Date of birth:

October 13th, 1887 (Quälisch, District Sagen)

Date of death:

November 6th, 1969 (Wedel, Holstein)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1906);
Oberleutnant (08 Nov 1914);
Hauptmann (18 Dec 1915);
Charakter als Major (30 Sep 1920);
Major (01 Nov 1934);
Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936);
Oberst (01 Oct 1937);
Generalmajor (01 Jun 1939);
Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1941);
General der Flakartillerie (01 Dec 1942)

Career:
Entered the Army as Company-Officer in the 47th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1906-07 Nov 1914)
Company-Officer in the 37th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (08 Nov 1914-28 Sep 1915)
Adjutant of the 18th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (29 Sep 1915-17 Sep 1916)
General-Staff-Officer with the General-Staff of the V. Reserve-Corps (18 Sep 1916-25 Jan 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Territorial-Division (26 Jan 1917-05 May 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 251st Infantry-Division (06 May 1917-23 Nov 1917)
Officer with Special Duties with Army-High-Command 2 (24 Nov 1917-27 Nov 1917)
With the Quartermaster-Staff in the Grand Headquarters (28 Nov 1917-08 Jun 1918)
General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the IX. Army-Corps (09 Jun 1918-30 Apr 1919)
General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 9th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 May 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Retired (30 Sep 1920)
Territorial-Officer with the Commander Oppeln, Kreuzberg, Upper Silesia and Waldenburg (14 Jul 1932-31 May 1934)
Adjutant of the President of the Reichs Air Protection Federation (01 Jun 1934-21 Oct 1934)
With Air-District-Command V, Munich (22/10/1934-28/02/1936); Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Nov 1934)
Fully Activated and Detached to the I. Battalion of the 5th Flak-Regiment, Munich (01 Mar 1936-09 Aug 1936)
Detached to Firing-Course Wustrow (07 Jul 1936-07 Aug 1936)
Liaison-Officer to the Direction-Staff of the VII. Army-Corps (10 Aug 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Detached for Training to the II. Battalion of the 22nd Flak-Regiment, Brandenburg (17 Sep 1936-23 Sep 1936)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 5th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-31 May 1937)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 12th Flak-Regiment (01 Jul 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of the 12th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-31 Jul 1938)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command Berlin (01 Aug 1938-31 Jul 1939)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command 1, Berlin (01 Aug 1939-23 Jun 1940)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command 9 (24 Jun 1940-28 Feb 1941)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command 4 (01 Mar 1941-31 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 4th Flak-Division (01 Sep 1941-28 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 15th Flak-Division (01 Mar 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Commanding General of the IV. Luftwaffe-Field-Corps (30 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1943)
Detached to the Staff of Air-Region-Command III, Berlin (01 Jul 1943-31 Jul 1943)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region III, Berlin (01 Aug 1943-20 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL (21 Feb 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Verleihungsurkunde Flakkampfabzeichen, Erdkampfabzeichen, DKiG
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002