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Conrad, Gerhard Dipl.ing. (WL-Generalleutnant)

Date of birth:
April 21st, 1895 (Pregelmühle/Alsleben/Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Date of death:
May 28th, 1982 (Ruhpolding/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

CONRAD, Dipl.Ing. Gerhard Emil Ernst

Promotions:
03.11.1914: Unteroffizier und Offiziers-Stellvertreter
07.12.1914: Fähnrich
29.01.1915: Leutnant
01.04.1925: Oberleutnant
01.02.1930: Hauptmann
01.01.1935: Major
01.03.1937: Oberstleutnant
01.06.1939: Oberst
01.04.1941: Generalmajor
01.04.1943: Generalleutnant

Career:
Entered the Army at Officer-Training, Platoon and Company Leader in the 93rd Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-04 Sep 1916)
Company-Leader and Battalion-Adjutant in the 393rd Infantry-Regiment (05 Sep 1916-18 Mar 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (18 Mar 1918-24 May 1918)
With the Staff of the 93rd Infantry-Regiment (08 Apr 1918-14 Apr 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 93rd Infantry-Regiment (25 May 1918-10 Jun 1918)
Company-Leader in the 93rd Infantry-Regiment (11 Jun 1918-12 Jul 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 93rd Infantry-Regiment (12 Jul 1918-06 Dec 1918)
Company-Leader in the Volunteer-Force Von Pavel/Border-Protection Silesia (07 Dec 1918-06 Jun 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 92nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (07 Jun 1919-20 Feb 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (21 Feb 1920-21 Oct 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (22 Oct 1920-28 Feb 1924)
Platoon-Leader in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1924-31 Aug 1926)
Detached to the RWM, Studying at the Technical College Berlin-Charlottenburg (01 Sep 1926-31 Mar 1930)
Group-Director in the Army-Weapons-Office, Weapons-Testing 8 (01 Apr 1930-31 Mar 1933)
Company-Chief in the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-31 Dec 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service and Attended Course at the Flying-School in Faßberg (01 Jan 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Squadron-Captain in Bomber-Wing 1 ‘Hindenburg’ (01 Apr 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of Bomber-Group I/257 (01 Mar 1937-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of Flight-Command Berlin (01 Apr 1939-19 Aug 1939)
Commander of the Special-Purpose-Air-Landing-Wing 2 (20 Aug 1939-14 Jun 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing ‘Boelcke’ (15 Jun 1940-06 Oct 1940)
Chief of the Luftwaffe-Control-Commission III (07 Oct 1940-20 Dec 1940)
Flying-Leader of the XI. Flying-Corps (21 Dec 1940-31 Jan 1943)
Commander of Air-Fleet-Troops of Air-Fleet 4 (01 Feb 1943-09 Mar 1945)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Leipzig (10 Mar 1945-20 Apr 1945)
In US Captivity (20 Apr 1945-11 Jul 1947)
Released (11 Jul 1947)

00.07.1916: awarded the RK II. Klasse - Anhaltischen Ordens Albrecht der Bär mit Schwertern

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
March 20th, 1915
with swords
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
WIA 00.09.1915 + 19.03.1918 + 14.04.1918
Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber (1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1934
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  2. Klasse, 18 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  1.Klasse, 25 Jahre
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Group Captain)
Unit:
Kommodore, Kampfgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung 2, 7. Flieger-Division, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 24th, 1940
The following wartime excerpt describes why Conrad was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberst Gerhard Conrad, commander of a Transportgruppe, has demonstrated considerable merit whilst leading his formation. He played a major role in the preparation and execution of his unit’s operations all while showing great personal bravery throughout all stages of the air landing mission.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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