(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalarzt Dr.med. Paul Würfler
Born: 04 Feb 1895 in Wetzlar, Lahn
Died: 14 Nov 1985 in Bonn
Doctorate In Medicine: 02 Nov 1920
Promotions:
Gefreiter (02 Dec 1914); Unteroffizier (13 Apr 1915); Sanitäts-Unteroffizier (26 May 1916); Sanitäts-Vizefeldwebel (05 Jan 1916); Feldunterarzt (27 Oct 1917); Feldhilfsarzt (18 Jun 1918); Stabsarzt (15 Apr 1935); Oberstabsarzt (01 Dec 1935); Oberfeldarzt (01 Jan 1939); Oberstarzt (01 Jan 1941); Generalarzt (01 Dec 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army (04 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 54th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-22 Jan 1915)
War Volunteer in Reserve-Artillery-Munitions-Column 99 (23 Jan 1915-21 Feb 1916)
Taken ill and with the Garrison-Depot of the 54th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Feb 1916-25 May 1916)
Sanitäts-Unteroffizier in the 6th Kürassier-Regiment (26 May 1916-05 Nov 1916)
With the 256th Medical-Company (6th Cavalry-Division) (06 Nov 1916-16 Mar 1918)
Feldhilfsarzt with the 6th Squadron of the 2nd Dragoon-Regiment (17 Mar 1918-04 Jan 1919)
Feldhilfsarzt in Reserve-Hospital Küstrin (05 Jan 1919-31 Jan 1919)
Retired (31 Jan 1919)
Medical Studies and Promotion in Jena (01 Feb 1919-30 Nov 1920)
Practicing Doctor in Bad Rastenberg, Thuringia (01 Dec 1920-31 Mar 1925)
District Medical Officer in Bad Freienwalde, Oder (01 Apr 1925-31 Mar 1927)
Senior Physician in Psychiatric Service at the State Institute Eberwald (01 Apr 1927-14 Apr 1935)
Entered Army Service (14 Apr 1935)
With the Medical-Squadron Kassel (14 Apr 1935-30 Jun 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Jul 1935)
Location-Medic Königsberg, East Prussia and Leader of Luftwaffe-Medical-Squadron Königsberg (01 Jul 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Advisor for Aviation-Medicine in RLM - Medical-Inspection (01 Oct 1936-15 Oct 1939)
Air-Region-Medic II Posen and at the same time, Commander of the 2nd Air-Region-Medical-Battalion (16 Oct 1939-14 Jul 1940)
Air-Region-Medic VI Münster and at the same time, Commander of the 6th Air-Region-Medical-Battalion (15 Jul 1940-1941)
Chief of Staff of the Medical-Chief of the Luftwaffe, RLM (1941-30 Aug 1942)
Chief of Staff of the Chief of Wehrmacht-Medical-Affairs, OKW (31 Aug 1942-00 Jun 1945)
In British Captivity (00 Jun 1945-12 Jun 1946)
Released (12 Jun 1946)
Senior-Government-Medical-Advisor in Law Execution Service of the State North Rhine-Westphalia (1946-1960)
Among other things:
Prison Physician and Director of the Psychiatric Department Cologne,
Psychiatric Consultant for the Courts of the State North Rhine-Westphalia,
Member of the Working-Group for reforms of the Death Sentence of the Ministry of Justice of the State North Rhine-Westphalia,
Starting from 1950, Teacher for Criminal Psychology at the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne,
From 1951, Member of the Transport-Medical-Committee of the Federal Ministry of Transport,
From 1955, Chairman of the Working-Group Aviation-Medicine of the Scientific Society for Aviation,
From Jun 1958, Member in AERO MEDICAL PENAL of AGARD (Advisory Group for Aviation Research and Development),
From 1959, Member of the Scientific Advisory of the German Society for Flight Sciences,
Member of the Central Airmen Committee of Inquiry of the State North Rhine-Westphalia,
Member of the Scientific Advisory for the Medical & Health Service (Military Medicine Advisory) with the Federal Minister for Defence of 1963-1968

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