(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Adolar-Hermann Wuppermann
Born: 18 Apr 1886 in Plettenberg, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Died: 23 Feb 1958 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Dec 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (28 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1916); Hauptmann a.D. (03 Dec 1934); Major (01 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Mar 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army (01 Apr 1907)
Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 69th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1912)
Detached to War School Kassel (1907-28 Jul 1908)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 69th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1912-06 Sep 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 69th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Sep 1914-09 Mar 1915)
Battery-Chief in the 69th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Mar 1915-00 Sep 1916)
Battalion-Leader in the 69th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Sep 1916-03 Jul 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 504th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Jul 1918-20 Jul 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 69th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Jul 1918-04 Mar 1919)
Leader of Battery Wuppermann in the Deutschen Freischar Thümmel/Abteilung Lüttwitz (05 Mar 1919-25 Sep 1919)
Placed to Disposal of the 69th Field-Artillery-Regiment & Granted Leave (26 Sep 1919-13 Dec 1919)
Retired (13 Dec 1919)
Agricultural Volunteer (01 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Managing Director of the Rural & Forest Economical Employers' Association in the Districts Glogau and Fraustadt, later also in the Districts of Guhrau and Freystadt,
Managing Director of the Brickyard Employers' Association in the aforementioned Districts,
Managing Director of the Administration Union of Employers' in Labour-Court-District Glogau (01 Apr 1920-31 Mar 1933)
District Social Advisor with the Administration of Districts Glogau, Fraustadt, Guhrau and Freystadt (01 Apr 1933-30 Nov 1934)
Luftwaffe Supplemental-Officer-Aspirant (03 Dec 1934); Luftwaffe Supplemental-Officer (01 Apr 1935); Luftwaffe Active-Officer (01 Aug 1941)
With the Staff of Air-District-Command IV, Münster (03 Dec 1934-30 Jun 1938)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the Staff of Air-Region-Command XII, Wiesbaden (01 Jul 1938-14 Jul 1939)
Quartermaster with Air-Region-Command XII, Wiesbaden (15 Jul 1939-23 Jun 1940)
Quartermaster with Air-Region-Command West France (24 Jun 1940-18 Jul 1944)
Granted Leave (19 Jul 1944-05 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (06 Sep 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern


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