Date of birth:

October 12th, 1893 (Bredebro)

Date of death:

August 20th, 1971 (Stuttgart)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

22.05.1915: Leutnant der Reserve
00.00.0000: Oberleutnant
01.04.1934: Hauptmann
01.05.1935: Major
01.08.1937: Oberstleutnant
01.02.1940: Oberst
01.01.1944: Generalmajor

08.08.1914: entered the Heer as a reservist
WWI served with the Infanterie then with the Fliegertruppe
22.05.1915: promoted to Lt.d.R.
13.08.1917: underwent observer training with Fliegerersatz-Abt. 8 then transferred to Flieger-Beobachter-Schule Königsberg
21.03.1918: Artillerieflieger-Schule II
02.05.1918: Armeeflugpark A
04.06.1918: Flieger-Abt. 276 (Lb)
07.12.1918: released from military service
20.09.1933: joined the SA
01.04.1934: assigned rank of Hptm. and Staka in Fliegergruppe Göppingen
00.00.1934: Hptm., Kdr., Aufkl.St. (H) Göppingen
01.01.1935: Kdr., FFS A/B 11
01.05.1935: promoted to Major and assigned to Stab/ Luftkreis-Kdo VII
01.07.1935: assigned to VorKdo. Fl.Ausb.Stab Henningsdorf
01.08.1935: Führer Ausb.Stab Henningsdorf and concurrently Kdt., Fl.H. Henningsdorf (Fl.Ausb.Rgt.12)
01.01.1936-30.06.1938: Kdr., Fl.H.Kdtr. Berlin-Schönwalde
01.08.1937: promoted to Obstlt
01.07.1938: Abt.-Leiter Luftkreis XI
01.02.1940: promoted to Oberst and Luftattaché Kopenhagen
30.04.1940: Luftattaché Stockholm and Helsinki
28.12.1942: Kdt., Flughafenbereichs Kdo. 1/VI
01.07.1943-11.01.1945: Kdt., Flughafenbereichs Kdo. 6/XVII, Agram (Zagreb)
01.01.1944: promoted to Gen.Maj.
00.00.1944: assigned to RLM/ Gen.d.Fliegerbodenorganisation u. Flugsicherung
12.01.1945: assigned to Führerreserve OKL
19.01.1945: Kdr., Luftgautruppen 1
02.05.1945: captured at Alt Jock and made POW
17.06.1945: to American custody
10.03.1947: released

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