(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Friedrich Leesemann
Born: 19 Apr 1893 in Hamburg
Died: 31 Dec 1976 in Lichtenwald
Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Apr 1913); Unteroffizier (06 Aug 1913); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (05 Jun 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (06 Jun 1915); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1934); Major (01 Sep 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Jan 1941); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a One Year Volunteer in the 114th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Reserve-Training A with the 40th Fusilier-Regiment (12 Apr 1914-06 Jun 1914)
Called Up from Reserve with the 5th MG-Detachment, 212th Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-15 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 10th MG-Detachment, Thorn (16 Aug 1914-26 Sep 1914)
Detached on the Patrol-Steamer ‘Fortuna’ (27 Sep 1914-24 Feb 1917)
Observer-Training with the 11th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (25 Feb 1917-04 Apr 1917)
Detached to Radio-Operator-Course in Warsaw (05 Apr 1917-15 May 1917)
Detached to Observer-School Jüterbog (16 May 1917-14 Jul 1917)
Instructor at the Observer-School Jüterbog (15 Jul 1917-09 Sep 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park South (10 Sep 1917-15 Sep 1917)
Observer with the Flying-Battalion A 230 (16 Sep 1917-21 Mar 1918)
Observer with the 11th Flying-Battalion (22 Mar 1918-08 Apr 1918)
Detached to Flying-Group-Commander 2 (09 Apr 1918-07 May 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 6 (08 May 1918-18 May 1918)
Detached to Fighter-Group 3 (19 May 1918-22 May 1918)
Observer with Flying-Battalion A 281 (23 May 1918-02 Dec 1918)
Retired (02 Dec 1918)
Leader of a Volunteer-Unit in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld (03 Dec 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Reactivated as Squadron-Leader A and Volunteer with the 406th Flying-Battalion, Artillery-Flying-Squadron 127 (15 Jan 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Transferred to the Reichswehr-Air-Base Brieg, Location Meseritz (01 Oct 1919-31 Dec 1919)
Retired (31 Dec 1919)
Training with the 6th Infantry-Regiment as a MG-Platoon-Leader (03 Jun 1925-21 Jul 1925)
3rd Selection-Course in Schleißheim (02 Sep 1934-16 Sep 1934)
Entered the Luftwaffe as Officer with Special Duties in the RLM (01 Oct 1934-31 May 1935)
Course for Tactics-Instructors at the Infantry-School Dresden (08 Oct 1934-12 Dec 1934)
Special-Course for Tactics-Instructors (07 Jan 1935-23 Mar 1935)
Infantry-Course in Königsbrück (02 Apr 1935-28 May 1935)
Instructor for Air Tactics with Flying-Group (S) Lechfeld (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1937)
Detached to the RLM, LA III (03 Aug 1936-31 Sep 1936)
Instructor for Air Tactics at the Flying-Weapons-School Lechfeld (01 Oct 1937-31 Dec 1937)
Squadron-Captain in Bomber-Wing 153 (01 Jan 1938-31 Aug 1938)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Bomber-Group 4, Tutow (01 Sep 1938-21 Oct 1938)
Detached to Luftwaffe-Command Austria (22 Oct 1938-31 Oct 1938)
Commander of the 14th Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Klagenfurt (01 Nov 1938-28 Feb 1939)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 14th Flying-Training-Regiment, Klagenfurt (01 Mar 1939-08 Feb 1942)
At the same time, Commander of the 14th Flying-Training-Regiment (01 Apr 1939-08 Feb 1942)
At the same time, Air-Base-Commandant Klagenfurt (17 Dec 1938-08 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 4th Luftwaffe-Field-Regiment (09 Feb 1942-12 Nov 1942)
Higher Commander of Field-Training-Regiments of the Luftwaffe (13 Nov 1942-03 Jun 1943)
Higher Commander of Field-Training-Regiments and Replacement-Battalions of the Luftwaffe (04 Jun 1943-11 Apr 1944)
Commander of the Flying-Replacement-Division (12 Apr 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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