Adolf Pirmann

Adolf Pirmann
Pirmann as Oberst of the Luftwaffe
Birth date	8 January 1895 (1895-01-08)
Place of birth	Osnabrück, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Death date	24 February 1985 (1985-02-25) (aged 90)
Place of death	Wallenhorst, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Luftwaffe
Years of service	1914–1918 1919–1928 1935–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Iron Cross Bulgarian Order of Bravery German Cross in Gold

Adolf Pirmann (8 January 1895 – 24 February 1985) was a German officer of the Imperial German Navy, the Reichsmarine and the Wehrmacht, finally Generalleutnant of the Luftwaffe in World War II.

Military career (chronology)

• Entered the Navy after Abitur in February (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium Osnabrück) as Seekadett; Basic-Training on Board the School-Ship ‘Vineta’ (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
• On Board the Liner ‘Prinzregent Luitpold’ (02 Aug 1914-11 Jul 1916)
• Watch-Officer and Adjutant on the Liner ‘Prinzregent Luitpold’ (12 Jul 1916-30 Jun 1918)
• Navigation-Course at the Naval-School (15 Aug 1917-19 Nov 1917)
• Watch-Officer with the 14th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Jul 1918-31 Dec 1918)
• Placed to the Disposal of the Naval-Station of the North Seas (01 Jan 1919-06 Jun 1919)
• Adjutant of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (07 Jun 1919-30 Sep 1920)
• 2nd Adjutant of the Commander Geestemünde (01 Oct 1920-31 Mar 1921)
• Watch-Officer with the 12th Minesweeper-Flotilla (01 Apr 1921-09 Jun 1921)
• Watch-Officer with the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (10 Jun 1921-31 Mar 1922)
• Company-Officer with the II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Seas (01 Apr 1922-27 Sep 1922)
• Watch and Artillery Officer with the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (28 Sep 1922-16 Apr 1923)
• Course at the Ships-Artillery-School (17 Apr 1923-09 Jul 1923)
• Watch-Officer with the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (10 Jul 1923-22 Sep 1924)
• Adjutant of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Seas (23 Sep 1924-30 Sep 1925)
• Torpedo-Officer-Course at the Naval-School (01 Oct 1925-19 Dec 1925)
• Adjutant of the Ships-Cadre-Division Of The North Seas (20 Dec 1925-30 Sep 1926)
• Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 152’ (01 Oct 1926-14 Mar 1927)
• Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘Seeadler’ (15 Mar 1927-30 Jun 1928)
• Placed to the Disposal of the Naval-Station of the North Seas (01 Jul 1928-30 Sep 1928)
• Retired (30 Sep 1928)
• Entered Luftwaffe Service and Detached to Flak-Battalion Wolfenbüttel and Course for Reactivated Officers in Wustrow (01 Jul 1935-30 Sep 1935)
• Battery-Chief in the 7th Flak-Regiment, Wolfenbüttel (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1936)
• Adjutant of the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (01 Oct 1936-31 Oct 1937)
• Commander of the I. Battalion in the 11th Flak-Regiment, Königsberg (01 Nov 1937-31 Mar 1939)
  • one of his young officers of the Flak-Regiment 11 was Erich Krebs
• At the same time, Detached to the RLM, In 4 (01 Mar 1939-31 Mar 1939)
• Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Flak Artillery, RLM (01 Apr 1939-29 Jun 1940)
• Commander of the 201st Motorised-Flak-Regiment (30 Jun 1940-31 Jul 1941)
• Commander of the 99th Motorised-Flak-Regiment (01 Aug 1941-14 Apr 1942)
  • as commander of the Flak-Regiment 99 (mot), he also led a Luftwaffen-Kampfgruppe (combat group) with his regiment and ground attack troops subordinated to the Gruppe Lindig (Generalmajor Max Ludwig Eduard Ferdinand Lindig) of the VI. Armee-Korps at the end of 1941.
• Commander of Flak-Artillery-School I, Rerik and Commandant of the Flak-Artillery-Firing-Grounds Rerik (15 Apr 1942-10 Mar 1943)
• Inspector of Flak-Artillery West in the Staff of the General Of Flak Forces, RLM (10 Mar 1943-22 Jun 1944)
• Commander of the 9th Flak-Division (23 Jun 1944-08 May 1945)
• In Captivity (09 May 1945-05 Apr 1948)

Promotions

• 1 April 1914 Seekadett
• 24 December 1915 Fähnrich zur See
• 13 July 1916 Leutnant zur See without Patent
  • Patent received on 20 February 1917
• 28 September 1920 Oberleutnant zur See
• 1 April 1926 Kapitänleutnant
• 1 July 1935 Hauptmann (Captain)
• 1 August 1937 Major
• 1 March 1939 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
• 1 July 1941 Oberst (Colonel)
• 1 June 1944 Generalmajor
• 1 January 1945 Generalleutnant

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd Class on 6 January 1916
• Bavarian Military Merit Cross (of the Military Merit Order), 2nd Class with Swords (BMVK2⚔/BM5b⚔) on 15 July 1916
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 1 December 1934
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 3rd Class
  • 3rd Class on 2 October 1936
• Sudetenland Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938) on 1 September 1939
• Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914 (1939), 2nd Class on 6 July 1940
• Iron Cross (1939), 1st Class on 15 November 1940
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (Flak-Kampfabzeichen) on 24 September 1941
• Bulgarian Order of Bravery, 3rd Class, 1st Grade on 15 April 1942
• Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal on 1 August 1942
• German Cross in Gold on 9 February 1942 as Oberst (Colonel) and commander of the Flak-Regiment 201

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