Date of birth:

January 14th, 1892 (Königsberg/East-Prussia, Germany)

Date of death:

August 9th, 1968 (Detmold/Lippe, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Aug 1911);
Leutnant (18 Jun 1912);
Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1917);
Charakter als Hauptmann (01 Jan 1920);
Hauptmann (01 May 1934);
Major (01 Sep 1934);
Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936);
Oberst (01 Jan 1939);
Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941);
Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1943);
General der Flieger (01 Dec 1944)

Career:
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 41st Infantry-Regiment (23 Jan 1911-1914)
Company-Leader in the 41st Infantry-Regiment (1914-1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 41st Infantry-Regiment (1915-1916)
Squadron-Leader in the 3rd Bomber-Group of the Supreme Army Direction (1916-00 Nov 1918)
Pilot with the Flying-Squadron Grauert (00 Nov 1918-1919)
With the Flying-Squadron of Border-Protection High-Command North, Bartenstein, East Prussia (1919-00 Oct 1919)
With the Police-Flying-Squadron East Prussia, Seerappen by Königsberg then with the Air-Surveillance-Department East Prussia (00 Oct 1919-31 Aug 1922)
Retired from Army Service (01 Jan 1920)
Accepted into the Police Service (01 Feb 1920)
Retired from Police Service (31 Aug 1922)
Reactivated to Army Service as Air-Protection Advisor with the Staff of Military-District-Command I, Königsberg (01 Apr 1925-30 Apr 1934)
Advisor with the Higher Air Office Königsberg (01 May 1934-31 Aug 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in the Reichs Aviation Ministry (01 Sep 1934-1935)
Squadron-Captain with Flying-Group Merseburg (1935-1936)
Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing ‘General Wever’ (1936-1937)
Commander of the Greater Bomber-Flying-School Tutow (1937-09 Apr 194 1940)
Commodore of the 1st Instruction-Squadron, Greifswald (10 Apr 1940-00 Jun 1940)
Wounded, in French captivity (00 Jun 1940-20 Jun 1940)
Released from Captivity and in Hospital (21 Jun 1940-20 Oct 1940)
Higher Flying-Training-Commander 7 (21 Oct 1940-14 Jan 1941)
Higher Commander of Bomber and Ground-Attack Flying Schools, Prague (15 Jan 1941-01 Aug 1942)
Commander of Engagement Formations North, Luftwaffe-Command Don (02 Aug 1942-31 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 1st Flying-Division (01 Nov 1942-25 Jun 1943)
Commanding General of the II. Flying-Corps (26 Jun 1943-30 Jun 1944)
Commanding General of the II. Fighter-Corps (01 Jul 1944-15 Oct 1944)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region XV (22 Jan 1945-21 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL – Service with the Commander-in-Chief of Air-Fleet Reich (04 Feb 1945-21 Feb 1945)
Commanding General and Commander of Staff Dresden of Air-Region-Command III (22 Feb 1945-00 Apr 1945)
Commander of Armed Forces Order Troops Tirol (00 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-04 Jun 1947)
Released (04 Jun 1947)

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

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First World War (1914-1918)

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First World War (1914-1918)

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

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First World War (1914-1918)

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First World War (1914-1918)

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First World War (1914-1918)

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First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

1934

Awarded on:

1936

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1936

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1936

Awarded on:

1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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Second World War (1939-1945)

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Second World War (1939-1945)

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Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Group Captain)

Unit:

Kommodore, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

July 4th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Bülowius was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberst Alfred Bülowius, Kommodore of a Kampfgeschwader, succeeded in cultivating a spirit of operational and offensive excellence among his Geschwader crews. He has also personally participated in most combat missions of his Geschwader. His unit achieved particular success while attacking English transport ships near Norway and off the French coast. The Geschwader was also very successful against military targets near Amiens and the Loire river as well as at the ports of Vlissingen, Dunkirk and Boulogne.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalmajor (Air Commodore)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 1.Flieger-Division, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

December 21st, 1942

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