Hermann Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler

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Hermann Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler
Hermann Ernst Adolf Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler (1889–1961).jpg
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 (1889-01-03)
Place of birth Nürnberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Death date 22 August 1961 (1961-08-23) (aged 72)
Place of death München, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 National Socialist Germany
Service/branch Fahne der Bayerischen Armee.png Royal Bavarian Army
Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army
War Ensign of the Reichswehr, 1919 - 1935.png Vorläufige Reichswehr
Polizei in der Weimarer Republik.jpg Police
Luftwaffe eagle.jpg Luftwaffe
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.

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 1920-26 Apr 1920)
  • Transferred into Police Service with the Police-Defence Bavaria (Polizeiwehr Bayern) then with the Bavarian State-Police (27 Apr 1920-30 Sep 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 Oct 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)
  • Führer-Reserve OKL (25 Oct 1944-31 Jan 1945)
  • Retired (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 from 27 January 1918
  • 27 April 1920 Polizei-Hauptmann (Police Captain)
  • 1 May 1932 Polizei-Major (Police Major)
  • 1 April 1935 Polizei-Oberstleutnant (Police Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 1 October 1935 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 1 April 1936 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 1 January 1939 Generalmajor
  • 1 November 1940 Generalleutnant[4]

Awards and decorations (excerpt)

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