 1918); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Major (11 Aug 1929); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1928); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a One Year Volunteer in the 17th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1912)
Discharged to the Reserve (30 Sep 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Reserve-Training with the 17th Train-Battalion (03 Apr 1913-29 May 1913)
Reserve-Training with the 17th Train-Battalion (03 Jul 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Called Up from Reserve as Leader of the Heavy Baggage in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-12 Dec 1914)
Platoon-Leader with the 2nd Train-Replacement-Battalion (13 Dec 1914-25 Jan 1915)
Leader of the Transport-Park-Column 109/111 (42nd Reserve-Division) (26 Jan 1915-30 Mar 1915)
Leader of the 115th Reserve-Transport-Park-Column (3 Mar 1915-19 Apr 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 67th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment and Wounded, Hospital Stay (20 Apr 1915-22 Sep 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 54th Field-Artillery-Regiment (23 Sep 1915-24 Oct 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 67th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Oct 1915-28 Dec 1915)
Observer-Training with the 4th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (29 Dec 1915-14 Feb 1916)
Course at the Artillery-Observer-School Jüterbog (15 Feb 1916-22 Mar 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 6 (23 Mar 1916-26 Mar 1916)
Observer with the Flying-Battalion A 201 (27 Mar 1916-02 Oct 1916)
Observer with the Flying-Battalion A 231 (03 Oct 1916-15 Feb 1917)
Flying-Liaison-Officer to the 56th Infantry-Division (15 Feb 1917-30 Apr 1917)
Transferred to the Staff of the Commander Of Flying 2 (01 May 1917-23 May 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Ark 2 (24 May 1917-09 Aug 1917)
Transferred to the Staff of the Commander Of Flying 2 (10 Aug 1917-04 Oxt 1917)
Officer-Advanced-Training-Course with the Flying-Radio-Operator-Instruction-Battalion Warsaw (05 Oct 1917-25 Nov 1917)
Radio-Officer with the Staff of the Commander Of Flying 2 (Army High Command 2) (26 Nov 1917-03 Mar 1918)
Leader of Battle-Squadron 22b (04 Mar 1918-23 Mar 1918)
Leader of Battle-Squadron 15 (24 Mar 1918-29 Mar 1918)
With the Central-Pole-Staff Rumania (30 Mar 1918-25 Nov 1918)
Retired (25 Nov 1918)
Entered Police Service with the Protection-Police Frankfurt, Main (03 Dec 1918-1930)
Commander of the Police-School Hildesheim (1930-31 Jul 1935)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1941) with the Staff of Air-District-Command IV (01 Aug 1935-14 Mar 1936)
Transferred to the Staff of Air-Region-Command 9 (15 Mar 1936-27 Feb 1937)
Transferred to the Staff of Air-District-Command VII (28 Feb 1937-21 Jul 1938)
Trainer at the Pilot-School Salzwedel (22 Jul 1938-26 Oct 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of Air-Region-Command XI (27 Oct 1938-12 Nov 1938)
Commander of Pilot-School C, Nuremberg (13 Nov 1938-12 Feb 1939)
Commander of Pilot-School 22, Neustadt-Glewe, Mecklenburg (13 Mar 1939-31 Oct 1940)
) Commander of Pilot-School 42, Neustadt-Glewe, Mecklenburg and Air-Base-Commandant Neustadt-Glewe (01 Nov 1940-13 Jun 1942)
Commander of Pilot-School A/B, Schönwalde and Air-Base-Commandant Schönwalde (14 Jun 1942-22 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (23 Aug 1943-08 Oct 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command III, Berlin (09 Oct 1943-20 Oct 1943)
With the Staff of Air-Fleet 3 (21 Oct 1943-10 Dec 1943)
Air-Base-Commandant A 225/XII, Lorient (10 Frc 1943-00 Jul 1944)
Luftwaffe-Battle-Section-Commander in Fortress Lorient-South (00 Jul 1944-10 May 1945)
In Captivity (10 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritter Kreuz des königlichen Hauseorders von Hohenzollern (02 Jun 1918)


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