(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Heinrich Seywald
Born: 23 Dec 1894 in Regensburg
Died: 15 Sep 1973 in Regensburg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Dec 1914); Fähnrich (04 Mar 1915); Leutnant (07 May 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1923); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1928); Major (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as a War Volunteer in the 11th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-10 Dec 1914)
Detached to Officer-Aspirant-Course in Döberitz (18 Oct 1914-10 Dec 1914)
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 11th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (11 Dec 1914-09 Jul 1915)
Detached to the Recruitment-Depot of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (10 Jul 1915-03 Oct 1915)
Detached to the 10th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 Oct 1915-05 Nov 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 11th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (06 Nov 1915-19 Feb 1916)
Observer-Training with the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schleißheim (20 Feb 1916-21 Apr 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 (22 Apr 1916-14 May 1916)
Observer with the Combat-Squadron 33 (15 May 1916-14 Jan 1917)
Observer with the 274th Flying-Battalion (15 Jan 1917-03 Apr 1917)
Observer with the 48th Bavarian Flying-Battalion (04 Apr 1917-20 May 1917)
Pilot-Training with the 1st Bavarian Flying-Battalion then at the Flying-School 1 (21 May 1917-17 Sep 1917)
Detached to the Prussian Fighter-School of the Supreme Army Command (18 Sep 1917-29 Sep 1917)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 23 (30 Sep 1917-01 Jun 1918)
Leader of Fighter-Squadron 23 (02 Jun 1918-01 Jan 1919)
With the 2nd Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion (02 Jan 1919-24 Apr 1919)
Pilot with Flying-Battalion A 2, Freikorps Epp (25 Apr 1919-08 Jul 1919)
Detached to the Bavarian Officer-School, Munich (09 Jul 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Detached to the Reichswehr-Air-Base Schleißheim (01 Oct 1919-27 Jan 1920)
Liaison-Officer to the Staff of the Bavarian Representation of the Aviation-Peace-Commission (28 Jan 1920-31 Aug 1920)
Company-Officer in the 124th Motor-Transport-Company (01 Sep 1920-30 Sep 1921)
Company-Officer with the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1921-30 Jun 1922)
Company-Officer with the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1922-30 Sep 1922)
Company-Officer with the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1922-31 Oct 1924)
Glider-Course in the Rhön (28 Jun 1923-15 Jul 1923)
Welfare-Officer with the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Nov 1924-31 Oct 1928)
Detached to the 2nd Motor-Transport-Course for Officers with the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (05 Jan 1926-01 Apr 1926)
Detached to the Training-Command of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion – Testing as Military-Motor-Transport-Expert (08 Apr 1926-30 Apr 1926)
Retired (31 Oct 1928)
Secret Flying-Training (01 Nov 1928-31 Mar 1930)
Reactivated to Army Service with the Staff of the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1930-30 Sep 1930)
Company-Chief in the 4th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1930-31 May 1933)
Advisor in the RWM, Air Protection Office (01 Jun 1933-31 Aug 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Advisor LP I, RLM (01 Sep 1933-11 Mar 1936)
Detached to Flying-Group Tutow (23 Sep 1935-02 Oct 1935)
Detached to Flight-Command Berlin (10 Nov 1935-31 Jan 1936)
Detached to Flight-Command Berlin (10 Feb 1936-29 Feb 1936)
Commander of III. Group of Bomber-Wing 152 and Air-Base-Commandant Barth (12 Mar 1936-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the Pilot-School Fürth and Air-Base-Commandant Fürth (01 Apr 1938-31 Jul 1938)
Commander of Flying-Schools and of the 13th Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Nuremberg (01 Aug 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 153 (01 Feb 1939-31 Mar 1939)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 77 (01 Apr 1939-13 Sep 1939)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (14 Sep 1939-14 Oct 1939)
Detached to the Forward-Command of the Greater Bomber-Flying-School Thorn (15 Oct 1939-14 Nov 1939)
Commander of the Greater Bomber-Flying-School 4, Thorn and Air-Base-Commandant Thorn (15 Nov 1939-15 Jun 1942)
Inspector of Pilot-Training (RLM, L In 9) (16 Jun 1942-07 Mar 1943)
Commander of Weapon-Technical Schools of the Luftwaffe (08 Mar 1943-15 Sep 1944)
General with Special Duties with Air-Fleet Reich (16 Sep 1944-30 Sep 1944)
Commander of the Catch-Organisation of the Luftwaffe in Slovakia, Malacky (01 Oct 1944-24 Jan 1945)
Commander of the Control-Office of the Luftwaffe, Olmütz, on the middle of February 1945 of the Head-Control-Office South of the Luftwaffe in Pardubitz (25 Jan 1945-31 Mar 1945)
Higher Commander of Wehrmacht-Order-Troops in the Reichs-Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia (01 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-10 Mar 1947)
Released (10 Mar 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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