(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalarzt Dr.med. Wilhelm Markert
Born: 29 Aug 1891 in Landshut
Died: 23 Aug 1973 in Würzburg
Doctorate In Medicine: 19 Dec 1923
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (28 Nov 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve (01 Oct 1920); Stabsarzt (01 Apr 1935); Oberstabsarzt (01 Oct 1936); Oberfeldarzt (01 Mar 1939); Oberstarzt (01 Aug 1941); Generalarzt (30 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army as a One-Year-Volunteer, Offiziers-Aspirant, Gun and Platoon Leader and Artillery-Observer in the 2nd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1913-14 Mar 1917)
Aircraft-Observer-Training with the Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schleißheim (15 Mar 1917-17 Jul 1917)
Observer with the Bavarian Flying-Battalion A 294 (18 Jul 1917-30 May 1918)
Wounded (30 May 1918-15 Oct 1918)
With the Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schleißheim (16 Oct 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Battery-Officer in the 2nd Bavarian Firld-Artillery-Regiment (19 Dec 1918-06 Mar 1919)
With the Volunteer-Flying-Battalion 'Sorg', Kitzingen (07 Mar 1919-14 Mar 1919)
Flying-Liaison-Officer with the General-Command of the II. Bavarian Army-Corps (14 Mar 1919-02 May 1919)
Leader of the Processing-Office Air-Base Fürth (03 May 1919-31 Jul 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 23rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Retired (30 Sep 1920)
Medical-Studies and Medical Practical Training at the University Of Würzburg (01 Nov 1920-21 Nov 1923)
Voluntary-Assistent-Medic at the Pathological Institute of the University Würzburg (22 Nov 1923-14 Jan 1925)
Assistent at the Surgical Clinic Würzburg (15 Jan 1925-31 Oct 1929)
Assistant at the City Infirmary Schweinfurt (01 Nov 1929-30 Apr 1931)
Voluntary-Assistent at the Radiography Institute of the University Gynecological Clinic, Munich (01 May 1931-25 Aug 1931)
Infirmary-Medic in Straubing and Chief Medic at Entbindungsheim 'St. Monika', Straubing (02 Sep 1931-31 Mar 1935)
Entered Army Service as Medic with the Army-Medical-Squadron Würzburg (01 Apr 1935-30 Apr 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Leader of the Luftwaffe-Medical-Squadron Würzburg (01 May 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Leader of the Luftwaffe-Medical-Squadron Schleißheim (01 Oct 1936-19 Jan 1937)
In the Operations-Staff of Air-Exercise Rügen (20 Jan 1937-23 Jun 1937)
Leader of Luftwaffe-Medical-Squadron Schleißheim (24 Jun 1937-31 May 1939)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jun 1939-31 Dec 1940)
Chief-Medic of the Luftwaffe-Hospital Munich (01 Jan 1942-14 Jan 1942)
Air-Region-Medic II, Posen and Commander of the 2nd Air-Region-Medical-Battalion (15 Jan 1942-09 Apr 1943)
Air-Region-Medic VII and Commander of the 7th Air-Region-Medical-Battalion (10 Apr 1943-07 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1948)
Released (1948)

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