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Haubold, Karl-Alfred (General)

Date of birth:
October 28th, 1887 (Oelsnitz/Erzgeb)
Date of death:
February 27th, 1969 (Köln)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Fussartillerie-Regiment 12
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1914
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
with swords
Komturkreuz I. Klasse des Königlich Sächsischer Albrechtsordens
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
with swords and crown
Komturkreuz I. Klasse des Königlich Sächsischer Albrechtsordens
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
January 11th, 1915
Ritterkreuz des Militär-St.-Heinrichs-Orden
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1934
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  2. Klasse, 18 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht  1.Klasse, 25 Jahre
Awarded on:
November 23rd, 1937
Commander's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen 1. Stufe
Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Grande Ufficiale
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1940
Ordine della Corona d'Italia
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant (Air Vice Marshall)
Unit:
RLM, Generalstab der Luftwaffe, L In 4
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1941
Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas Encomienda sencilla
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 10th, 1941
Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas Gran Cruz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 19th, 1943
Observers Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General der Flakartillerie (Lieutenant-General)
Awarded on:
April 29th, 1943
with war decoration
Order of Military Merit 1st Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General der Flakartillerie (Lieutenant-General)
Unit:
Stab, Luftgau-Kommando III, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 1st, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General der Flakartillerie (Lieutenant-General)
Unit:
Luftgaukommando III
Awarded on:
January 30th, 1945

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