(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Jens-Peter Petersen
Born: 12 Oct 1893 in Bredebro, District Tondern
Died: 20 Aug 1971 in Stuttgart
Promotions:
Unteroffizier der Reserve (06 May 1917); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (07 May 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (22 May 1915); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1934); Major (01 May 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Feb 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army Reserves as a War Volunteer in the Replacement-Battalion of the 73rd Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-31 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 215th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1914-22 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Reserve-Hospital Lindenhof, Hannover-Linden (22 Oct 1914-30 Nov 1914)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 141st Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1914-12 Jan 1915)
War Volunteer in the 141st Infantry-Regiment (13 Jan 1915-26 Jan 1915)
In the Reserve-Hospital Baltischer Hof, Swinemünde (26 Jan 1915-10 Feb 1915)
War Volunteer, Platoon and Company Officer with the Replacement-Battalion of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (11 Feb 1915-08 Aug 1915)
Reserve-Officer-Course in Lokstedter Camp (06 Apr 1915-20 May 1915)
Detached to the 54th Infantry-Division (09 Aug 1915-16 Aug 1915)
Company-Officer in the 84th Infantry-Regiment (17 Aug 1915-09 Sep 1915)
Taken ill and Returned Home to the Replacement-Battalion of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1915-24 Nov 1915)
Company-Officer with the Replacement-Battalion of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (25 Nov 1915-30 Dec 1915)
Company-Officer in the 84th Infantry-Regiment (31 Dec 1915-21 May 1916)
Detached to the 54th Medical-Company (21 May 1916-12 Nov 1916)
With the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 54th Infantry-Division (13 Nov 1916-12 Aug 1917)
Observer-Training with the 8th Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Graudenz (13 Aug 1917-26 Jan 1918)
Detached to Flying-Observer-School Königsberg (27 Jan 1918-20 Mar 1918)
Detached to the Artillery-Flying-School II (21 Mar 1918-01 May 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park A (02 May 1918-03 Jun 1918)
Observer with the 276th Flying-Battalion (04 Jun 1918-07 Dec 1918)
Retired (07 Dec 1918)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Squadron-Captain with Flying-Group Göppingen (01 Apr 1934-30 Apr 1935)
With the Staff of Air-District-Command VII (01 May 1935-30 Jun 1935)
With the Forward-Command of the Flying-Training-Staff Henningsdorf (01 Jul 1935-31 Jul 1935)
Leader of the Training-Staff Henningsdorf and Air-Base-Commandant Henningsdorf (12th Flying-Training-Regiment) (01 Aug 1935-30 Jun 1938)
Training-Leader with Air-Region-Command XI (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1940)
Air-Attaché at the Embassy in Copenhagen (01 Feb 1940-29 Apr 1940)
Air-Attaché at the Embassy in Stockholm and Helsinki with Seat in Stockholm (30 Apr 1940-27 Dec 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 1/VI (28 Dec 1942-30 Jun 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant 6/XVII, Zagreb (01 Jul 1943-12 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL (12 Jan 1945-02 May 1945)
In Captivity (02 May 1945-10 Mar 1947)
Released (10 Mar 1947)

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