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Bio of General der Flakartillerie Richard Reimann (1892-1970)

General der Flakartillerie Richard Reimann
Born: 02 Nov 1892 in Minden, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Died: 28 Oct 1970 in Rottach-Egern

Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1912); Fähnrich (18 Aug 1912); Oberleutnant (16 Jun 1913); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1927); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (20 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1941); Generalleutnant (15 Mar 1943); General der Flakartillerie (02 Aug 1944)

Career:
Entered Army Service as a Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 43rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Dec 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to War-School in Metz (1912-07 May 1913)
Platoon-Leader in the 43rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-14 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (14 Sep 1914-15 Sep 1914)
With the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 43rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Sep 1914-05 Sep 1915)
Transferred for Training on Motor-Vehicle-Guns of the Inspection of Motor-Transport-Troops and Detached to the Motor-Transport-Battalion Schöneberg (06 Sep 1915-27 Sep 1915)
With the Motor-Vehicle-Gun 37 of Army-Detachment Gaede and Detached to Balloon-Defence-Cannon-School Ostend (28 Sep 1915-18 Oct 1915)
With the Motor-Vehicle-Gun 21 (19 Oct 1915-31 May 1916)
Leader of Cannon-Flak 89 (01 Jun 1936-31 Aug 1916)
Assistant with the Artillery-Tests-Commission (01 Sep 1916-00 Jan 1919)
Volunteer in the Guards-Cavalry-Rifle-Division (00 Jan 1919-00 Mar 1919)
With the Brigade Reinhard (00 Mar 1919-13 Mar 1919)
Detached to the Artillery-Tests-Commission (14 Mar 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Detached to the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, RWM (01 Oct 1919-11 Dec 1919)
Transferred into the 7th Light Motor-Vehicle-Battalion (12 Dec 1919-02 Jan 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (03 Jan 1920-08 Jun 1920)
In Freikorps Severin (09 Jun 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Staff of the 7th Division and Detached to the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, RWM (01 Oct 1920-14 Apr 1921)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment while retaining position with the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment (15 Apr 1921-30 Sep 1921)
Battery-Chief in the III. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment, while retaining position with the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment (01 Oct 1921-31 Jan 1923)
Advisor of the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment in the RWM (01 Feb 1923-31 May 1928)
Transferred into the 1st Artillery-Regiment, while retaining position with the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment (01 Jun 1928-31 May 1929)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 4th Squadron of the 1st Transport-Battalion (10 Nov 1928-15 Mar 1929)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1929-31 Mar 1932)
At the same time, Instructor with Flak-Course in Königsberg (23 Sep 1929-09 Nov 1929)
At the same time, Instructor with the 1st Motor-Vehicle-Course in Königsberg-Pillau (28 Apr 1930-05 Jun 1930)
At the same time, Battery-Leader and Instructor with the 2nd Motor-Vehicle-Course in Königsberg-Pillau (22 Aug 1930-29 Sep 1930)
At the same time, Leader of the Training-Battery with the Motor-Vehicle-Course in Pillau (07 Sep 1931-27 Sep 1931)
Detached as Advisor for Flak-Development in Weapons-Tests 1, RWM (01 Apr 1932-30 Jun 1932)
Auxiliary-Officer in the Ballistic and Munitions Department, Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Jul 1932-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in Wa Prw. 10 in the RLM (01 Apr 1935-10 Jun 1935)
Group-Leader in Wa Prw. 10 in the RLM (11 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the Instruction-Battalion of the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of the Training-Staff of the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (01 Oct 1937-31 Jan 1938)
Commander of the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (01 Feb 1938-14 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 8th Flak-Regiment (15 Oct 1939-02 Jun 1940)
Higher Commander of Flak-Artillery-Schools (03 Jun 1940-19 Dec 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the I. Flak-Corps (20 Dec 1941-11 Jan 1942)
Commanding General of the I. Flak-Corps (12 Jan 1942-19 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 18th Flak-Division (20 Apr 1942-09 Mar 1943)
Inspector of Flak-Artillery East (10 Mar 1943-08 Sep 1943)
Detached for Briefing with Air-Fleet-Command 4 (09 Sep 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Commanding General of the I. Flak-Corps (01 Oct 1943-08 May 1945)
In US, later Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-10 Oct 1955)
Released (10 Oct 1955)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 03.04.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 18. Flak-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 01.08.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 18. Flak-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Flakkampfabzeichen
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"


Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2010/06/daftar-general-der-flakartillerie.html
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2393491#p2393491
https://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/General/REIMANN_RICHARD.html

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