(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wilhelm Voelk
Born: 17 Mar 1890 in Munich
Died: 21 Jul 1962 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (20 Oct 1909); Fähnrich (07 Mar 1910); Leutnant (26 Oct 1911); Oberleutnant (09 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (19 Aug 1919); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Oct 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army (19 Jul 1909)
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (19 Jul 1909-31 Mar 1914)
Detached to the War-School in Munich (01 Jan 1910-29 Sep 1911)
Detached to the Bavarian Air and Motor Transport Battalion (02 Feb 1914-31 Mar 1914)
Pilot-Training with the Bavarian Flying-Battalion Schleißheim (01 Apr 1914-06 Aug 1914)
Pilot-Training with the 1st Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Schleißheim (07 Aug 1914-14 Oct 1914)
Pilot with the Field-Flying-Battalion 5b (15 Oct 1914-11 Sep 1915)
Detached to the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Schleißheim (12 Sep 1915-03 Oct 1915)
Placed to the Disposal of the 12th Bavarian Infantry-Brigade (04 Oct 1915-07 Oct 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 6th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Oct 1915-11 Nov 1915)
Company-Leader in the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (12 Nov 1915-04 Dec 1915)
Detached to Recruitment-Depot of the III. Bavarian Army-Corps (05 Dec 1915-12 Jul 1916)
Company-Leader in the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (13 Jul 1916-01 Oct 1917)
At the same time, MG-Officer with the Staff of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (22 Apr 1917-11 Sep 1917)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (02 Oct 1917-07 Nov 1918)
At the same time, Leader of the III. Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (25 Oct 1917-15 Nov 1917)
At the same time, Leader of the I. Battalion of the 21st Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (23 May 1918-31 May 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Commander of the I. Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Jul 1918-14 Jul 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Commander of the II. Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (30 Aug 1918-18 Sep 1918)
Leader of the III. Battalion of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Nov 1918-02 Oct 1919)
With the Processing-Station of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered the Luftwaffe (01 Aug 1935)
Airbase-Commandant Schleißheim (01 Aug 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Airbase-Commandant Landsberg/Lech (01 Mar 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Airbase-Commandant Graz (01 Apr 1938-13 Aug 1939)
Special-Purpose-Airport-Area-Commandant 17 (14 Aug 1939-06 Nov 1939)
Special-Purpose-Airport-Area-Commandant 160 (07 Nov 1939-20 Jun 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant 8/XII (21 Jun 1941-15 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 3rd Luftwaffe-Field-Regiment (16 Jan 1942-27 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 4th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (28 Nov 1942-01 Apr 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/XVII, Prague (00 Dec 1943-23 Oct 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL - to the disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (24 Oct 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Retired (28 Feb 1945)
In US Captivity (00 May 1945-00 Nov 1946)
Released (00 Nov 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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