(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Günther Wieland
Born: 15 Oct 1895 in Groß-Rosen, District Striegau, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 20 Jul 1975 in Gütersloh
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (18 Dec 1915); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (06 Mar 1915); Fähnrich (14 May 1915); Leutnant (02 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1932); Major (01 Jul 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army (01 Nov 1914)
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 154th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1914-30 Mar 1916)
Taken ill, in Hospital (30 Mar 1916-30 May 1916)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 154th Infantry-Regiment (31 May 1916-19 Jul 1916)
Company-Leader in the 37th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jul 1916-22 Nov 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 14 (23 Nov 1916-30 Nov 1916)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 37th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1916-03 Dec 1916)
Aircraft-Observer-Training with the 10th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (04 Dec 1916-22 Jan 1917)
Training at the Observer-School Königsberg (23 Jan 1917-30 Mar 1917)
Training with the 10th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (31 Mar 1917-14 Apr 1917)
Observer and Officer with Special Duties with the Flying-Battalion A 273 (15 Apr 1917-23 Feb 1919)
Observer with the 428th Flying-Battalion (24 Feb 1919-10 Oct 1919)
With Airbase Stolp (11 Oct 1919-07 May 1920)
Company-Officer with Motor-Vehicle-Column 2 (08 May 1920-16 May 1920)
Company-Officer with Motor-Vehicle-Column 9 (17 May 1920-03 Aug 1920)
Company-Officer with the 109th Motor-Vehicle-Company (04 Aug 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Company-Officer in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Company-Officer in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1927)
Retired (30 Sep 1927)
Secret Flying-Training in Lipezk, USSR (01 Oct 1927-30 Sep 1929)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Oct 1929)
Photographic-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1929-30 Sep 1931)
Photographic-Instructor at the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Braunschweig (01 Oct 1931-30 Apr 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 May 1934)
To Disposal of the 1st Flying-Division (01 May 1934-30 Jun 1934)
Squadron-Captain of Reconnaissance-Squadron (F), Celle (01 Jul 1934-31 Jan 1935)
Advisor and Group-Director in the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (01 Apr 1935-31 May 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the Commander of Luftwaffe of Army-Group B (01 Jun 1940-28 Feb 1941)
Commander of Luftwaffe with the 6th Army (01 Mar 1941-31 Dec 1941)
Commander of the Reconnaissance-Flying-School 2, Brieg (01 Jan 1942-31 Dec 1942)
Detached to Department LP2, Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (01 Jan 1943-31 Mar 1943)
Chief of the 2nd Department in the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (01 Apr 1943-31 May 1944)
Commander of the 1st Flying-Training-Division (01 Jun 1944-31 Jan 1945)
General with Special Duties with Air-Fleet-Command Reich (01 Feb 1945-17 Mar 1945)
Commander of Command-Station of Luftwaffe-Catch-Staff West with Air-Region-Command VI (12 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-27 Mar 1947)
Released (27 Mar 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 28.03.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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