General der Flieger Otto von Stülpnagel Born: 16 Jun 1878 in Berlin Died: 06 Feb 1948 in Paris (Suicide) Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Aug 1897); Sekondleutnant (24 May 1898); Oberleutnant (17 Dec 1908); Hauptmann (23 May 1911); Major (16 May 1916); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1921); Oberst (01 Aug 1925); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1929); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1931); Charakter als General der Flieger (01 Oct 1935); General der Flieger (01 Oct 1936); General der Infanterie (01 Dec 1940) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 2nd Foot-Guards-Regiment (10 Jan 1897-31 Mar 1909)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 2nd Foot-Guards-Regiment (01 Oct 1902-15 Jul 1905)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1905-21 Jul 1908)
Detached to the 3rd Ulanen-Regiment (22 Jul 1908-30 Sep 1908)
In the Operations-Department of the Grand General Staff (01 Oct 1909-28 Apr 1912)
Pilot-Training in Döberitz (03 Jul 1911-06 Sep 1911)
Advisor with the General-Inspection of Traffic-Troops (29 Apr 1912-31 Mar 1914)
Company-Chief in the 131st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
In the General-Staff of the VII. Reserve-Corps (01 Aug 1914-19 Nov 1914)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) of the 6th Infantry-Division (20 Nov 1914-25 Jun 1916)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the IX. Reserve-Corps (26 Jun 1916-24 Dec 1917)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 6th Army (25 Dec 1917-23 Apr 1918)
Leader of the General-Staff-Courses in Sedan (24 Apr 1918-02 May 1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Army-Group Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg (03 May 1918-27 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the General-Staff of the Field-Army – Liaison-Officer of the General-Staff of the Field-Army to the XVII. Army-Corps, Danzig (28 Dec 1918-17 Jan 1919)
Chief Of Staff in the General-Staff of the XVIII. Army-Corps (18 Jan 1919-29 Apr 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the 128th Infantry-Regiment (30 Apr 1919-12 Sep 1919)
Detached to the Reichswehr-Command-Office Prussia, Army-Processing-Office Prussia (13 Sep 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Detached to the RWM (01 Oct 1919-14 Apr 1921)
Leader of the International Law Department with the Army-Peace-Commission, Location Berlin, and Commissioner of the RWM in the ‘Parliamentary School Committee’ of the German Reichstag (15 Apr 1921-15 Mar 1925)
With the Staff of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1925-31 Dec 1925)
Department-Leader in the RWM and Temporarily Representative of the Reichs-Army with the Disarmament Conference in Geneva (01 Jan 1926-07 Jan 1927)
Detached to the Staff of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1927-31 Mar 1927)
Commander of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-31 Dec 1928)
Detached to the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Jan 1929-31 May 1929)
Inspector of Traffic-Troops, RWM (01 Jun 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Retired (31 Mar 1931)
Employed by the Luftwaffe (Supplemental-Officer from 01 Oct 1935 and Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1936) and Director of the Labour-Staff and Forward-Command of the Forward-Command of the Air-Sciences Institute (Air War School II) and Director of 1st Instruction-Course for Tactics-Instructors (01 Jul 1934-31 May 1935)
Director of the Air-Sciences Institute (Air War School II) (01 Jun 1935-31 Jul 1935)
Director of the Forward-Command of the Air War Academy, Berlin-Gatow (01 Aug 1935-31 Oct 1935)
Commander of the Air War Academy, Berlin-Gatow (01 Nov 1935-31 Mar 1939)
At the same time, Commander of the Air Technical Academy (01 Feb 1938-31 Mar 1939)
Retired (31 Mar 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army, Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1939-25 Aug 1939)
Commanding General of the Replacement-XVII. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-District XVII (26 Aug 1939-24 Oct 1940)
Military-Commander France (25 Oct 1940-14 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Feb 1942-31 Aug 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1942)
In British Captivity (02 Aug 1945-24 Dec 1946)
Transferred into France Captivity to Face Trial for Alleged War Crimes (24 Dec 1946-06 Feb 1948)
Committed Suicide in French Captivity (06 Feb 1948)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz des Orden der Württembergischen Krone mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ritterkreuz des Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgischen Greifenordens
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Anhaltischen Ordens Albrecht der Bär
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse
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