Date of birth:

April 27th, 1890 (Stettin/Pommerania, Germany)

Date of death:

April 12th, 1976 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
February 22nd, 1910: Fahnenjunker;
October 18th, 1910: Fähnrich;
August 18th, 1911: Leutnant (RDA: August 20th, 1909);
August 22nd, 1915: Oberleutnant;
August 18th, 1918: Hauptmann;
September 1st, 1919 (Hauptmann der Polizei);
February 1st, 1935: Major (Luftwaffe, RDA: May 1st, 1934);
April 20th, 1936: Oberstleutnant (RDA: April 1st, 1936);
August 1st, 1938: Oberst;
June 1st, 1941: Generalmajor;
June 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant;

Career:
February 22nd, 1910: 1. Thüringische Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 19;
August 2nd, 1914: I. Bataillon, Reserve-Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 22;
June 28th, 1915: Heeresgruppe Dardanellen;
August 16th, 1915: Beobachter Türkischen Feldflieger-Abteilung 1;
January 9th, 1916: Beobachter, Flieger-Abteilung 300;
October 16th, 1916: Leiter Türkische Beobachterschule, San Stephano;
January 28th, 1917: Kommandeur, Fliegergruppe Smyrna;
July 16th, 1918: Kommandeur der Flieger, V. osmanischen Armee (Kofl 5. (osmanische) Armee);
November 6th, 1918: Demobilisierungs-Stab, Odessa;
December 19th, 1918: Waffenstillstandskommission Schwarzes- uns Mittelmeer;
July 18th, 1919: Abwicklungsstelle, 1. Thüringischen Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 19;
September 1st, 1919: Hilfsoffizier, Organisationsstab, Sicherheitspolizei, Innenministerium;
February 1st, 1920: Abteilungsleiter, Deutschen Schutzbund, Grenz- und Auslandsdeutschtum;
October 1st, 1922: Volontär, Deutsche Levante-Linie;
March 15th, 1923: Prokurist Schifffrachtkontor Hamburg-Amerika-Linie, Hannover;
July 1st, 1924: Geschäftsführer Hamburg-Amerika-Linie;
February 1st, 1935: Ausbildung Luftwaffe;
June 1st, 1935: Stab, Luftkreis-Kommando I;
June 1st, 1937: Kommandeur, Aufklärungsgruppe 127 (See) / Kommandeur, Fliegerhorst Goslar;
April 1st, 1938: Adjutant, Stab, Luftwaffen-Gruppenkommando 2;
February 1st, 1939: Adjutant, Stab, Luftflotte 2;
October 1st, 1939: Kommandeur der Luftwaffe Armee-Oberkommando 2 (Koluft 2);
May 2nd, 1940 (- December 20th 1940): Kommandeur der Luftwaffe Armee-Oberkommando 8 (Koluft 8);
July 31st, 1940: Leiter, Luftwaffen-Komtrolkommission II;
December 20th, 1940 (- December 14th, 1941): Kommandeur der Luftwaffe Armee-Oberkommando 17 (Koluft 17);
February 1st, 1941: Leiter, Luftwaffen-Komtrolkommission I;
December 15th, 1941: Kommandeur der Luftwaffe, Heeresgruppe Mitte (Koluft Mitte);
1942: Ia, Luftwaffen-Führungsstab;
April 1st, 1942: Luftattaché, Deutschen Gesandtschaft Lissabon;
July 1st, 1943: Luftattaché, Deutschen Botschaft Ankarra;
August 1st, 1944: Internment Turkey;
September 1st, 1944: released, Führerreserve OKL;
April 17th, 1945 - February 21st, 1947: POW.

On September 27th, 1915, Karl Kettembeil shot down the first Allied aircraft during the Battle at Gallipoli. He then served as Beobachter on board the Albatros C.III, with as Pilot Leutnant Ludwig Preussner.

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