General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel Born: 11 Nov 1891 in Diedersdorf, District Lebus, Province Of Brandenburg Died: 10 Nov 1955 in Bad Godesberg Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (05 Aug 1910); F�hnrich (16 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Rittmeister (18 Aug 1918); Hauptmann i.G. (21 Aug 1918); Major i.G. (01 May 1934); Oberstleutnant i.G. (01 Apr 1936); Oberst i.G. (01 Aug 1938); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1939); Generalleutnant (19 Jul 1940); General der Flieger (01 Jan 1942) Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Squadron-Officer in the 1st Leib-Hussar-Regiment (18 Mar 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Squadron-Officer and Squadron-Leader in the 8th Hussar-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1917)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 77th Reserve-Division (03 Aug 1917-31 Oct 1917)
Chief Supply Officer in the Staff of the 2nd Infantry-Division (01 Nov 1917-30 Jun 1918)
Chief Supply Officer in the General-Staff of the Territorial-Corps (01 Jul 1918-13 Dec 1918)
Advisor in the Operations-Department of the Supreme Army Command, General-Staff of the Field-Army then General-Staff of the Army (14 Dec 1918-11 Aug 1919)
Detached to the Command-Office of the General-Staff of the Army in Kolberg (12 Aug 1919-25 Sep 1919)
Detached to the Processing-Office of the General-Staff of the Army (26 Sep 1919-27 Nov 1919)
Advisor in the Army Command, RWM (28 Nov 1919-26 Apr 1920)
Retired (26 Apr 1920)
Entered Army Service then transferred to Luftwaffe Service (on the same day) as Advisor in the Air-Command-Office, RLM (01 May 1934-30 Nov 1935)
Observer-Training at the Flying-School Braunschweig and at the Bomber-Flying-School J�terbog (18 Aug 1935-11 Oct 1935)
Department-Chief in the Luftwaffe General Staff, RLM (01 Dec 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 12 and Air-Base-Commandant Stargard (01 Mar 1937-15 Apr 1938)
General-Quartermaster of the Luftwaffe (16 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1944)
Commander-in-Chief of Air-Fleet 10 (Replacement-Luftwaffe) (01 Jul 1944-27 Feb 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (27 Feb 1945-06 May 1945)
In US then British Captivity (06 May 1945-17 May 1948)
Released (17 May 1948)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern: am 20.07.1944 als General der Flieger und Generalquartiermeister der Luftwaffe
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- Gemeinsames Flugzeugf�hrer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Rum�n. Ordens des Sterns mit Schwertern: 23.12.1941
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern: 31.03.1943
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