(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Walter Schwabedissen
Born: 16 Jun 1896 in Iven, Pommerania (Pommern)
Died: 19 Feb 1989 in Gauting by Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (15 Oct 1914); Leutnant (27 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1928); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1942)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (29 Jul 1914-14 Jul 1915)
Observer-Training in Jüterbog (15 Jul 1915-31 Aug 1915)
Observer with the 11th Field-Flying-Battalion (01 Sep 1915-27 Feb 1917)
Observer with Army-Flight-Park 9 (28 Feb 1917-13 Jul 1917)
Observer with the 28th Flying-Battalion (14 Jul 1917-25 Sep 1917)
Observer with the 20th Flying-Battalion (26 Sep 1917-21 Feb 1918)
Observer with Army-Flight-Park 4 (22 Feb 1918-19 Mar 1918)
Observer with the 3rd (Lb) Flying-Battalion (20 Mar 1918-20 Jul 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment, with Freikorps Hülsen and with the Security-Police Berlin (21 Jul 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Retired (31 Jan 1920)
Employed by the Army with the Aviation-Peace-Commission of the RWM (18 Aug 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service as Platoon-Leader in the 10th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Apr 1921)
Ordinance and Photographic Officer with the Staff of the 5th Division (01 May 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Oct 1923-30 Sep 1924)
Platoon-Leader in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1927)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training in the RWM (01 Oct 1927-30 Sep 1928)
Advisor for Flying-Operations and Flying-Training in the RWM (01 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1931)
Detached to Group-Command 1 – Participant at the Reinhardt-Course (01 Oct 1931-30 Sep 1932)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-30 Jun 1933)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Jul 1933-31 Aug 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Group-Leader for Flying-Training in the RLM, L A III (01 Sep 1933-14 Dec 1934)
Adjutant of the Luftwaffe with Führer and Reichs Chancellor (15 Dec 1934-31 Jul 1935)
Commander of Bomber-Flying-Group Merseburg (01 Aug 1935-30 Sep 1936)
At the Wehrmacht-Academy Berlin (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Chief Of Staff of Air-District-Command II (01 Oct 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command III (01 Jul 1938-02 Oct 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the I. Flak-Corps (03 Oct 1939-25 Jun 1940)
Chief Of Staff of the Wehrmacht-Commander in the Netherlands (26 Jun 1940-31 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 2nd Night-Fighter-Division (01 Jan 1942-30 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 2nd Fighter-Division (01 Oct 1942-05 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 5th Fighter-Division (05 Sep 1943-04 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL – to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command VII (04 Nov 1943-30 Apr 1944)
Commanding General of German Luftwaffe in Denmark (01 May 1944-16 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL – to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command VII (16 Sep 1944-00 Jan 1945)
Commanding General of the Development-Staff of the Royal Hungarian Air Force (00 Jan 1945-21 Apr 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL – to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command VII (22 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-05 Jun 1947)
Released (05 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 12.06.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militar-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I


Back to ABR Homepage