(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalstabsarzt Dr.med. Kurt Wenzig
Born: 20 Nov 1889 in Cologne (Köln), Rhine (Rhein)
Died: 11 Jul 1967 in Berlin
Doctorate In Medicine: 05 Dec 1919
Promotions:
Feldunterarzt (28 Oct 1914); Assistenzarzt (09 Nov 1915); Oberarzt (18 Dec 1917); Stabsarzt (01 Jan 1923); Oberstabsarzt (01 Jul 1933); Oberfeldarzt (01 Apr 1936); Oberstarzt (01 Aug 1938); Generalarzt (01 Aug 1940); Generalstabsarzt (01 Aug 1942)
Career:
Entered the Army (01 Oct 1912)
One Year Volunteer in the 51st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-31 Mar 1913)
Discharged to Reserve (31 Mar 1913)
Medicine-Studies (01 Apr 1913-03 Aug 1914)
Called Up from Reserve (04 Aug 1914)
Medic in the 51st Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-09 Jan 1915)
Medic in Reserve-Field-Hospital 120 (10 Jan 1915-25 Jan 1917)
Medic with Squadron-Staff 401 (26 Jan 1917-11 May 1918)
Medic with the 49th MG-Sniper-Battalion (12 May 1918-24 Nov 1918)
Medic with the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (25 Nov 1918-12 Dec 1918)
Guard Medic in Garrison-Hospital Liegnitz (13 Dec 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Medic in the 7th Grenadier-Regiment (05 Jan 1919-23 Jan 1919)
Medic with the II. Battalion of the 5th Field-Artillery-Regiment (24 Jan 1919-13 Feb 1919)
Medic in the 58th Infantry-Regiment (14 Feb 1919-04 Apr 1919)
Medic in the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (05 Apr 1919-14 Aug 1919)
Detached to the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy for Military Training Matters, Berlin (15 Aug 1919-10 Dec 1919)
Medic with the III. Battalion of the 58th Rifle-Regiment (11 Dec 1919-02 Jan 1920)
Medic with the III. Battalion of the 57th Rifle-Regiment then with the 12th Infantry-Rergiment (03 Jan 1920-09 May 1920)
Location-Medic Görlitz (3rd Medical-Battalion) (10 May 1920-30 Jun 1926)
Detached to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Institute for Industrial Physiology, Berlin (01 Jul 1926-27 Feb 1929)
Sports-Medic with the Medic-Squadron Berlin (28 Feb 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Location-Medic Spandau (01 Feb 1931-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1934)
Air-District-Medic I (01 Apr 1936-30 Sep 1936)
With the Staff of Air-Region-Command 9 (01 Oct 1936-05 Oct 1936)
Air-District-Medic VII and Commander of the 7th Air-District-Medical-Battalion (06 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Luftwaffe-Group-Medic 2 (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Air-Fleet-Medic 2 (01 Feb 1939-31 Jan 1940)
Chief Of Staff of the Medical-Inspection of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Feb 1940-00 May 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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