Johann Pohlmann
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| Birth date | 1 August 1871 |
| Place of birth | Leer, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Death date | 1945 |
| Place of death | Allied-occupied Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic
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| Service/branch | .png){kind=small} Prussian Army  Imperial German Army Reichswehr
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| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Iron Cross |
| Relations | ∞ 1900 Mathilde Schütte |
Johann Pohlmann (1871–1945) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army in World War I and the Reichswehr, finally Major General.
Life
Johann Pohlmann joined the 3. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 135 in Diedenhofen (Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen) c. 1892 as an officer candidate. In May 1893, after visiting the Royal Prussian War School as a Portepee-Fähnrich (officer cadet), he was commissioned as an officer. He was then initially deployed as a company officer in the 3rd company of his regiment. From the spring of 1895 at the latest, he was part of the 1st company of his regiment in the same position for several years. On 1 October 1897, he was appointed adjutant of the 2nd Battalion of 3. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 135 in Diedenhofen as the successor to 1st Lieutenant Bruns.
In 1899, he was replaced as battalion adjutant by 2nd Lieutenant Kophamel. He himself now served as a company officer in the 2nd company of his regiment. Around 1901, he was transferred to the 1st company of his regiment as a company officer. In 1902, he was transferred back to the 2nd Company of Infantry Regiment No. 135. On 18 August 1905, he was assigned to the Spandau rifle factory for service from 1 September 1905 to 30 September 1906. On 13 February 1906, he was assigned to the Spandau ammunition factory for an indefinite period of time with effect from 1 April 1906. He continued to be part of the 3rd Lorraine Infantry Regiment No. 135 in Diedenhofen.
On 19 February 1910, he was transferred to the Erfurt rifle factory as an administrative member. He stayed in Erfurt for a few years. On 18 August 1913, he was transferred to the Danzig rifle factory as a captain and administrative member. In 1917, he was once again at the Spandau rifle factory. He was taken over by the Reichswehr and served with the Reichswehr Ministry (RWM) in Berlin. In 1921, he was appointed commander of the training battalion of the 3rd (Prussian) Infantry Regiment in Marienburg. After 1 May 1925, he had to relinquish his command and was transferred again to the RWM. There he served as department head at the Army Weapons Office (WaA).
On 30 April 1928, he retired from the Reichswehr. He was given the character of Major General. His successor as department head in the Army Weapons Office was Lieutenant Colonel Fritz Arthur Kobus (1879–1945), who would become Lieutenant General of the Wehrmacht during WWII.
Family
Johann was the son of the merchant and homeowner Gerhard Tjabbe Pohlmann (1844–1874) and his wife (∞ 1868) Anna Gerhardina Elisabeth, née Rohlfs (b. 15 January 1850 in Esens, East Friesland). he had two siblings, both died only days apart in Leer, probably due to the smallpox epidemic in German (1870–1875):
- Carl (b. 7 May 1869; 16 April 1875)
- Friederike Johanne Dorothea (b. 6 September 1873; d. 6 April 1875)
Marriage
On 3 March 1900, 2nd Lieutenant Pohlmann married his fiancée Emilie Emma Mathilde Schütte (b. 16 September 1879 in Braunschweig). Mathilde was the daughter of August Schütte (1835–1894), businessman, politician in Braunschweig, factory owner in Gandersheim and member of the Reichstag. The family Pohlmann lived in Berlin-Grunewald in the 1930s until c. 1941, They had three children:[1]
- Gerhard (b. 14 November 1901)
- Hans (b. 3 July 1903)
- Irmgard (b. 11 January 1907); ∞ Berlin Wilmersdorf 25 May 1927 Dipl.-Ing. Günter Hermann Heinrich Berndt, 2 children
Promotions
- 20 May 1893 Sekondeleutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- renamed Leutnant on 1 January 1899
- 12 September 1902 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- 19 February 1910 Hauptmann (Captain) without Patent
- later received Patent from 20 April 1910
- 18 August 1916 Major
- Dezember 1921 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 July 1921
- 1 April 1926 Oberst (Colonel)
- 30 April 1928 Charakter als Generalmajor (Honorary Major General)
Awards and decorations
- Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- Saxe-Meiningen Cross for Merit in War (SMK)
- King Ludwig Cross (König Ludwig-Kreuz; BL)
- Gallipoli Star (Eiserner Halbmond; TH)
- Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
