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Bergh, von, Wolfgang Otto (Generalleutnant)

Date of birth:
August 22nd, 1921 (Ravolzhausen/Hanau, Germany)
Date of death:
December 3rd, 2015 (Freudenstadt)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
April 1942: Leutnant;
June 1st, 1943: Oberleutnant;
January 30th, 1945: Hauptmann;
?: Oberst (Bundeswehr);
October 1st, 1974: Brigadegeneral;
October 1st, 1975: Generalmajor;
April 1st, 1979: Generalleutnant.

Career:
April 1942: Adjutant, IV. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1;
?: 2. Staffel, Lehrgeschwader 1;
February 16th, 1944: Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, Lehrgeschwader 1;
May 24th, 1944 - November 16th, 1944: Staffelkapitän, 6. Staffel, Lehrgeschwader 1;
1961 - 1963: Kommodore, Aufklärungsgeschwader 53 (Bundeswehr);
November 1st, 1963 - March 31st, 1966: Chef des Stabes, 5. Luftwaffendivision (Bundeswehr);
October 1st, 1974: Kommandeur, 1. Luftwaffendivision;
October 1st, 1976: Befehlshaber, Territorialkommando Nord (TerrKdo Nord);
April 1st, 1979: Stellvertretender Inspekteur der Luftwaffe;
September 30th, 1981: Retirement.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 15th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945

Date is that of publication in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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