General der Flieger Karl-Siegfried Goßrau Born: 14 Jan 1887 in Stuttgart Died: 27 Nov 1972 in Stuttgart Promotions:
Fähnrich (21 Apr 1908); Leutnant (27 Jan 1909); Oberleutnant (24 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1916); Major (01 Oct 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1933); Oberst (01 Aug 1935); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1940); General der Flieger (01 Sep 1941) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker/Fähnrich in the 125th Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1907-26 Jan 1909)
Company-Officer in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1909-30 Sep 1913)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-20 May 1915)
Company-Leader in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (21 May 1915-29 Oct 1916)
Adjutant of the 108th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (30 Oct 1916-28 Nov 1917)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the 52nd (Baden) Infantry-Division (29 Nov 1917-24 Jun 1918)
With the Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command 65 (25 Jun 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (16 Jan 1919-09 Apr 1919)
Leader of the 5th Security-Company, Eßlingen (10 Apr 1919-27 Jul 1919)
Company-Leader in the 26th then 25th Infantry-Regiments (28 Jul 1919-25 Jul 1920)
Detached to the RWM (26 Jul 1920-30 Sep 1921)
Company-Chief in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-31 Aug 1924)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Sep 1924-28 Feb 1931)
Battalion-Commander in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1931-31 Aug 1933)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Sep 1933-30 Sep 1933)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as an Advisor in the RLM (01 Oct 1933-24 Aug 1934)
Department-Chief in the Military-Department, RLM (25 Aug 1934-31 Mar 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe, Detached to the Staff of the Commanding General of the Luftwaffe in Austria (01 Apr 1938-31 May 1938)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Niederdonau, Vienna (01 Jun 1938-30 Sep 1939)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Posen (01 Oct 1939-23 May 1940)
Acting-Office-Chief of the Luftwaffe-Administration-Office (24 May 1940-29 May 1940)
Chief of the Luftwaffe-Administration-Office, RLM (30 May 1940-07 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (07 Aug 1943-31 Dec 1944)
Detached to the RLM (13 Dec 1943-16 Dec 1943)
Detached into the Service-Area of Field-Air-Region-Command Belgium-North France (15 Mar 1944-07 Dec 1944)
Stay in the Luftwaffe-Cure-Hospital Wildbad (30 Jun 1944-28 Jul 1944)
Detached to the Area of Air-Region-Command V (08 Dec 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Württembg. Militär-Verdienstordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Zähringer Löwen mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Gold
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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