(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Adam
Born: 27 Oct 1877 in Tostedt, Hannover
Died: 04 Nov 1946 in Tblissi (Tiflis), USSR
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Jun 1897); Sekondleutnant (24 May 1898); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1906); Rittmeister (27 Jan 1913); Major (18 Jul 1917); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1923); Oberst (01 Nov 1927); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1931); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jun 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (05 Sep 1896)
Fahnenjunker in the 10th Train-Battalion (05 Sep 1896-21 May 1902)
Adjutant of the 10th Train-Battalion (21 May 1902-01 May 1906)
Company-Officer in the 10th Train-Battalion (01 May 1906-18 Oct 1908)
Adjutant of the 10th Train-Battalion (21 Feb 1911-18 Feb 1913)
Company-Chief in the Guards-Train-Battalion (18 Feb 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Chief of the 2nd Medical-Company of the Guards Corps (02 Aug 1914-01 Mar 1915)
Taken ill - Hospital (01 Mar 1915-19 Mar 1915)
Temporary Director of the Economics Committee East Prussia (19 Mar 1915-12 Jun 1916)
Commander of Squadron-Staff 552 (12 Jun 1915-14 Mar 1916)
Advisor in the War Ministry (14 Mar 1916-01 Oct 1919)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1923)
Chief of Staff of Transport Troops (In6F) of the Inspection of Transport Troops (In6) in the RWM (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1924)
Commander of the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Chief of Staff of Transport Troops (In6F) of the Inspection of Transport Troops (In6) in the RWM (01 Oct 1924-31 Mar 1931)
Retired (31 Mar 1931)
Placed to Disposal (26 Aug 1939)
Inspector of Transport Troops, OKH (26 Aug 1939-01 May 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)
Arrested by the Russians at Wermsdorf near Oschatz (10 Jun 1945-04 Nov 1946)
Died in Soviet Captivity (04 Nov 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden III Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I Klasse des kgl. Sächs. Albrechtsorden mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse


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