(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Nikolaus Maier
Born: 30 Jan 1897 in Munich (München)
Died: 26 Mar 1968 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Promotions:
Unteroffizier (00 Jul 1916); Vizefeldwebel (00 Jun 1917); Leutnant der Reserve (23 Jul 1918); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Oct 1919); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1925); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 May 1933); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943)
Career:
Entered The Army as a War Volunteer with the Bavarian Radio-Replacement-Battalion, Munich (10 Aug 1914-16 Dec 1914)
Detached to the Bavarian Airship-Replacement-Battalion, Munich (17 Dec 1914-18 Dec 1914)
Transferred to the MG-Company of Steering-Airships I, Magdeburg (19 Dec 1914-02 Apr 1916)
Detached to the Bavarian Airship-Replacement-Battalion, Munich (03 Apr 1916-09 Apr 1916)
Detached to the II. Replacement-Battalion, 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Apr 1916-07 Nov 1916)
Flying-Training with the 1st Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Schleißheim (08 Nov 1916-12 Jan 1917)
Training at the Observer-School 2 (13 Jan 1917-25 Jan 1917)
Observer with the Protection-Squadron 27 (26 Jan 1917-12 Sep 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 4 (13 Sep 1917-13 Oct 1917)
Flying-Training at the Flying-School Lechfeld (14 Oct 1917-12 Dec 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 (13 Dec 1917-03 Jan 1918)
Pilot of the Protection-Squadron 27 (04 Jan 1918-13 Aug 1918)
Instructor with the Observer-Course 33, Instruction-Command 1 (14 Aug 1918-02 Nov 1918)
Pilot with the Flying-Battalion Müller (03 Nov 1918-10 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the City-Commandant Munich (01 May 1919-16 May 1919)
Transferred to the Troop-Flying-Squadron Krug (17 May 1919-16 Jun 1919)
Transferred to the Defence-Regiment Munich (17 Jun 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Transferred into Police Service with the Protection-Police-Command Munich-Land, on 01 Sep 1929 with the Protection-Police-Command Munich (01 Oct 1919-31 Dec 1930)
Student at the Technical Officer-Head-Course (01 Nov 1929-12 Apr 1930)
Practical Training with the Police-Motor-Vehicle-Workshop and MG-Courses (13 Apr 1930-11 Jul 1930)
Platoon-Leader with the Transport-Squadron of the Motor-Transport-Battalion of the Protection-Police Munich (01 Jan 1931-15 Nov 1931)
Platoon-Leader with the Special-Vehicle-Squadron of the Motor-Transport-Battalion of the Protection-Police Munich (16 Nov 1931-31 May 1932)
2nd Officer with the Automotive-Battalion of the Police-Motor-Vehicle-Workshop Bavaria-South (01 Jun 1932-31 Jan 1934)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in the RLM (01 Feb 1934-09 Oct 1937)
Commander of III. Group of Bomber-Wing 253 then 4 (10 Oct 1937-27 Nov 1939)
Commander of the Bomber-School II (28 Nov 1939-10 Dec 1941)
Officer with Special Duties for Special Tasks, RLM (11 Dec 1941-07 Jan 1942)
Taken Ill (07 Jan 1942-01 Nov 1942)
Officer for Special Tasks with Air-Region-Command West-France (02 Nov 1942-20 Mar 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant 12/VII, M (21 Mar 1943-12 Sep 1944)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (13 Sep 1944-09 Feb 1945)
Condemned by the Reichs War Court because of Disobedience in the Field to 5 Years in Prison and Loss of Rank (09 Apr 1944)
This was confirmed on 09 Dec 1944 by Order of the Reichs-Marshal. The period of pre-trail confinement was credited and the execution of the remaining penalty was suspended. The loss of his rank was revised. This treatment of mercy was certainly due to the fact that it was Major-General Maier who carried Göring out of the firing line at the Beer Hall in Munich. He was Discharged from the Luftwaffe (09 Feb 1945)
In British Captivity (19 Apr 1945-00 Apr 1947)
Released (00 Apr 1947)

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