(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wilhelm Merz
Born: 23 Sep 1889 in Glauchau, Saxony
Died: 17 Nov 1958 in Darmstadt
Promotions:
Fähnrich (29 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1917); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1938); Oberst (02 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 28th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1908-01 Aug 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 28th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-31 Aug 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 28th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1915-21 Sep 1916)
Adjutant of the compound Brigade A (22 Sep 1916-12 Oct 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 28th Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Oct 1916-28 Jan 1917)
Adjutant of the 32nd Field-Artillery-Brigade (29 Jan 1917-30 Apr 1919)
Retired (30 Apr 1919)
Supplemental-Officer-Aspirant (Luftwaffe) (Supplemental-Officer from 01 Aug 1935, Active-Officer from 15 Dec 1938) and Supply-Officer-Flak in the Staff of Air-District-Command III, Dresden (01 Apr 1935-30 Jun 1938)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the Staff of Air-Region-Command IV, Dresden (01 Jul 1938-25 Jul 1939)
Quartermaster of Air-Region-Command IV, Dresden (26 Jul 1939-04 Mar 1940)
Quartermaster with the General-Quartermaster of the Luftwaffe, RLM (05 Mar 1940-06 Jun 1940)
Detached to the Staff of Air-Fleet 3 (07 Jun 1940-28 Jun 1940)
Quartermaster with the General-Quartermaster of the Luftwaffe, RLM (29 Jun 1940-22 Aug 1940)
Detached to the General-Quartermaster with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, OKH (23 Aug 1940-28 Nov 1940)
Luftwaffe-Liaison-Officer with the General-Quartermaster in OKH (29 Nov 1940-11 Jul 1943)
Senior-Quartermaster with the Staff of the General of German Luftwaffe in Italy (12 Jul 1943-15 Sep 1943)
Luftwaffe-Liaison-Officer with the Senior-Quartermaster of Army-Group B (16 Sep 1943-20 Nov 1943)
Luftwaffe-Liaison-Officer with the Commander-in-Chief South-West (21 Nov 1943-10 Apr 1944)
Department-Chief with the Chief of Supply-Affairs of the Luftwaffe, OKL (11 Apr 1944-02 May 1945)
In Allied Captivity (02 May 1945-16 Jun 1947)
Released (16 Jun 1947)

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