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Oberleutnant Raimund Edelbruth. Born: 10 Dec 1906 Highest rank reached: Major Chef 11./Infanterie Regiment 110 Grenadier Regiment 110 Btl-Kdr I./Infanterie Regiment 253 Btl-Kdr I./Grenadier Regiment 253 DKiG - 7th July 1942 Ehrenblattspange - 8th April 1943 Image: Wehrpass

Hauptmann Wolfram Montfort Born: 25 Apr 1909 Highest rank reached: Major I./Pz.Rgt 4 Panzer-Abt-Montfort Pz.Rgt 4 Kommandeur Lehrtruppe der Panzertruppenschule Bergen, Fallingbostel DKiG - 1st Dec 1941

Oberst Walter Karl Hans Theodor Engelhart Born: 01 May 1885 Died: 22 Feb 1966 Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Eutin (held position until at least 1944) Image: Wehrpass

Hauptmann Arthur Giesemann Born: 03 Oct 1895 Died: 06 Feb 1945 - died in Lazarett Pillau Highest rank reached: Oberstleutnant Adjutant Wehrbezirkskommando Bischofsburg Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Tilsit Image: Wehrpass

Major Beling. Highest rank reached: Oberst Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Bad Kreuznach (held position as both a Major in 1936 and as an Oberst in 1944) Image: Wehrpass

Major Mackensen von Astfeld. Highest rank reached: Oberst Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Wuppertal Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Goslar Image: Wehrpass

I can't speak/read German to that extent but I think basically they have provided you with information on the soldier you requested and are awaiting payment of 16 Euros at a rate of 8 Euros per page of information.

Oberst Hans-Joachim von Horn. Born: 23rd Oct 1896 Died: 10th Jan 1994 Highest rank reached: Generalleutnant Chef Gen. St. XII Armeekorps Chef Gen. St X Armeekorps Befh. H. Geb. Don (Temporary Comannder Army-Area Don) Kommandeur 198 Infanterie Division Milit. Attachee - Berne DKiG - 1st Dec 1943 Image: KvK Citation

Oberstleutnant Frhr von Bilfinger Highest rank reached: Oberst Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Mannheim Image: Wehrpass

I would of stayed for longer but, a) the base was closing down, and b) they offered me 2 & a half years in Gibraltar - didn't take me long to think that one over!

Leutnant Adolf Ott DKiG - 26th Dec 1942 (as an Oberleutnant d.R.) Ehrenblattspange - 27th Mar 1944 (as a Hauptmann) Image: Soldbuch

Hauptmann Albert Hellstern (name reported as 'Hollstein' in German Armoured Trains 1904-1945 by Wolfgang Sawodny) Chef 2. Marsch-Kp Eisenbahn-Panzerzug-Ersatz-Abteilung Kommandeur Panzerzug 30 Image: Soldbuch

Oberst Rudolf Scheller Born: 23rd Apr 1877 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Königsberg II Retried 31st Jul 1942 Image: Wehrpass

Oberst Erich Glodkowski Born: 19th Oct 1880 Died: 4th Jan 1958 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Kommandeur Wehrbezirkskommando Essen II Retired - 31st Oct 1942 Image: Wehrpass

Thanks for the additions. As well as the Bomber Units book there is also... Dive Bomber & Ground Attack Units Of The Luftwaffe 1939-1945 Volumes 1 & 2 by Henry L.de Zeng and Douglas G.Stankey Das Deutsche Heer 1939: Gliederung, Standorte, Stellenbesetzung und Verzeichnis sämtlicher Offiziere am 3.1.1939 - Lists the command/assignment positions of Heer Officers from Leutnant and above as they were on 3rd January 1939, including Wehrbezirkskommandos.

Major Dr Ernst Bormann Born: 5th Nov 1897 Died: 1st Aug 1960 Highest rank reached: Generalmajor Gruppenkommodore III/JG 2 'Richtofen' Gruppenkommandeur I/(Kampf)Lehrgeschwader 1 Kommodore FFS Geblingen Geschwaderkommodore KG 76 Gefechtsverband Bormann Kommandeur der Kampfverbände der Luftflotte 4 Fliegerführer Krim z.V. für verschiedene Kommandos und Sonderaufgaben Flughafenbereichskommandant 5/VII, Mähren Ritterkreuz - 5th Oct 1941 / Eichenlaub - 3rd Sep 1942 Image: Wehrpass

SS-Hauptsturmführer Hans Wallner Born: 5th May 1911 Died: 5th Feb 1945 at Hirtzfelden Kdr.Btl.Wallner SS-Pz.Gr.AuE.Btl.5 SS-U.Sch.Radolfzell Kdr.SS-Fus.Btl.20 IIa,20.Waffen-SS-Gr.Div. 7.SS-Frw.Geb.Div. Adj.SS-Geb.JR.14 4./SS-Pz.GR.10 Stab,II./SS-Pz.GR.4 Image: Soldbuch

SS-Hauptsturmführer Alfred Mietzner. Born: 5th Jul 1910 Died: 5th Apr 1982 Chef 1./SS-Totenkopf-Standarte 10 Stab/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 10 Chef 8./SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt 20 SS-Junker-Schule Prag Image: Soldbuch

Major Heinrich Sutor Born: 16 Apr 1890 Flieger-Ers.Btl III Lw.-KontrollInsp. Bourges Dt.Waffenstillstandskommission Gruppe Lw Flieger-Ers.Btl XII Dulag Luft Oberursel Adjutant Stab IV/NJG 1 Adjutant Stab/NJG 1

Here is mine - it is the third one from the left on the first image. Awarded for 36 months Campaign Service (not including leave periods) in Northern Ireland in the Royal Navy - and I was only supposed to be there for 9 months!!