LW General-Major

[Karsten S]

Can anybody identify this LW General-Major?

Cheers

Karsten

[harmel]

Luft General

Hi Karsten it looks like Eduard Ritter von Schleich
Harmel

[wessel]

I think you're right. This would tie in with Karsten's location as Von Schleich was C-in-C Denmark of Luftwaffe forces. Also, just about every picture you see of him he is wearing his Pour le Merit.

[Larry deZeng]

Herr Wessel is right....the photo was probably taken in Denmark sometime after 01.02.1941:

SCHLEICH, Eduard Ritter von. (DOB: 09.08.88 in München). (PleM). 04.12.17 awarded Pour le Mérite. 14.06.18 bayer. Militär-Joseph-Orden (mit gleichzeitiger Verleihung des personalichen Adels). 01.04.35 designated an Erg.-Offizier (Luftwaffe) and assigned rank of Maj. (RDA 01.02.33). 20.04.35 appt to Stab/Lw.-Reserve des Luftgaue XI. 01.08.36 promo to Obstlt. 13.10.36 Offizier z.b.V. des RLM u. Ob.d.L. (pending assignment). 15.11.36 ordered to I./St.G. 165, Kitzingen. 01.03.37 appt Kdr. II./JG 234 and concurrently appt Kdt. Fl.H. Düsseldorf. 01.08.37 activated. 01.10.38 promo to Oberst. 01.11.38 appt Kommodore JG 132 later 26 “Albert Schlageter”. 27.08.39 appt acting Gen.Maj. 15.12.39 appt Kdr. JFvS 4 and JFS 5, Wien-Schwechat. 29.12.39 appt Kdr. JFS 2. 04.10.40 appt Ausb.-Leiter with the Deutschen Lw.-Mission in Rumänien. 01.02.41 promo to Gen.Maj. 12.06.41 appt Gen.d.Lw. in Dänemark. 01.09.43 promo to Gen.Lt. 17.01.44 Kommanierender Gen. u. Bef. des Luftgau-Kdo. Norwegen. 09.11.44 Führerreserve at the disposition of Luftgau-Kdo. III. 09.08.45 became U.S. POW. †15.11.47 in Diessem/Ammersee.

--Larry

P.S. There is a fellow in Michigan named Darrell or Darren Whiteside who recently completed a biography of Ritter von Schleich and self-published it. I haven't read it, but someone who has said it was quite comprehensive and has a large selection of family photos.

[Karsten S]

I think you're right. This would tie in with Karsten's location as Von Schleich was C-in-C Denmark of Luftwaffe forces. Also, just about every picture you see of him he is wearing his Pour le Merit.

I also found it in Denmark along with some other LW Base Aalborg pictures.

Thanks to all for helping me out here. I appreciate it a lot.
Found some other photo´s on google of him.

Cheers

Karsten

[cemifor]

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P.S. There is a fellow in Michigan named Darrell or Darren Whiteside who recently completed a biography of Ritter von Schleich and self-published it. I haven't read it, but someone who has said it was quite comprehensive and has a large selection of family photos.

http://www.rittervonschleich.com/hisnewbiography.html

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