General der Flieger Albert Vierling Born: 30 Sep 1887 in Weiden, Oberpfalz Died: 09 Apr 1969 in Gr�felfing Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (16 Oct 1907); F�hnrich (09 Mar 1908); Leutnant (25 Jun 1909); Oberleutnant (19 May 1915); Hauptmann (28 May 1918); Major (01 Jan 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1940); General der Flieger (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered the Army (31 Jul 1907)
With the Bavarian Telegraph-Detachment Munich, at the same time 1908-1909 Detached to the War-School in Munich (31 Jul 1907-25 May 1909)
Platoon-Leader in the 82nd Bavarian Telegraph-Battalion (26 May 1909-14 Apr 1914)
Pilot-Training at the Military-Flying-School D�beritz (26 Sep 1911-31 Oct 1911)
At the same time, Detached to the Bavarian Artillery and Engineering School Munich (01 Oct 1912-08 Jul 1914)
Technical Officer and Flight-Instructor in the Bavarian Flying-Battalion (15 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 1st Bavarian Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-17 Jul 1915)
Wounded, with the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion (17 Jul 1915-31 Aug 1915)
Detached to the Bavarian Test-Institute and Dockyard of Fighter-Planes (01 Sep 1915-26 May 1916)
Advisor for Flying-Matters with the Bavarian Inspection of the Engineer-Corps (27 May 1916-06 Nov 1917)
Advisor in Department VI (Construction-Department) with the Bavarian Inspection of the Engineer-Corps (09 Jan 1917-14 Dec 1917)
Adjutant of the Bavarian Inspector of Aviation-Matters (15 Dec 1917-08 Jun 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 6 (09 Jun 1918-09 Jul 1918)
Leader of Army-Flight-Park 6 (10 Jul 1918-30 Nov 1918)
Director of the Equipment-Department with the Bavarian Inspection of Aviation-Matters (01 Dec 1918-30 Nov 1919)
Signal-Officer with the Staff of the 21st Reichswehr-Rifle-Brigade (01 Dec 1919-21 Jan 1920)
Detached to the Aviation-Peace-Commission (22 Jan 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Leader of the 121st Motor-Transport-Company - (21st Motor-Transport-Battalion) (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Managing Director with Bavarian Sports-Flight GmbH (1925-31 Mar 1927)
Director of the German Commercial-Flying-School, Schlei�heim (01 Apr 1927-31 Dec 1933)
Entered the Army (01 Jan 1934)
Major with the Staff of the 7th Signals-Battalion, Detached to the domain of the RLM as Director of the German Commercial-Flying-School Schlei�heim (01 Jan 1934-31 Jan 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Feb 1934)
Director of the German Commercial-Flying-School Schlei�heim (01 Feb 1934-30 Jun 1934)
Commander of Pilot-School Gotha and Airbase-Commandant Gotha (01 Jul 1934-31 Jan 1935)
Detached to the Staff of Infantry-Regiment N�rnberg (01 Feb 1935-28 Feb 1935)
Scheduled as Commander of the 15th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Mar 1935-30 Jun 1935)
Commander of the 15th Flying-Replacement-Battalion and Airbase-Commandant Neubiberg (01 Jul 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of Flying-Schools and of Flying-Replacement-Battalions in Air-District V (01 Mar 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of Flying-Schools and of the 7th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Apr 1937-31 Jan 1939)
Higher Flying Training Commander 7 (01 Feb 1939-07 Aug 1939)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff 4 (with Air-Region-Command XIII - Luftwaffe-Supply, Poland) (08 Aug 1939-31 Dec 1939)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff 12 (01 Jan 1940-22 Oct 1941)
Commanding General and Commander in Field-Air-Region Rostov-Don (24 Oct 1941-00 Jun 1943)
Commanding General and Commander in Field-Air-Region XXV, Southern Russia (00 Jun 1943-15 Aug 1944)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region I, K�nigsberg (17 Aug 1944-02 Feb 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (02 Feb 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 26.07.1943 als General der Flieger und Kommandierender General und Befehlshaber im Feld-Luftgau Rostov-Don
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubil�ums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kroatischer Kriegsorden des Ordens der Krone des K�nigs Zvonimir I. Stufe mit Schwertern
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