Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912);
Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914);
Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917);
Kapitänleutnant (01 Dec 1921);
Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1929);
Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934);
Charakter als Oberst (01 Mar 1936);
Oberst (01 Aug 1937);
Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy and first Infantry Training at the Naval-School Mürwik (01 Apr 1911-16 May 1911)
Seekadett on Board the School-Ship ‘Vineta’ (17 May 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Officer-Training at the Naval School (01 Apr 1912-24 Mar 1913)
Infantry-Course with the II. Sea-Battalion (25 Mar 1913-21 Apr 1913)
Torpedo-Officer-Course on the Torpedo-School-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (22 Apr 1913-27 Jun 1913)
Artillery-Course at the Ship-Artillery-School (28 Jun 1913-20 Sep 1913)
Granted Leave (21 Sep 1913-30 Sep 1913)
On Board the Liner ‘Wittelsbach’ (01 Oct 1913-25 Aug 1914)
On Board the Liner ‘Mecklenburg’ (26 Aug 1914-18 Sep 1915)
Flying-Training with the I. Sea-Flying-Battalion (19 Sep 1915-31 Oct 1916)
Pilot with the Sea-Radio-Test-Command, Warnemünde (01 Nov 1916-26 Dec 1916)
Pilot with the I. Sea-Flying-Battalion, Libau and Holtenau (27 Dec 1916-16 Apr 1917)
Course at the Single-Seated-Combat-School Putzig (17 Apr 1917-00 Jun 1917)
Pilot with the Sea-Flight-Station Windau (00 Jun 1917-00 Jul 1917)
Remote-Steering-School-Leader with the I. Sea-Flying-Battalion (00 Jul 1917-00 Oct 1917)
Temporary-Leader of the Sea-Flight-Station Putzig (00 Oct 1917-00 Nov 1917)
Remote-Control-School-Leader with the I. Sea-Flying-Battalion (00 Nov 1917-00 Mar 1918)
Flight-School-Leader with the Sea-Flight-Station Flensburg (00 Mar 1918-00 Apr 1918)
Leader of the Sea-Flight-Station Reval (00 Apr 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of the I. Sea-Flying-Battalion (00 Dec 1918-00 Mar 1919)
Leader of the Sea-Flight-Station Holtenau (00 Mar 1919-08 Sep 1919)
Leader of the Sea-Flight-Station Nest (09 Sep 1919-10 Jun 1920)
Leader of the Sea-Flight-Station Holtenau (11 Jun 1920-10 Sep 1920)
With the Commanding-Battalion Kiel-Wik (11 Sep 1919-30 Oct 1920)
Transferred for Information with the 12th Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (31 Oct 1920-04 Nov 1920)
Watch-Officer with the 7th Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (05 Nov 1920-27 Jun 1921)
Placed to the Disposal of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (28 Jun 1921-06 Jul 1921)
Transferred for Information with the 8th Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (07 Jul 1921-31 Aug 1921)
Ships-Cadre ‘Braunschweig’ (01 Sep 1921-30 Nov 1921)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (01 Dec 1921-06 Jun 1922)
Company-Leader with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion II (07 Jun 1922-30 Sep 1922)
Watch and Divisions Officer on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (01 Oct 1922-28 Jul 1924)
Coastal-Artillery-Course at the Coastal-Artillery-School (29 Jul 1924-20 Sep 1924)
Company-Leader with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion VI (21 Sep 1924-29 Sep 1926)
Flying-Advisor in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (30 Sep 1926-25 Sep 1929)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (26 Sep 1929-25 Sep 1931)
At the same time, Director of the Processing-Office North Sea (26 Sep 1929-30 Sep 1930)
At the same time, Director of the Processing-Office North Sea (11 Mar 1931-25 Sep 1931)
Flying-Advisor in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (26 Sep 1931-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Advisor with Air-District-Command VI (Sea), Kiel (01 Apr 1934-31 Mar 1936)
Air-Base-Commandant Kiel-Holtenau (01 Apr 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of the 26th (Sea) Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Oct 1937-03 Sep 1939)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Construction then Senior-Construction-Staff Schleswig (04 Sep 1939-31 May 1940)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Senior-Construction-Staff Lille (01 Jun 1940-31 Oct 1940)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Construction-Regiment 1/VII, North Norway (01 Nov 1940-21 Mar 1941)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Construction-Brigade V – West France (22 Mar 1941-31 Mar 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 9/XI (01 Apr 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Retired (28 Feb 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Luftwaffe (01 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
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