(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hans Poetsch
Born: 12 Dec 1893 Edderitz, District Köthen, Anhalt
Died: 17 Oct 1976 in Mölln
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1912); Leutnant (20 Nov 1913); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1917); Charakter als Rittmeister (31 Mar 1920); Rittmeister (01 Jan 1934); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker, Platoon and Squadron Leader in the 5th Kürassier-Regiment (14 Mar 1912-23 Jan 1916)
Leader of the 162nd Bicycle-Company (24 Jan 1916-14 Dec 1917)
Observer-Training with the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (15 Dec 1917-11 Mar 1918)
Detached to the Observer-School Jüterbog (12 Mar 1918-23 Apr 1918)
Special-Training with the Inspection of Air-Photography-Affairs (24 Apr 1918-16 Jun 1918)
Detached to the Flying-Firing-School Asch (17 Jun 1918-14 Jul 1918)
Observer with the Flying-Battalion A 243 (15 Jul 1918-25 Oct 1918)
Observer with the 46th Flying-Battalion (26 Oct 1918-19 Dec 1918)
Squadron-Leader in the 5th Kürassier-Regiment (Border-Protection East) (20 Dec 1919-14 Dec 1919)
1st Adjutant of the ‘Iron Division’ (Baltic) (15 Dec 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Employed by the Army in the Head-Photography-Office, RWM (01 Jul 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Assistant with the Tests-Office Adlershof, Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Oct 1926-14 Mar 1927)
Leader of the Photographic-Department of the Tests-Office Staaken-Rechlin, Army Weapons Office, RWM (15 Mar 1927-31 Dec 1933)
Reactivated to Army Service as Rittmeister in the 2nd Mounted-Regiment – Detached to the RLM (01 Jan 1934-31 Jan 1934)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service and Detached to the Tests-Office Staaken-Rechlin (01 Feb 1934-30 Apr 1934)
Detached to the Inspection of Flying-Weapons-Schools (01 May 1934-31 May 1934)
Leader of the Night-Flight-Squadron I, Berlin-Tempelhof (01 Jun 1934-31 Jul 1934)
Detached to Bomber-Wing 252 (01 Aug 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Detached to Reactivated-Course at Königsbrück (02 Feb 1935-31 Mar 1935)
Squadron-Captain in Bomber-Wing 252 (01 Apr 1935-31 Dec 1935)
Major with the Staff and Leader of the Technical Battalion of the Flying-Group (S) Tutow (01 Jan 1936-01 May 1936)
Commander of the Cadre-Battalion of Flying-Group (S) Tutow (02 May 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Leader of the Flight-Operations-Group Neubiberg (01 Oct 1936-30 Nov 1936)
Commander of the Pilot-School Neubiberg (01 Dec 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of Flying-Group (C) and Pilot-School Schleißheim, at the same time, Air-Base-Commandant Schleißheim (01 Oct 1937-28 Feb 1939)
Commander of the 43rd Flying-Training-Regiment (01 Mar 1939-15 Oct 1939)
Commander of the Pilot-Schools Plauen, Zwickau, Chemnitz and Jena (15 Oct 1939-17 Sep 1940)
Commodore of the Special-Purpose-Combat-Wing 3 (18 Sep 1940-31 Jan 1941)
Leader of Luftwaffe-Control-Commission I (01 Feb 1941-20 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve – Placed to the Disposal of Air-Fleet-Command 3 (20 Jul 1943-1943)
General with Special Duties with Air-Region-Command Belgium-North France (1943-31 Dec 1943)
Special-Agent of the Luftwaffe High Command for the Examination of Saving Measures with the General Of Flying Training, at the same time Inspector of Schools of the Luftwaffe (01 Jan 1944-22 Oct 1944)
At the same time, Detached to the General of Luftwaffe-Construction-Troops (05 Sep 1944-22 Oct 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (22 Oct 1944-31 Jan 1945)
At the same time, Delegated with the Collection and with the Employment of Motor-Vehicles in the Area of the Vistula-Army (01 Jan 1945-31 Jan 1945)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Battalion III then of the Flying-Replacement-Division (01 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-18 Jan 1947)
Released (18 Jan 1947)

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