Hermann Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler
Hermann Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler | |
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![]() Hermann Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler as a 1st Lieutenant of the provisional Reichswehr on 3 January 1920, his 31st birthday. | |
Birth name | Hermann Ernst Adolf Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler |
Birth date | 3 January 1889 |
Place of birth | Nürnberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
Death date | 22 August 1961 (aged 72) |
Place of death | München, Bavaria, West Germany |
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Years of service | 1908–1918 1919–1920 1920–1935 1935–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross |
Hermann Ernst Adolf Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler (3 January 1889 – 22 August 1961) was a German officer of the Bavarian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr, the Police and the Wehrmacht, finally Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht during World War II.
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Military career (chronology)
- Entered the Königlich Bayerisches 14. Infanterie-Regiment „Hartmann“
- served as Officer Cadet, Company-Officer and Platoon-Leader (03 Aug 1908-25 Aug 1914)
- Battalion-Adjutant in the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1914-15 Sep 1916)
- In British Captivity (15 Sep 1916-04 Nov 1919)
- Released and Granted Leave (05 Nov 1919-31 Dec 1919)
- Temporary-Company-Leader in the 48th Infantry-Regiment of the preliminary Reichswehr (01 Jan 1920-24 Mar 1920)
- Detached to the 47th Infantry-Regiment (25 Mar 1920-30 Apr 1920)
- Transferred into Police Service with the Police-Defence Bavaria (Polizeiwehr Bayern) then with the Bavarian State-Police (1 May 1920-31 Aug 1935)
- Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (Offizier z. b. V. beim Reichsluftfahrtministerium und Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe) in Berlin (01 Sep 1935-11 Oct 1935)
- Transferred to the Staff of the Air-District-Command V (Gehobenes Luftamt V, later Luftkreis-Kommando 5) in München under Generalmajor Hugo Sperrle (12 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1937)
- Commander of Air-War-School 4 (Luftkriegsschule Fürstenfeldbruck, as of January 1940 Luftkriegsschule 4) in Fürstenfeldbruck (01 Oct 1937-06 Mar 1940)
- also air base commandant (zugleich Fliegerhorst-Kommandant), succeeded by Herbert Sonnenburg (October 1940 to September 1943) and then Otto Höhne until the end of the war
- Detached to the RLM (07 Mar 1940-31 Mar 1940)
- Transferred into the RLM (01 Apr 1940-30 Sep 1940)
- Inspector of Education and Training Affairs of the Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1940-03 Nov 1942)
- Officer-Judge at the Reichs-War-Court (Reichskriegsgericht) in Berlin (04 Nov 1942-25 Oct 1944)
- commanded to the RKG on 4 November 1942 (arrived there on 11 November), officially transferred on 1 December 1942 and appointed Officer-Judge by the Führer on 3 December 1942
- Führer-Reserve OKL (25 Oct 1944-31 Jan 1945)
- Retired from active duty (31 Jan 1945)
- Placed to the Disposal (z. V.) of the Flying-Replacement-Battalion III (Flieger-Ersatz-Bataillon III) in Frankfurt/Oder (01 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
Family
Hermann was the son of Royal Bavarian Major z. D. Adolf Hermann Eduard Konstantin Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler (b. 27 May 1855 in Augsburg; d. 30 January 1921 in Ansbach),[1] horse preliminary inspection commissioner (Pferdevormusterungskommissar), and his wife Marie Aline, née Höschel (b. 21 February 1859 in Kempten; d. 13 April 1929 in Ansbach).[2] He had three siblings:[3]
- Irma Anna Aline (1885–1931); ∞ 23 June 1906 Edwin Hauberrisser (1882–1964), Rittmeister, Dentist, later Dr. med., Professor of dentistry in Göttingen, member of the NSDAP, the SA and, since 1937, of the Physikalisch-Medizinische Sozietät Erlangen
- Ernst Adolf Hermann Karl (b. 24 August 1886 in Mögeldorf), 1st Lieutenant in the Königlich Bayerisches 2. Infanterie Regiment „Kronprinz“, ⚔ on 9 May 1915 near Givenchy with the 7. Bayerisches Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment in WWI
- Ferdinand Ernst (1891–1957), Oberleutnant of the Imperial Army, Major of the Reichswehr and Generalmajor of the Wehrmacht; ∞ 1927 Margarete von Forster
Promotions
- 3 August 1908 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)
- 26 Mar 1909 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
- 23 October 1910 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- 1 June 1915 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- 9 January 1920 Hauptmann (Captain) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 27 January 1918
- later (c. 1935) received new military RDA from 18 April 1917 (Source: BArch PERS 6/737)
- 27 April 1920 Polizei-Hauptmann (Police Captain)
- 1 May 1932 Polizei-Major (Police Major)
- later received military RDA from 1 April 1930
- 1 April 1935 Polizei-Oberstleutnant (Police Lieutenant Colonel)
- 1 September 1935 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 April 1934
- 1 April 1936 Oberst (Colonel)
- 1 January 1939 Generalmajor
- 1 November 1940 Generalleutnant[4]
Awards and decorations (excerpt)
- Bavarian Prince Regent Luitpold Medal in Bronze (Prinzregent-Luitpold-Medaille) on the ribbon of the Anniversary Medal for the Army (am Bande der Jubiläumsmedaille für die Armee)[5]
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd Class
- Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th Class with Swords (BMV4⚔/BM4⚔)
- Wound Badge (1918) in Silver (Mattweiß)
- Police Long Service Awards
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer (FEK)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Awards (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class
References
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil B, 1934–1935, p. 308
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen Häuser, 1911, p. 613
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen Häuser, 1918, p. 568
- ↑ Generalleutnant Hermann Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler
- ↑ Militär-Handbuch des Königsreich Bayern, 1914, p. 66
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1961 deaths
- People from Nuremberg
- German nobility
- German knights
- Military personnel of Bavaria
- German military officers
- German military personnel of World War I
- Reichswehr personnel
- German police officers
- Generals of the Luftwaffe
- Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor