(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Wolfgang von Wild
Born: 26 Apr 1901 in Frankfurt, Main
Died: 12 May 1964 in Kassel
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (13 Nov 1920); Oberfähnrich zur See (01 Jan 1923); Leutnant zur See (01 Apr 1923); Oberleutnant zur See (01 Jul 1925); Kapitänleutnant (01 Apr 1933); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1935); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Aug 1941); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered the Navy (01 Jul 1918)
Training at the Naval-School Mürwik (01 Jul 1918-30 Sep 1918)
Kadett on Board the Liner 'Schlesien' (01 Oct 1918-30 Nov 1918)
To Disposal of Replacement-Authority and Granted Leave (01 Dec 1918-25 Feb 1919)
Volunteer with the Naval-Assault-Company of the 1st Guards-Reserve-Regiment, 01 Apr 1919 Wounded (26 Feb 1919-28 Jul 1919)
Volunteer with the Assault-Company of the II. Naval-Brigade Ehrhardt (29 Jul 1919-09 Sep 1920)
Training at the Naval-School and temporarily on Board the Minesweeper 'M 90' (10 Sep 1920-31 Jul 1921)
Training on Board the Sailing-School-Ship 'Niobe' (01 Aug 1921-30 Sep 1921)
Training at the Naval-School Mürwik (01 Oct 1921-14 Mar 1922)
Course with the Naval-Signals-Battalion Baltic Sea (15 Mar 1922-30 Apr 1922)
Crew-Cadre 'Berlin' (01 May 1922-06 May 1922)
Training as Watch-Officer-Pupil with the 5th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (07 May 1922-28 Jun 1922)
Training on Board the Cruiser 'Berlin' and Liner 'Braunschweig' (29 Jun 1922-02 Jan 1923)
Course at the Ship-Artillery-School (03 Jan 1923-23 Mar 1923)
Course at the Torpedo-School (24 Mar 1923-03 Jun 1923)
Course at the Mine-School (04 Jun 1923-30 Jun 1923)
Infantry-Course with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (01 Jul 1923-06 Aug 1923)
Platoon-Leader-Course with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (07 Aug 1923-30 Sep 1923)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat 'G 7' (01 Oct 1923-24 Sep 1924)
Platoon-Leader with Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (25 Sep 1924-10 Jan 1926)
FT and UT Course (11 Jan 1926-31 Mar 1926)
Platoon-Leader with Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (01 Apr 1926-26 Apr 1926)
Disk-Officer on the Tender 'Nordsee' (27 Apr 1926-17 May 1926)
Platoon-Leader with Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (18 May 1926-22 Jun 1926)
Artillery-Officer-Observer-Course at the Ship-Artillery-School, Kiel (23 Jun 1926-22 Sep 1926)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boats 'G 8' then 'G 11' and Half-Flotilla-Adjutant of the 1st Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (23 Sep 1926-29 Sep 1928)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat 'T 135' (30 Sep 1928-11 Aug 1929)
Photographic-Officer with the Command of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (12 Aug 1929-30 Sep 1930)
Special-Training (Aircraft-Observer) with the Radio-Test-Command, Warnemünde (01 Oct 1930-13 Nov 1930)
Flak-Special-Course at the Coastal-Artillery-School (14 Nov 1930-07 Dec 1930)
Radio and Torpedo Officers Special Course (08 Dec 1930-28 Mar 1931)
To Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (29 Mar 1931-31 Jan 1934)
Special-Course at the Ship-Artillery-School (28 Aug 1931-26 Sep 1931)
Flak-Course in Wangerooge (26 Nov 1931-29 Nov 1931)
Special-Training with the Radio-Test-Command (secret Flying-Training), temporarily Detached to the Royal Italian Air Force (01 Oct 1932-30 Sep 1933)
Group-Director and Kapitänleutnant with the Staff of the Radio-Test-Command (01 Oct 1933-31 Jan 1934)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea and Director of the Liaison-Centre of Air-Office Kiel (Cover name for Air-District-Command VI, Kiel) (01 Feb 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1934)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the Leader of Naval Air Forces (01 Oct 1934-00 Jul 1936)
Company-Chief with the 16th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (Sea) (00 Jul 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the Command of Flying-Schools and Replacement-Battalions (Sea) (01 Mar 1937-30 Nov 1938)
Commander of Coastal-Flying-Group 506, from Oct 1939 renamed Coastal-Flying-Group 806 and Airbase-Commandant Dievenow (01 Dec 1938-31 Mar 1941)
At the same time, Leader of Sea Air Forces (04 Jul 1940-20 Apr 1941)
Flying-Leader Baltic Sea (21 Apr 1941-29 Oct 1941)
Acting Flying-Leader Atlantic (30 Oct 1941-05 Feb 1942)
Flying-Leader South (Crimea) (06 Feb 1942-10 Sep 1942)
Commander of Air Force Units with the VIII. Flying-Corps used around Sevastopol (23 Jun 1942-02 Jul 1942)
Taken ill, Hospital (11 Sep 1942-31 Oct 1942)
Air-Transport-Leader I (South-East), Athens (01 Nov 1942-08 Dec 1942)
Flying-Leader Sardinia (09 Dec 1942-19 Jun 1943)
Escort-Leader Mediterranean with the Staff of Air-Fleet 2 (20 Jun 1943-26 Aug 1943)
Taken ill, Hospital (27 Aug 1943-04 Oct 1943)
Commander of Flying-Weapons-School C, later renamed Combat-Observer-School 4, Parow by Stralsund (05 Oct 1943-30 Sep 1944)
Granted Leave for treatment (01 Oct 1944-31 Oct 1944)
Liaison-Officer of the Luftwaffe-Defence-Office with Air-Fleet 6 (01 Nov 1944-08 Dec 1944)
Flying-Leader 6, Pillau (09 Dec 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Detached to the Luftwaffe-Operations-Staff, OKL - 'Extended Service Air-Attaché Tokyo' - Planned as a Chief of one to Japan to despatch Luftwaffe-Mission - the flight to Japan over Norway-North Pole-Polar Sea-Bering Straight - was ordered for the 09 May 1945 (01 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (09 May 1945-01 Jul 1947)
Released (01 Jul 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 21.08.1942 als Oberst und Fliegerführer Süd
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz (Marine)
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- 1939 EK I


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