Generalleutnant Joachim-Friedrich Huth (Luftwaffe)

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11


	As a POW at Island Farm Special Camp 11.

NAME: Generalleutnant Joachim-Friedrich Huth (Luftwaffe)

PW NO: A967210
RANK: Generalleutnant.
CAPTURED: Unknown
DATE: 7th May 1945

PERSONAL

D.O.B: 31 July 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH: Neuhof (Altmark)
DIED: 27 March 1962
PLACE OF DEATH: Koblenz
NATIONALITY: German
RELIGION: Evangelical
OCCUPATION: Regular Soldier
HEIGHT:    6'2"
WEIGHT:     11st 2lbs
HAIR COLOUR:       Brown
EYE COLOUR:         Grey-Blue
NEXT OF KIN:    Frau Else Huth, Berlin (British Zone)

Promotions:

Leutnant der Reserve: 4 January 1915
Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve: 31 March 1920
Hauptmann: 1 March 1934
Major: 1 October 1936
Oberstleutnant: 1 January 1939
Oberst: 1 November 1940
Generalmajor: 1 April 1943
Generalleutnant: 1 July 1944
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr): 5 November 1956
Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr): 31 October 1959

Commands & Assignments:

13 July 1914-6 June 1917: War Volunteer, platoon and company leader in 3. Posensches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.58.
7 June 1917-23 March 1918: Pilot in Jagdstaffel 14.
Huth scored one confirmed aerial victory as a fighter pilot in World War I. On 28 January 1918, he shot down an observation balloon northeast of Septsaulx.
23 March 1918-8 April 1919: Wounded/in hospital.
9 April 1919-31 March 1920: Assigned to Grenadier Regiment 11 and Freikorps Küttner.
31 March 1920: Separated from the Army.
1 March 1934: Returned to military service with the Luftwaffe.
1 March 1934-31 March 1937: Officer for special duties in the Reich Aviation Ministry.
1 April 1937-31 October 1937: Transferred to Jagdgeschwader [Fighter Wing--JG] 132.
1 November 1937: Activated.
1 November 1937-31 January 1939: Group Commander in JG 132 "Richthofen."
1 February 1939-13 December 1939: Commander of I./ Zerstörergeschwader [Fighter-Destroyer Wing--ZG] 1 [unit equipped with Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters].
14 December 1939-1 November 1940: Commander of ZG 26 "Horst Wessel" [unit equipped with Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters].
2 November 1940-31 July 1941: Commander of Zerstörerschule [Fighter-Destroyer School] 2 Memmingen.
1 August 1941-16 August 1942: Jagdfliegerführer [Fighter Commander] 2.
17 August 1942-10 November 1943: Commander of 4. Jagd-Division [Fighter Division].
11 November 1943-5 February 1944: Commander of 5. Jagd-Division.
6 February 1944-30 November 1944: Commander of 7. Jagd-Division.
30 November 1944-26 January 1945: Delegated with the temporary leadership of I. Jagd-Korps [Fighter Corps].
26 January 1945-8 May 1945: Commanding General of II. Jagd-Korps.
8 May 1945-1946: Prisoner of war.
- 9th January 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1
- 5th August 1946 transferred to Camp 99 from Island Farm Special Camp 11
- 18th September 1946 to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 99
- 25th November 1947 repatriated.
5 November 1956: Returned to military service with the post-World War II German Bundeswehr (Luftwaffe).
5 November 1956-9 December 1957: Commander of the Luftwaffe School, Fürstenfeldbruck.
10 December 1957-30 September 1961: Commanding General of Luftwaffe Group South.
30 September 1961: Retired from the Luftwaffe.

Decorations & Awards (included):

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross: 11 September 1940, Oberstleutnant, commander of ZG 26 "Horst Wessel."
Prussian Iron Cross, 1^st Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
Prussian Iron Cross, 2^nd Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
Luftwaffe Combined Pilot/Observer Badge

Click here to see photos of Generalleutnant Joachim-Friedrich Huth in the company of fellow prisoners of war at Island Farm.

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