luftwaffe promotion document to OBERFELDW. HEINRICH FETZ

[joeimwalle]

luftwaffe promotion document to OBERFELDW. HEINRICH FETZ.
DATED MAY 21 1943
luftzeuggruppe 12 signed by unknown oberst und kommandeur?
3 pics
1. top portion of doc.
2. bottom part
3. auto of signer

[joeimwalle]

2nd pic bottom part

2. bottom part

[joeimwalle]

3rd pic auto

3rd photo signature

[jmark]

The Oberst's name is "Steinbach".

[Larry deZeng]

HEIMBACH, Josef (Joseph). (DOB: 08.02.88 in Heidelberg). 01.10.34 entered the Luftwaffe and assigned to the Genst.d.Lw. (3. Abt.). promo to Maj.(Erg.O.). 01.10.37 promo to Obstlt. 01.05.38 appt Gruppenleiter im Nachschubamt d.Lw. 16.10.38 trf to Luftzeuggruppe 3. 22.11.39 appt Leiter Luftpark Paderborn (to 20.04.41). 01.09.40 promo to Oberst (Erg.O.). 21.04.41 Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr. Paderborn, appt Kdr. Luftzeugamt 1/III, Finow. 01.12.42 appt Kdr. Luftzeuggruppe 12/13 Wiesbaden. 19.03.44 appt Kdr. Luftgautruppen 7/Luftgaukdo. VII, München (to 08.12.44). 08.12.44 trf to Flieger-Ers.Btl. VII and same date appt Kdr. Luftgautruppen 3/Luftgaukdo. III. 01.04.45 promo to Gen.Maj. 21.04.45 TDY to Lw.-Kdo. West. 30.04.45 retired from service. †25.03.59 in Burgdorf/Hannover.

This is the fellow you're looking for. He was the commander of Luftzeuggruppe 12 from 1 December 1942 to 18 March 1944.

--Larry

[Larry deZeng]

Also:

SCHMITZ, Leo. 01.12.39 Obstlt.(Erg.O.), Leiter Luftmuna Schierling. 05.11.42 trf from Flieger-Ers.Btl. VII (previously in Stab/Luftzeuggruppe 7) to Luftgaustab z.b.V. Afrika. 04.43 Obstlt., appt Leiter Nachschubbezirk d.Lw. 2/XII, Frankfurt/M.

--Larry

[joeimwalle]

thxs for the info

hey guys thxs for the info, it will come in handy, thxs joe