German
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
SEELIGER, Heinrich. (DOB: 14.12.07 in Löbau/ Oberlausitz). (i.G.). 05.04.27 entered service with the
Reichsmarine. 1932 certified fluent in English. 01.10.33 Lt.z.See, trf to the Luftwaffe, began pilot
training at Warnemünde with DVS (to 31.03.34). 01.04.34 Lt.z.See, trf to DVS Schleissheim for fighter
pilot training. 21.06.34 Lt.z.See, trf to DLH Berlin-Tempelhof for instrument flight training. 10.35 re-
entered the Kriegsmarine. 12.35 promo to Hptm. 30.09.36 Hptm., appt Staka 1./Kü.JGr. 136 (to 1937).
04.37 re-entered the Luftwaffe. 01.04.37 pilot in 3.(M)/Kü.Fl.Gr. 106. 1937 appt Staka 4. and then
3./Kü.JGr. 136 (to 31.10.38). 01.10.37 appt instructor at Fliegerschule (See) Warnemünde (to 30.09.38).
01.10.38 appt Staka in I./JG 136 (to 14.11.38). 15.11.38 Hptm., appt Staka 6.(Jgd.)/Tr.Gr. 186 (to
15.09.39). 10.09.39 Maj., appt Kdr. II.(J)/Tr.Gr. 186 (T) (to 05.07.40). 15.09.39 Hptm., Kdr. II.(J)/Tr.Gr.
186 (later III./JG 77). 04.06.40 Hptm., Kdr. II.(J)/Tr.Gr. 186 unhurt in accident - Bf 109 E crash-landing at
Fornebu during a transfer flight. 05.07.40 Maj., appt Kdr. III./JG 77 (to 14.10.40). 15.10.40 Generalstab
training at the Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-Gatow (3. Kurz-Lehrgang) (to 15.02.41). 12.40 promo to Maj.
16.02.41 appt Referent and Gruppenleiter II in Ic (5.Abt.)/Lw.-Führungsstab (to 30.09.43). 01.12.41
accepted into the Generalstab d.Lw. 01.10.43 appt Ia Tag in Stab/I. Jagdkorps. 01.01.44 promo to Obstlt.
04.45 Obstlt., Ia/Lw.-Kdo. West. [Knowledge of French (slight); English (interpreter )]
- http://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - S-Z Apr 2024.pdf
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