(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Heinrich Lorenz
Born: 30 Jan 1892 in Reuden by Zeitz
Died: 09 May 1971 in Schmalenbek
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (31 Mar 1910); Fähnrich (16 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (05 Oct 1916); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1923); Major (01 Sep 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Platoon-Leader in the 162nd Infantry-Regiment (31 Mar 1910-01 Aug 1914)
Bicycle-Officer in the 162nd Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-18 Sep 1914)
Company-Leader in the 162nd Infantry-Regiment (19 Sep 1914-15 Aug 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (15 Aug 1915-09 Oct 1915)
Pilot-Training with the Military-Flying-School Halberstadt (10 Oct 1915-05 Jan 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 (06 Jan 1916-14 Jan 1916)
Detached to the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (15 Jan 1916-06 Mar 1916); Detached to Army-Flight-Park West (07 Mar 1916-07 May 1916)
Pilot in Battle-Wing 1 of the Supreme Army Command (08 May 1916-24 Nov 1916)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 19 (25 Nov 1916-16 Dec 1916)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 1 (17 Dec 1916-03 Mar 1917)
Leader of Fighter-Squadron 33 (04 Mar 1917-15 Jun 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (15 Jun 1917-15 Jul 1917)
Leader of Fighter-Squadron 33 (16 Jul 1917-14 Apr 1918)
Acting-Leader of Fighter-Squadron 10 (15 Apr 1918-06 Jun 1918)
Acting-Leader of Fighter-Squadron 7 (07 Jun 1918-30 Jun 1918)
Leader of the Flying-School with Army-Flight-Park 4 (01 Jul 1918-10 Nov 1918)
Demobilising with the 12th Flying-Battalion, Cottbus (11 Nov 1918-26 Mar 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of Flying-Group-Commander, Libau (27 Mar 1919-10 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the Air-Base Königsberg (11 Apr 1919-30 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the Head-Flight-Park 301, Insterburg (01 May 1919-10 Mar 1920)
Transferred to the 12th Artillery-Flying-Squadron (11 Mar 1920-04 May 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 1st Motor-Vehicle-Column (05 May 1920-05 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 39th Infantry-Regiment (06 Sep 1920-06 Nov 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (07 Nov 1920-31 May 1923)
Battalion-Weapons-Officer in the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (05 Dec 1920-25 Sep 1921)
Detached for Training to the 1st Artillery-Regiment (18 Feb 1922-13 May 1922)
Detached to the 1st Signals-Battalion (15 Apr 1923-31 May 1923)
Advisor with the Inspection For Weapons and Equipment, Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Jun 1923-31 Jan 1927)
Advisor in the Army Weapons Office, Testing Affairs, RWM (01 Feb 1927-30 Nov 1928)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1928-30 Sep 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment and Welfare-Officer of Positions At Celle (01 Oct 1932-31 May 1933)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service and Advisor LA II, RWM (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Commander of the Pilot-School Kitzingen and Air-Base-Commandant Kitzingen (01 Oct 1934-28 Feb 1935)
Commander of Flying-School Fürth and Air-Base-Commandant Fürth (01 Mar 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Quartermaster of Air-Region-Command VIII (01 Jul 1938-31 Jul 1938)
Quartermaster of Luftwaffe-Command East Prussia (01 Aug 1938-23 Oct 1939)
Airport-Area-Commandant Goslar (24 Oct 1939-02 Jul 1940)
Detached to Airport-Area-Command Laon (03 Jul 1940-22 Aug 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant Lille (23 Aug 1940-31 Oct 1940)
Detached to Airport-Area-Command Damm (01 Nov 1940-05 Dec 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant Damm (06 Dec 1940-16 Apr 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 4/I, Riga (17 Apr 1942-19 Feb 1943)
Commandant of Luftwaffe-Exercise-Grounds Dramburg, Pomerania (20 Feb 1943-15 Oct 1944)
Führer-Reserve then to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (15 Oct 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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