General der Flieger Helmuth Förster Born: 19 Apr 1889 in Groß-Strehlitz, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) Died: 07 Apr 1965 in Lenggries Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 May 1908); Leutnant (27 Jan 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1914); Hauptmann (08 Jun 1915); Charakter als Major (31 Mar 1919); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Aug 1935); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1940); General der Flieger (19 Apr 1941) Assignments:
Entered the Army in the 1st Railway-Regiment (23 Sep 1907-30 Sep 1910)
With the Flying-Test-Command Döberitz (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the Inspection of Flying Troops (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Officer with Special Duties and Pilot with the 31st Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-1915)
With the Staff of the Chief of Field Flight Affairs (1915-1916)
In the General Staff of the Field Army (1916-1917)
In the General-Staff of the Commanding General of the Air Force (1917-31 Mar 1919)
Retired (31 Mar 1919)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Officer with Special Duties of the RLM (01 Mar 1934-31 Mar 1934)
Chief Of Staff of the Higher Air Office Königsberg (01 Apr 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Chief Of Staff of Air-District I, Königsberg (01 Apr 1935-31 Jul 1935)
Commodore of the 253rd Bomber-Wing ‘General Wever’ (01 Aug 1935-1937)
Commander of Instruction Troops of the Luftwaffe (1937-31 Jan 1938)
Commander of the Instruction-Division of the Luftwaffe (01 Feb 1938-30 Sep 1939)
General with Special Duties with the State-Secretary of Aviation and General Inspector of the Luftwaffe Generaloberst Milch (01 Oct 1939-15 Apr 1940)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Fleet 5 (16 Apr 1940-21 Jun 1940)
Leader of Group Luftwaffe of the German-French Armistice-Committee (22 Jun 1940-18 Apr 1941)
Military-Commander Serbia (19 Apr 1941-31 May 1941)
Commanding General of the I. Flying-Corps (03 Jun 1941-23 Aug 1942)
Chief of Air Defence, RLM (24 Aug 1942-31 Jul 1944)
Chief of Air Transport, RLM (01 Aug 1944-08 May 1945)
In Allied Captivity (09 May 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 22.02.1942 als General der Flieger und Kommandierender General des I. Flieger-Korps
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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