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Wilhelm Adam (15 September 1877 – 8 April 1949) was a German general who served in the Bavarian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht.
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Wilhelm Adam (15 September 1877 – 8 April 1949) was a German general who served in the Bavarian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht.
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Life Wilhelm Adam was the son of Protestant merchant Theodor Adam (d. 11 May 1883) and his wife Margarethe, née Engerer (d. 8 February 1906). His stepfather was wealthy merchant Paul Baumgart. He attended the Humanistic Gymnasium in Amberg and Ansbach, achieved his Abitur in June 1897 and entered the Royal Bavarian Army on 19 July 1897 as an officer candidate. He was assigned to the Royal Bavarian Railway Battalion. On 21 September 1902, he was transferred to the Royal Bavarian Telegraph Battalion. On 22 March 1906, he returned to the Royal Bavarian Railway Battalion. On 1 October 1907, he was seconded to the Bavarian War Academy in Munich. On 9 March 1908, he was commanded to the Ingolstadt fortifications. On 20 September 1910, he was transferred to the Bavarian General Staff and served with the Central Office. On 1 October 1912, he was then transferred to the 3rd Royal Bavarian Pioneer Battalion and was appointed commander of the 3rd Company. On 8 August 1914, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Company/Bavarian Field Pioneer Battalion. During World War I, Adam fought with his Bavarian pioneer company, but only for a short period. On 7 September 1914, Adam became a…
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Marriage On 29 September 1906, 1st Lieutenant Adam married his Catholic fiancée Isabella "Ella" Buchner (1885–1970), daughter of the pharmacy owner Heinrich Buchner. They would have two sons: Hermann Willi (b. 13 September 1911 in Munich), Lieutenant Colonel and general staff officer of the Wehrmacht (promoted 1 June 1944), killed in action on 26 August 1944 between Gura Galbenei and Caracui in Bessarabia Werner (b. 14 October 1918 in Munich), 2nd Lieutenant with the Reconnaissance Battalion 3, killed in action on 2 September 1939 in Poledno
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Memoir Adam's unpublished memoir was preserved for many years after the war in a Bavarian monastery. It is now in the Institute of Contemporary History archives in Munich as file ED109/2.
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Bundeswehr His widow did not consent to the naming of a barracks in Garmisch-Partenkirchen after him—a proposal planned and put forward by the Bundeswehr in the 1950s.
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28 October 1905 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) 1 October 1911 Hauptmann (Captain) without Patent 31 March 1916 received Patent from 25 October 1913
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14 December 1917 Major without Patent 26 September 1919 received Patent from 18 August 1918 1 February 1922 received Rank Seniority (RDA) from 18 August 1917
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1 February 1923 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) 17 March 1924 received new and improved Rank Seniority (RDA) from 15 November 1922
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1 December 1931 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) 20 April 1935 General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry) with effect and Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 April 1935 31 December 1938 Charakter als Generaloberst (Honorary Colonel General) with effect from 30 November 1938 26 August 1939 Charakter als Generaloberst zur Verfügung (Brevet Colonel General at disposal) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 January 1939
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Awards and decorations Prince Regent Luitpold Jubilee Medal (Jubiläumsmedaille für die bayerische Armee) on 22 March 1905 Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
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1st Class on 18 May 1915 Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th Class with Crown and Swords (BMV4aX/BM4XKr) on 11 November 1914 Saxon Albert Order, Knight's Cross 1st Class with Swords (SA3aX) on 29 May 1916 Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 1st Class with Swords (BMV3bX/BM3X) Bavarian Long Service Cross, II. Class for 24 years (BDK2/BD2) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st Class on 2 October 1936 Order of Merit (Chile), Grand Officer in 1938
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Sources German Federal Archives: BArch PERS 6/67 and PERS 6/299305
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Literature Hackl, Othmar: Die Bayerische Kriegsakademie (1867–1914). C.H. Beck´sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, München 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8, p. 393. Heuer, Gerd F.: Die Generalobersten des Heeres. Inhaber höchster deutscher Kommandostellen. Moewig, Rastatt 1988, ISBN 3-8118-1049-9, p. 1–8. Siegler, Fritz von (1953). "Adam, Wilhelm". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 1. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 53–54. (full text online). Solomon, Robert (2002). Who's Who in Nazi Germany. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415260381. Stahl, Friedrich-Christian: Generaloberst Wilhelm Adam. In: Gerd R. Ueberschär (Hrsg.): Hitlers militärische Elite. 68 Lebensläufe. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2011, ISBN 978-3-534-23980-1, p. 1–8.