General der Flieger Karl Friedrich Schweickhard Born: 18 Jun 1883 in Karlsruhe Died: 05 Jul 1968 in K�nigsfeld-Sommerzell, Schwaerzwald Promotions:
F�hnrich (19 May 1903); Leutnant (27 Jan 1904); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1912); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1930); Oberst (01 Apr 1933); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1936); General der Flieger (01 Jun 1938) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1902-31 Jul 1914)
Pilot and Observer Training (1912-1913)
Pilot with the 20th Field-Flying-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-07 Nov 1914)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park Woyrsch (08 Nov 1914-26 Jul 1915)
Leader of the 11th Field-Flying-Battalion (27 Jul 1915-26 Oct 1915)
Leader of the 22nd Field-Flying-Battalion (27 Oct 1915-10 Jul 1916)
Detached to the Inspector of Flying (11 Jul 1916-26 Jul 1916)
Flying-Training-Officer with the 9th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (27 Jul 1916-31 Aug 1916)
Department-Chief with the Inspection of Flying (01 Sep 1916-29 Jan 1917)
Flying-Group-Leader 1 (30 Jan 1917-18 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (19 Feb 1919-25 Mar 1919)
Company-Leader in the 5th Rifle-Battalion (26 Mar 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Company-Leader in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Company-Chief in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-31 Aug 1923)
Company-Chief in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1923-31 Jan 1929)
Battalion-Commander in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-31 Mar 1931)
With the Staff of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-28 Feb 1933)
Adjutant of Group-Command 1 (01 Mar 1933-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as President of the Higher Air Office Dresden (01 Apr 1934-28 Feb 1935)
Commander in Air-District III, Dresden (01 Mar 1935-31 Mar 1935)
Commander in Air-District I, K�nigsberg (01 Apr 1935-31 Dec 1937)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe and Delegated with the Leadership of the Luftwaffe-Federation (01 Jan 1938-31 Mar 1938)
Chief of Special-Staff W in OKW (01 Apr 1938-30 Sep 1939)
Retired (30 Sep 1939)
Placed to Disposal and Assigned to the Chief of Luftwaffe-Training-Affairs for Special Tasks (01 Oct 1939-31 Jul 1942)
At the same time, Officer-Judge at the Reichs-War-Court (20 May 1940-31 Oct 1940)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz des Grossherzoglich Badischen Milit�rischen Karl Friedrich-Verdienstordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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