General der Flieger Eduard Dransfeld Born: 06 Nov 1883 in Bestnig, District Meschede Died: 22 Jan 1964 in Gro�-Rohrheim Promotions:
F�hnrich (19 Oct 1905); Leutnant (18 Aug 1907); Oberleutnant (15 Feb 1913); Hauptmann (18 Jun 1915); Major (01 Feb 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1932); Oberst (01 Aug 1934); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1936); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Charakter als General der Flieger (18 Sep 1939); General der Flieger (01 Oct 1940) Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 88th Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1905-20 Sep 1913)
Detached to War-School in Glogau (11 Jul 1906-17 Aug 1907)
Pilot-Training with the Euler Works, Frankfurt, Main (01 Feb 1912-02 Dec 1912)
Pilot with the Flying-Station Darmstadt (03 Dec 1912-01 May 1913)
Crashed and in Hospital then Recuperation House (18 Dec 1912-01 May 1914)
Assigned with the 30th Infantry-Regiment (21 Sep 1913-30 Jun 1914)
Pilot with the Flying-Station Freiburg (01 Jul 1914-14 Jul 1914)
Crashed, in Hospital (14 Jul 1914-25 Sep 1914)
Aircraft-Observer with the 29th Field-Flying-Battalion (28 Sep 1914-03 Feb 1915)
Aircraft-Observer with the Courier-Battalion O (04 Feb 1915-03 Jun 1915)
Aircraft-Observer with the 66th Field-Flying-Battalion (04 Jun 1915-09 Dec 1915)
Leader of the 66th Field-Flying-Battalion (10 Dec 1915-31 Mar 1916)
Leader of the 5th Combat-Squadron of the 1st Combat-Wing of the OHL (01 Apr 1916-06 Jul 1916)
Leader of Army-Flight-Park 2 (07 Jul 1916-15 Mar 1918)
Leader of the Flying-Depot South (16 Mar 1918-30 Apr 1918)
Commander of the Physical Department of the Flight-Equipment-Master (01 May 1918-10 Dec 1918)
With the Inspection of the Flight-Equipment-Master (11 Dec 1918-21 May 1919)
Leader of the Dissolution-Staff of the Airbase Braunschweig (22 May 1919-20 Aug 1919)
With the Inspection of Motor Transport Troops (21 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1919)
With the Staff of the 9th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Company-Chief in the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Company-Chief in the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-15 Feb 1925)
Hauptmann with the Staff and Welfare-Officer of the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (16 Feb 1925-30 Sep 1925)
Company-Chief in the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1925-08 Jun 1926)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (09 Jun 1926-31 Jan 1928)
Detached to the Motor-Transport-Training-Command of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-23 Dec 1928)
Major with the Staff of the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1928-31 Oct 1930)
Commander of the 6th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Nov 1930-31 Jul 1934)
Motor-Transport-Inspector with the Staff of Group-Command 2 (01 Aug 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Inspector Of Motor Transport Affairs of the Luftwaffe/IN 6/RLM (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1941)
Placed to the Disposal of the Luftwaffe without Mobilisation (01 Oct 1941-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
In Allied Captivity (11 Jun 1945-27 Feb 1947)
Released (27 Feb 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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