(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

General der Flieger Otto Langemeyer
Born: 20 Mar 1883 in Holzminden
Died: 21 May 1950 in Golmbach by Stadtoldendorf
Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Aug 1902); Leutnant (19 May 1903); Oberleutnant (22 May 1912); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Charakter als Major (03 Mar 1920); Polizei-Major (01 Dec 1919); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1942); General der Flieger (01 May 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army with the 175th Infantry-Regiment (11 Jan 1902-30 Sep 1913)
Officer-MG-Training with the Gun-Factory Spandau and Berlin (19 Mar 1906-14 Apr 1906)
Detached to the 17th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jun 1907-28 Jun 1907)
Battalion-Adjutant and Court-Officer in the 175th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1907-30 Sep 1910)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Detached to the 76th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1911-30 Sep 1911)
Detached to the 17th Hussar-Regiment (01 Jul 1913-30 Sep 1913)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 175th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-25 Jun 1915)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the III. Reserve-Corps (26 Jun 1915-31 Mar 1916)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the Beskiden-Corps (01 Apr 1916-18 Nov 1916)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) of the 197th Infantry-Division (19 Nov 1916-26 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Battalion-Leader in the 273rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (20 May 1917-17 Jun 1917)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) of the 214th Infantry-Division (27 Dec 1917-16 Oct 1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) of the Senior-Quartermaster of the 3rd Army (17 Oct 1918-02 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 175th Infantry-Regiment (03 Jan 1919-30 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Grand General Staff, Army-Peace-Commission (31 Jan 1919-24 Oct 1919)
Detached to the Prussian and Reichs Interior Ministry, Security-Police, Berlin (25 Oct 1919-30 Nov 1919)
Transferred to Police Service as Commander of the Security-Police Braunschweig (01 Dec 1919-12 Mar 1921)
Granted Leave (12 Mar 1921-15 Apr 1921)
Retired (15 Apr 1921)
Group-Leader in the Presidency of the Reichs Air Protection Federation (01 Jun 1934-22 May 1936)
Probation as a Supplemental-Officer-Aspirant with Air-District-Command II (23 May 1936-13 Sep 1936)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 15 Dec 1938) and Group-Leader in the RLM (14 Sep 1936-17 Jun 1937)
Group-Leader in the Luftwaffe General Staff, 6th Department (18 Jun 1937-31 Jan 1938)
Group-Leader with the General-Quartermaster, 6th Department, RLM (01 Feb 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Leader of Department 4 with the General-Quartermaster, RLM (01 Feb 1939-29 Feb 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (01 Mar 1944-31 May 1944)
Retired (31 May 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 16.08.1917
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse


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