(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hermann Adler
Born: 20 Nov 1890 in Berlin
Died: 26 Jan 1967 in Junkersdorf by Cologne (Köln)
Promotions:
Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (00 Aug 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (30 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1935); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
One Year Volunteer in the 67th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1911)
In the 95th Infantry-Regiment (00 Aug 1914-30 Sep 1915)
With the Flying-Troop (01 Oct 1915-15 Feb 1919)
Retired (15 Feb 1919)
Enterd Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1937) and Officer with Special Duties with the Air-Base-Commander Großenhain (01 Mar 1935-15 Aug 1935)
Officer with Special Duties with the Air-Base-Commander Dresden (16 Aug 1935-31 Jan 1936)
Advisor in the RLM/LP abd LWehr (01 Feb 1936-15 Jan 1940)
Advisor, Group-Director and later Department-Chief in OKW (16 Jan 1940-30 Sep 1943)
In the Staff of the 1st Flying-Division (01 Oct 1943-31 Jan 1944)
Detached to the 51st Flying-Regiment (01 Feb 1944-05 Mar 1944)
Course at the Army-School for Commanders (06 Mar 1944-02 Apr 1944)
Detached to the 51st Flying-Regiment (02 Apr 1944-05 May 1944)
Detached to the 22nd Flying-Regiment (06 May 1944-05 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 93rd Flying-Regiment (06 Jun 1944-07 Sep 1944)
Commander of the Parachute-Regiment Adler (08 Sep 1944-09 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 163rd Parachute-Regiment (10 Apr 1945-22 May 1945)
Commander of Marching-Regiment Adler (23 May 1945-14 Jun 1945)
Interned in East Frisia (Ostfriesland) (15 Jun 1945-24 Jul 1945)
In British captivity (25 Jul 1945-02 Dec 1946)
Released (02 Dec 1946)

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