Jens Peter Petersen

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Jens Peter Petersen
Jens(-)Peter Petersen II.jpg
Birth date 12 October 1893(1893-10-12)
Place of birth Bredebro, Kreis Tondern, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Death date 20 August 1971 (aged 77)
Place of death Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 National Socialist Germany
Service/branch Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army
War Ensign of the Reichswehr, 1919 - 1935.png Reichswehr
Luftwaffe eagle.jpg Luftwaffe
Years of service 1914–1918
1934–1935
1935–1945
Rank Generalmajor
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Iron Cross
War Merit Cross (1939)
Relations ∞ 1919 Gertrud Dick[1]
Other work Businessman

Jens Peter Petersen (sometimes also Jens-Peter; 12 October 1893 – 20 August 1971) was a German officer, finally Major General of the Luftwaffe in World War II. It can be assumed that he was related to Major Karl-August Petersen, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Life (chronology)

  • Entered the Army Reserves as a War Volunteer in the Replacement-Battalion of the Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 73 (08 Aug 1914-31 Aug 1914)
  • War Volunteer in the Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 215 (01 Sep 1914-22 Oct 1914)
  • Wounded,[2] in Reserve Military Hospital Lindenhof, Hannover-Linden (22 Oct 1914-30 Nov 1914)
  • With the Replacement-Battalion of the Kulmer Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 141 (01 Dec 1914-12 Jan 1915)
  • War Volunteer in the Kulmer Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 141 (13 Jan 1915-26 Jan 1915)
    • appointed reserve officer applicant
  • In the Reserve Military Hospital Baltischer Hof, Swinemünde (26 Jan 1915-10 Feb 1915)
  • War Volunteer, Platoon and Company Officer with the Replacement-Battalion of the Infanterie-Regiment "von Manstein" (Schleswigsches) Nr. 84 (11 Feb 1915-08 Aug 1915)
  • Reserve-Officer-Course in Lokstedter Camp (06 Apr 1915-20 May 1915)
  • Detached to the 54th Infantry-Division (09 Aug 1915-16 Aug 1915)
  • Company-Officer in the Infanterie-Regiment "von Manstein" (Schleswigsches) Nr. 84 (17 Aug 1915-09 Sep 1915)
  • Taken ill and Returned Home to the Replacement-Battalion of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1915-24 Nov 1915)
  • Company-Officer with the Replacement-Battalion of the Infanterie-Regiment "von Manstein" (Schleswigsches) Nr. 84 (25 Nov 1915-30 Dec 1915)
  • Company-Officer in the Infanterie-Regiment "von Manstein" (Schleswigsches) Nr. 84 (31 Dec 1915-21 May 1916)
  • Detached to the 54th Medical-Company (21 May 1916-12 Nov 1916)
  • With the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 54th Infantry-Division (13 Nov 1916-12 Aug 1917)
  • Observer-Training with the 8th Flying-Replacement-Battalion of the Fliegertruppe, Graudenz (13 Aug 1917-26 Jan 1918)
  • Detached to Flying-Observer-School Königsberg (27 Jan 1918-20 Mar 1918)
  • Detached to the Artillery-Flying-School II (21 Mar 1918-01 May 1918)
  • Detached to Army-Flight-Park A (02 May 1918-03 Jun 1918)
  • Observer with the 276th Flying-Battalion (04 Jun 1918-07 Dec 1918)
  • Retired (07 Dec 1918)
  • Businessman (Prokurist): authorized signatory (insurance company) and merchant (1919–1934)
  • Joined the Sturmabteilung (20 Sep 1933)[3]
  • Entered Luftwaffe Service (the air force had not yet been exposed) of the Reichswehr as Squadron-Captain with Flying-Group Göppingen (01 Apr 1934-30 Apr 1935)
    • From 1 January 1935, he took over as commander of the A/B 11 pilot school (FFS A/B 11). In the same year, he was promoted to major. He then moved to the staff of the Air District Command VII. But on 1 July 1935, he organized the takeover of the Schönwalde air base near Berlin by the Luftwaffe. He became the first air base commandant in Schönwalde while also leading the 12th Aviation Training Regiment.
  • With the Staff of Air-District-Command VII (01 May 1935-30 Jun 1935)
  • With the Forward-Command of the Flying-Training-Staff Henningsdorf (01 Jul 1935-31 Jul 1935)
  • Leader of the Training-Staff Henningsdorf and Air-Base-Commandant Henningsdorf (12th Flying-Training-Regiment) (01 Aug 1935-30 Jun 1938)
  • Training-Leader with Air-Region-Command XI (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1940)
  • Air-Attaché (Luftattaché) at the German Embassy in Copenhagen (01 Feb 1940-29 Apr 1940)
  • Air-Attaché at the German Embassy in Stockholm and Helsinki with Seat in Stockholm (30 Apr 1940-27 Dec 1942)
  • Airport-Area-Commandant 1/VI (28 Dec 1942-30 Jun 1943)
  • Airport-Area-Commandant 6/XVII, Zagreb (01 Jul 1943)
    • at the sam time General of the air ground organization and air traffic control with the RLM (1944)
  • Führer-Reserve OKL (12 Jan 1945)
  • Commander of the Luftgautruppen 1 (19 Jan 1945)
  • Captured at Alt Jock and made POW (2 May 1945)
    • 17 June 1945 Transferred to American custody
  • Released (10 Mar 1947)

Promotions

  • Unteroffizier der Reserve / NCO (6 May 1915)
  • Vizefeldwebel der Reserve / Vice Sergeant (7 May 1915)
  • Leutnant der Reserve / 2nd Lieutenant of the Reserves (22 May 1915)
  • Hauptmann / Captain (1 April 1934)
  • Major (1 May 1935)
  • Oberstleutnant / Lieutenant Colonel (1 August 1937);
  • Oberst / Colonel (1 February 1940)
  • Generalmajor / Major General (1 January 1944)

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ↑ Petersen, Jens-Peter, lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
  2. ↑ Preußische Verlustliste Nr. 141 vom 4. Februar 1915. In: Armee-Verordnungsblatt. 354. Edition, p. 4687.
  3. ↑ Petersen, Jens-Peter, tracesofwar.com
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