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Kleinrath, Kurt

Date of birth:
June 14th, 1899 (Hannover/Provinz Hannover, German Empire)
Date of death:
June 29th, 1968 (Berlin, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
11-06-1917: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter
13-06-1917: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
13-06-1918: Fähnrich
17.07.1918 Leutnant
01.11.1922 Oberleutnant
01.10.1933 Hauptmann
01.08.1936 Major
01.04.1939 Oberstleutnant
01.06.1941 Oberst
01.03.1943 Generalmajor
01.07.1944 Generalleutnant

Career:
November 19, 1916: Army
April 1, 1928 - November 30, 1928: Lipetsk Air Base
November 1, 1930: Secret Aircraft List
December 1, 1933: Air Force, Braunschweig Observer School
April 1, 1935: Reconnaissance Squadron 2 (H).
1935: Japan Diplomatic Mission
March 1, 1936 - November 1, 1938: Jüterbog Reconnaissance Training Group
November 1, 1938 - March 14, 1939: III. (Reconnaissance) Group of the Training Squadron 2 (III.(Aufkl.)/LG 2)
1 April 1939: Ia/Komm.Gen.d.Heeresflieger
30 September 1939 - ?: Chief of Staff of the Air District Command II
1 April 1940: General Staff of the Air Force
18 May 1940: Ch.d.Stabes/Air District Command Holland.
16 January 1941: Ch.d.Stabes/Air District Command II Posen
1 October 1941 - December 1941: Qu. Abt. (4.Abt.)/Gen.St.d.Lw
1 October 1941 - 31 May 1944: Chief of the Armaments Abt. (6.Abt.)/Gen.St.d.Lw.
1944: Staff/Lfl.Kdo. 3
July 1, 1944 - August 29, 1944: Commander General II. Air Corps
August 22, 1944 - November 12, 1944: Commander General II. Fighter Corps
September 1, 1944 - December 8, 1944: 1. Fighter Division
December 9, 1944 - March 19, 1945: Representative of the Reich Marshal for Flight Operations
1945: Commander Fsch. AOK
March 26, 1945: Commander Res.
April 12, 1945 - May 3, 1945: Commander 1. Lw.-Ausb.Div.
October 30, 1947: Released from US custody

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Rank:
Major
Unit:
Aufklärungslehrgruppe Jüterbog, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
Unit:
Rüstungsabteilung der Gen.St.d.Lw. (6. Abt.), Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 24th, 1943

With swords
Vapaudenristin 1.luokka (VR 1)

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