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Reuss, Franz

Date of birth:
April 17th, 1904 (Augsburg, Germany)
Date of death:
June 5th, 1992 (Munich, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
April 24th, 1920: Schütze;
June 1st, 1925: Leutnant (Landespolizei);
January 1st, 1929: Oberleutnant (Landespolizei);
January 1st, 1935: Hauptmann (Landespolizei);
October 1st, 1935: Hauptmann (Heer);
August 1st, 1938: Hauptmann (Luftwaffe);
April 1st, 1939: Major;
April 1st, 1941: Oberstleutnant;
December 1st, 1942: Oberst;
June 1st, 1944: Generalmajor.

Career:
March 24th, 1920 - April 17th, 1920: 1. bayerischen Schützen-Regiment;
July 19th, 1920 - September 30th, 1920: Jäger-Bataillon 41;
April 5th, 1923: bayerische Landespolizei;
October 1st, 1935: Leiter Fähnrichs-Lehrgang für Reiter, Kriegsschule München;
January 1st, 1936: Schwadron Chef, Reiter Regiment 18;
August 1st, 1936: Generalstabs-Ausbildung, Heeres-Kriegsakademie, Berlin;
July 31st, 1938: Flieger-Ausbildung;
April 1st, 1939: Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 53;
February 26th, 1940: Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 76;
June 3rd, 1940: Lazerett;
June 19th, 1940: Krankenhaus Bonn;
October 15th, 1940: Lehrer, Luftkriegsakademie, Berlin-Gatow;
February 17th, 1941: Ia, Generalstab, Luftflotte 5;
April 16th, 1941: Ia, Nahkampfführer / Ia, Generalkommando IV. Fliegerkorps;
August 1st, 1941: Ia, Generalstab, IV. Fliegerkorps / Nahkampfführer;
November 1st, 1942: Chef des Generalstabes, II. Luftwaffen-Feldkorps;
August 25th, 1943: m.d.F.b.,, 4. Flieger-Division;
June 1st, 1944: Komandeur, 4. Flieger-Division;
April 5th, 1945 - January 17th, 1947: POW.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Wing Commander with General Staff)
Unit:
Stab, IV. Fliegerkorps, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 4. Flieger-Division, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 18th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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