Martini, Wolfgang (Generalleutnant)
- Date of birth:
- September 20th, 1891 (Lissa/Posen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 6th, 1963 (Ebenhausen/Isar, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
15.03.1910: entered service with Tel.Batl. 1 Berlin
18.08.1911: promoted to Leutnant RDA 20.08.09
WWI served in various Nachrichten positions
18.08.1915: promoted to Oberleutnant
18.08.1918: promoted to Hauptmann
00.00.1918-30.03.1919: assigned to Grenzschutz Ost - Abschnitttskommando Lissa.
00.00.1922: Dr. Ing. e.h.
00.00.1922-30.04.1924: involved in the creation of the Nachrichtenschule
01.05.1924: Stabsoffz. d. Nachrichtentruppen d. 1. Div.
31.01.1928-11.07.1933: appointed Referent and Gruppenleiter of the Nachrichteninspektion (In.7) / RWM
01.08.1931: promoted to Major
01.07.1933: transferred to the Luftwaffe from the Heer with a rank of Maj. and appointed Fliegerkdt. im DLV und Nachrichten-Verbindungs-Offizier im RLM
01.12.1933: appointed Chef of the Aufbaustab (development staff) for the Funkertruppe für Bordfunkwesen (air crew radio operators) and Flug in Lw.-Ausbildungsamt / RLM
01.04.1934: promoted to Oberstleutnant
01.10.1934: appointed Leiter der Abt. Nachrichtenverbindungswesen / RLM
01.04.1936: promoted to Oberst
03.06.1937: appointed Chef der 7.Abt. / Genstab.d.Lw.
01.02.1938: appointed Chef des Nachrichten-Verbindungswesen der Lw. / RLM
20.04.1938: promoted to Generalmajor effective 01.04.38 but without RDA
01.10.1938: RDA received
01.02.1939: concurrently appointed Inspekteur der Ln.-Truppe (L In 7) / RLM
01.04.1940: promoted to Generalleutnant
20.09.1941: promoted to General der Luftnachrichtentruppe
00.11.1941: concurrently appointed Sonderbeauftragter für Funkmesstechnik (special commissioner for radar technology)
11.03.1944: appointed Gen.-Nachrichtenführer der Lw./ OKL
01.02.1945: awarded Ritterkreuz zum kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern
08.05.1945: captured at Berchtesgaden then into U.S. later British captivity
00.05.1945: Gen.d.Ln.Truppe, held in the UK but wanted as POW by US for interrogation
15.09.1945: Gen.Lt., Gen.-Nachrichtenführer der Lw, Chef, held by SHAEF Intelligence Unit (OKL)
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Komturkreuz II. Klasse des Königlich Sächsischer Albrechtsordens
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Nachrichtentruppen (Lieutenant-General of Signal troops)
- Unit:
- General-Nachrichtenführer der Luftwaffe, Oberkommando der Luftwaffe, OKL
- Awarded on:
- February 1st, 1945
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- Photo: Gareth Collins via Axis Biographical Research
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