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Nowak, Franz

Date of birth:
November 21st, 1885 (Magdeburg/Anhalt, Germany)
Date of death:
November 21st, 1968 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
January 15th, 1905: Fahnenjunker;
October 19th, 1905: Fähnrich;
May 21st, 1906: Leutnant;
November 8th, 1914: Oberleutnant;
December 19th, 1915: Hauptmann;
September 1st, 1934: Major (Luftwaffe);
August 1st, 1936: Oberstleutnant;
January 1st, 1939: Oberst;
September 1st, 1941: Generalmajor;
April 1st, 1945: Generalleutnant.

Career:
January 15th, 1905: Infanterie-Regiment Graf Werder (4. Rheinisches) Nr. 30;
October 1st, 1911 - September 30th, 1913: Kriegsakademie;
August 1st, 1914: Adjutant, Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 30;
October 1st, 1916: Generalstab, 2. Armee;
?: Stab, 11. Infanterie-Division;
?: Stab, 44. Reserve-Division;
?: Stab, 212, Infanterie-Division;
?: Stab, 206. Infanterie-Division;
?: Stab, 21. Infanterie-Division;
January 7th, 1918: Generalstabs-Offizier, Generalkommando des Territorial-Kommando;
July 1st, 1918: Nachschub-Offizier, Generalstab, XI. Armeekorps;
March 31st, 1920: Honorable discharge;
September 1st, 1934: Referent, Luftwaffen-Personalamt;
August 1st, 1936: Gruppenleiter, Luftwaffen-Personalamt;
January 1st, 1939: Abteilungschef, Abteilung LP 3, Luftwaffen-Personalamt;
September 1st, 1941: Amtsgruppenchef, Luftwaffenpersonalamt;
July 1st, 1944: Inspekteur, Wehrersatzinspektion Posen;
April 30th, 1945: Honorable discharge;
May 8th, 1945 - October 20th, 1949: POW.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
Unit:
Amtsgruppenchef, Luftwaffenpersonalamt, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 30th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

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