Generalleutnant Karl Angerstein Born: 04 Dec 1890 in M�hlhausen. Died: 20 Sep 1985 in Feldkirchen Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 May 1912); Leutnant (18 Feb 1913); Oberleutnant (06 Jun 1916); Charakter als Hauptmann (31 Jan 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Major (18 Dec 1929); Major (01 Jul 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Feb 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 87th Infantry-Regiment (25 Sep 1911-01 Jun 1914)
Flying-Training in the 3rd Flying-Battalion (02 Jun 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 4th Flying-Replacement-Battalion and Leader of the Flying-Half-Battalion 'W' and 'K' (02 Aug 1914-02 Nov 1914)
Wounded, in hospital in Posen and Erfurt (02 Nov 1914-20 Jan 1915)
Pilot with the 52nd Field-Flying-Battalion (20 Jan 1915-27 Jul 1915)
Pilot with the 23rd Field-Flying-Battalion (28 Jul 1915-01 Sep 1915)
Pilot with the 52nd Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Sep 1915-15 Feb 1916)
Detached to the 1st Single-Seat-Combat-Battalion (16 Feb 1916-23 Mar 1916)
Pilot with the 52nd Field-Flying-Battalion (24 Mar 1916-28 Apr 1916)
Leader of Battle-Single-Seat-Command West (29 Apr 1916-10 Jun 1916)
Wounded, in hospital in Mitau, Eberswalde and Wiesbaden (10 Jun 1916-21 Dec 1916)
Placed to the Order of the Inspection of Flying Troops, Detached to the Command of the Flying-Observation-School (22 Dec 1916-02 Aug 1917)
Detached to the 17th Squadron of the 3rd Bomber-Wing of the OHL (03 Aug 1917-02 Oct 1917)
Leader of the 18th Bomber-Squadron, OHL (03 Oct 1917-01 Jan 1919)
Pilot with the 420th Flying-Battalion (Guards-Cavalry-Rifle-Division) (02 Jan 1919-14 Mar 1919)
Leader of the Flying-Squadron of the Border-Guards-Command North (15 Mar 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Transferred to Police Service (01 Oct 1919)
Leader of Air-Staff, later the Air-Police-Department K�nigsberg (01 Oct 1919-31 May 1920)
Leader of the Technical Unit of the Protection-Police in Elbing (01 Jun 1920-30 Apr 1922)
Leader of the Protection-Police in Deutsch-Eylau (01 May 1922-30 Nov 1922)
Leader of the Protection-Police in Stuhm (01 Dec 1922-30 Apr 1924)
Air-Transport-Expert in the Higher Presidency in Magdeburg (01 May 1924-14 Oct 1924)
Director of the Air-Police Surveilance-Service of the Protection-Police in Magdeburg (15 Oct 1924-30 Apr 1933)
Inspector of the Prussian Air-Police in the Office of the Prussian Prime Minister (01 May 1933-15 Oct 1934)
Director of the Air-Office, Munich (15 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1937)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (01 Jul 1935)
Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Nov 1937) (01 Jul 1935)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe, Detached to I. Group of Bomber-Wing 157 (01 Apr 1937-30 Jun 1937)
Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing 155 then 158 (76) (01 Jul 1937-02 Nov 1939)
At the same time, Air-Base-Commander Br�nn (00 000 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of II. Group of Bomber-Wing 77 (03 Nov 1939-08 Jan 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 28 (09 Jan 1940-16 Jul 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 1 Hindenburg (17 Jul 1940-01 Mar 1942)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (02 Mar 1942-08 Jul 1942)
Higher Commander of Bomber and Stuka Schools (09 Jul 1942-14 Jun 1943)
Acting-Commanding General of the I. Flying-Corps (15 Jun 1943-08 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (08 Nov 1943-03 Feb 1944)
Special Duties with the Staff of General von Unruh in OKW (04 Feb 1944-07 Sep 1944)
Liaison-Officer of Air-Fleet Reich to Army High Command 1 (08 Sep 1944-25 Sep 1944)
Leader of the Command-Office with the Replacement General-Command of X. Army-Corps in Hamburg (26 Sep 1944-24 Oct 1944)
Detached to the Reichs War Court (25 Oct 1944-19 Jan 1945)
Officer-Judge at the Reichs War Court (20 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 02.11.1940 als Oberst und Kommodore des Kampfgeschwaders 1 �Hindenburg�
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 27.07.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommodore des Kampfgeschwaders 1 �Hindenburg�
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 17.04.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Luftwaffe Gemeinsames Flugzeugf�hrer-und Beobachter-Abzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten
- Frontflugspange f�r Kampfflieger in Gold
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