Oberst Johannes Oehmichen

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="3e4fcc00dvldtc.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="_home"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><A HREF="id199.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nachrichtentruppen"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=60 BGCOLOR="#CC6600" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Oberst Johannes Oehmichen</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=420 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#444444" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="88f2cae0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="430" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Portrait of Oehmichen's showing him as Oberst. ca.1942</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Born:</B></div> <div> 31 December in Oppisch bei Riesa (Sachsen)</div> <div> <B>Units:</B></div> <div> 19.08.39-19.20.40   Luftnachrichten Fernsprech Bau Abteilung II/1</div> <div> 20.02.40-22.06.40   Reserve-Lazarett Dresden IV (Reserve Hospital Dresden IV)</div> <div> 23.06.40-09.02.41   Luftnachrichten-Fernsprech-Betriebs-Abteilung z.b.V. 3</div> <div> 10.02.41-30.11.41   Luftnachrichten-Regiment 12 (mot.)</div> <div> 01.12.41-31.03.42   Luftgau Nachrichten-Regiment 4</div> <div> 01.04.42-14.09.42   Luftnachrichten-Ersatz-Regiment 303</div> <div> 15.09.42-15.12.42   Luftnachrichten-Ausbildungs-Regiment 303</div> <div> 16.12.42-22.11.44   Luftgau-Nachrichten Rgt. (mot.) Belgian/ Nordfrankreich</div> <div> 23.11.44-14.03.45   Luftnachrichten-Ersatz-und-Ausbildungs-Regiment 1</div> <div> 15.03.45-01.05.45   Stab/ Luftnachrichten-Ausbildungs und Ersatz Division</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="892001c0.jpg" border=0 width="768" height="540" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="89400210.jpg" border=0 width="768" height="545" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Rank:</B></div> <div> 00.00.00   Fähnrich</div> <div> 27.01.35   Leutnant</div> <div> 00.00.00   Oberleutnant</div> <div> 00.00.00   Major</div> <div> 19.08.39   Abteilung Kommandeur (Ln. Fernsprech Bau Abt. II/1 )</div> <div> 01.06.40   Oberstleutnant</div> <div> 23.06.40   Abteilung Kommandeur (Ln-Fernsprech-Betriebs-Abt. z.b.V. 3)?</div> <div> 10.02.41   Regiment Kommandeur (Ln. Rgt 12)</div> <div> 01.04.42   Oberst   </div> <div> 15.09.42   Regiment Kommandeur (Ln. Aus. Rgt 303)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="89600200.jpg" border=0 width="768" height="544" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Awards:</B></div> <div> 00.00.00   Königreich Preußen Eiserne Kreuz 2. Klasse (Prussian WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class)     </div> <div> 00.00.00   Königreich Preußen Eiserne Kreuz 1. Klasse (Prussian WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Königreich Sachsen Albrechtskreuz mit Schwertern (Saxon Alberts Cross with swords)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Königreich Sachsen Bronzene Friedrich August-Medaille (Saxon Friedrich August Medal in Bronze)</div> <div> 27.01.41   Medaille Zur Erinnerung An Den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange (Commemerative Medal of 1.10.38 with Prague Castle Bar)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer mit Schwertern (Honor Cross "Hindenburg Cross" with swords)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Reichssportabzeichen in Bronze (Reich Sports Badge in Bronze)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Dienstauszeichnung IV Klasse (Long Service Award 4th Class)  </div> <div> 30.09.39   1939 Spange Zum 1914 Eiserne Kruez II. Klasse (1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class)</div> <div> 31.10.41   1939 Spange Zum 1914 Eiserne Kruez I. Klasse (1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class) </div> <bR> <div> <B>Foreign awards:</B></div> <div> 00.00.00   Österreiches Medaille Zur Erinnerung (Austrian WW1 Commemorative)</div> <div> 00.00.00   Ungarischen Medaille Zur Erinnerung (Hungarian WW1 Commemorative)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="898001c0.jpg" border=0 width="768" height="540" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Under Construction</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>History:</B></div> <div> <B>1914-18</B></div> <div> <B>1938</B></div> <div> <B>1939-40</B></div> <div> <B>1940 </B></div> <div> <B>1941</B></div> <div> <I><B>10 February 41</B></I></div> <div> Oberstleutnant  Oehmichen takes command of Regiment Kommandeur Luftnachrichten Regiment 12.</div> <div> <I><B>April 41</B></I></div> <div> Luftnachrichten Regiment 12 left Luftgau-Kommando Belgien-Nordfrankreich for Poland .</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>22 June 41</B></I></div> <div> Invasion of the Soviet Union, Luftnachrichten Regiment 12 became part of Luftlotte 2 in the Radom-Warzaw area.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>31 October 41</B></I></div> <div> Luftnachrichten Regiment 12 was likely involved in the actions related to the Rusisian counteroffensives of 1941 because he is awarded the <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Swis721 Ex BT" >1939 Spange Zum 1914 Eiserne Kruez I. Klasse</FONT> (1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class) for combat actions in Russia.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>28 November 41</B></I></div> <div> Following heavy action in Russia portions of Luftnachrichten Regiment 12 (II./Ln. Rgt. 12) are moved to Wien for rest and refitting. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Mid December 41</B></I></div> <div>  Luftnachrichten Regiment 12 is transferred to Greece (later returned to Russia). </div> <bR> <div> <B>1942</B></div> <div> 01.04.42   Oberst   </div> <div> <I><B>15 September 42</B></I></div> <div> Oberst Oehmichen takes command of Luftnachrichten Ausbildungs Regiment 303. The unit was Formed on 1.October.42 in Dresden, Luftgau III/IV from Stab/Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 4. </div> <div> <I><B>December 42</B></I></div> <div> Luftnachrichten Ausbildungs Regiment 303 moves to Dijon, France.</div> <bR> <div> <B>1943</B></div> <div> <B>1944</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8172ca40.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="420" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Photo from Oehmichen's Soldbuch showing</B></div> <div> <B>him as Oberst.</B></div> <div> <B>1945</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>