Generalmajor Dr.rer.pol. Adolf Wucherer
Born: 17 Mar 1896 in Bondorf, District Herrenberg, Württemberg
Died: 24 Oct 1944 by Gumbinnen, East Prussia (Ostpreußen) (KIA)
Promotions:
Gefreiter (00 Mar 1915); Unteroffizier (00 Jul 1915); Vizewachtmeister (00 Oct 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (16 Feb 1916); Hauptmann (21 Oct 1934); Major (01 Feb 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1940); Oberst (20 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (nachträglich) (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army Reserves (00 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer, Reserve-Officer-Aspirant and Battery-Leader in the 26th Dragoon-Regiment and in the 1st Württemberg Landwehr-Replacement-Battalion (00 Aug 1914-00 Oct 1917)
Squadron-Leader in the 14th Württemberg Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (00 Oct 1917-00 Apr 1918)
Training at the Flying-School Schwerin (00 Apr 1918-00 Jun 1918)
Observer with the 33rd Flying-Battalion (00 Jun 1918-00 Nov 1918)
Retired (00 Nov 1918)
Entered the Army (21 Oct 1934)
Squadron-Officer in Transport-Battalion Ludwigsburg (21 Oct 1934-31 Jan 1935)
Detached to Air-Defence-School Döberitz (01 Feb 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Detached to Signals-Courses in Halle/Saale (12 Apr 1935-18 Apr 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1935)
Instructor at the Flak Artillery School Güstrow (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Battery-Chief in the II. Battalion of the 5th Flak-Regiment, Munich (01 Oct 1936-31 May 1937)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 5th Flak-Regiment (01 Jun 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Battery-Chief in the I. Battalion of the 5th Flak-Regiment, Munich (01 Oct 1937-09 Jun 1938)
Detached to Light Flak-Battalion Wiener-Neustadt (10 Jun 1938-31 Jul 1938)
Commander of Light Flak-Battalion Wiener-Neustadt (01 Aug 1938-14 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 92nd Light Flak-Battalion (15 Nov 1938-05 Jul 1940)
Commander of Reserve-Flak-Battalion II/21 (06 Jul 1940-26 Aug 1940)
In Luftwaffe-Hospital Vienna 117 (26 Aug 1940-02 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 131st Flak-Regiment (02 Sep 1940-30 Sep 1940)
Detached to the 92nd Flak-Replacement-Battalion (01 Oct 1940-06 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 9th Flak-Regiment 'Legion Condor' (07 Dec 1940-19 Mar 1943)
Commander of the 48th Flak-Regiment (20 Mar 1943-19 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve. Hospital Stay Leave (20 Jul 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 34th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1943-24 Oct 1944)
Killed-in-Action (24 Oct 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (?? ??? 1944)


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