Promotions:
Fähnrich (01 Mar 1908);
Leutnant (23 Jan 1909);
Oberleutnant (16 Oct 1914);
Hauptmann (16 Nov 1916);
Major (01 Dec 1929);
Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1934);
Oberst (01 Oct 1935);
Generalmajor (01 Apr 1938);
Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1940);
General der Flakartillerie (01 Oct 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service as Battery-Officer in the 1st Royal Saxon 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1908-30 Sep 1912)
Company-Officer in the 12th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-30 Jun 1913)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 12th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1913-25 Dec 1914)
Company-Leader in the 12th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (26 Dec 1914-24 May 1917)
Detached to General-Staff-Service with the General-Command of the XXVII. Reserve-Corps and to the 24th Reserve-Division (25 May 1917-25 Jun 1918)
Commander of the 58th Saxon Foot-Artillery-Battalion (26 Jun 1918-31 Jan 1919)
With the Staff of the 12th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-20 Mar 1919)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Border-Jäger-Battalion (21 Mar 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Battery-Chief in the 19th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-31 Oct 1925)
With the Staff of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1925-31 Jan 1928)
With the Commander of the Artillery-Firing-Grounds Jüterbog (01 Feb 1928-31 Jan 1930)
With the Staff of the Commander Berlin (01 Feb 1930-31 Mar 1933)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Apr 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Commander of the Flak-School Döberitz-Elsgrund (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Commander of the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (01 Apr 1935-31 Jan 1938)
Inspector Of Flak Artillery, RLM (01 Feb 1938-13 Nov 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of Assigned Flak Artillery in Air-Regions VI and XI (14 Nov 1939-09 May 1940)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region Holland (10 May 1940-30 Jun 1940)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region III, Berlin (01 Jul 1940-31 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (01 Aug 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Retired (30 Sep 1943)
In Soviet Captivity (16 Jun 1945-26 Sep 1949)
Released (26 Sep 1949)
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