Generalleutnant Friedrich von Arnauld de la Periére Born: 17 Jun 1888 in Breslau, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 12 Oct 1969 in Friedrichshafen Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (07 Apr 1906); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1908); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Jan 1911); Kapitänleutnant (30 Jan 1920); Korvettenkapitän (01 Aug 1924); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1936); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1941) Career:
Accepted into the Navy and with the Navy-School and Infantry-School Training in the Sea-Cadet-Detachment SMS “Stosch” (01 Apr 1905-09 May 1905)
Seekadett on Board the Sea-Cadet-School-Ship “Stosch” (10 May 1905-31 Mar 1906)
Officers-Course at the Navy-School (01 Apr 1906-01 Apr 1907)
Torpedo-Courses on Board the Torpedo-School-Ship “Württemberg” (02 Apr 1907-31 May 1907)
Infantry-Courses with the I. Sea-Battalion (01 Jun 1907-30 Jun 1907)
Artillery-Courses at the Ship-Artillery-School (01 Jul 1907-05 Oct 1907)
Granted Leave (07 Oct 1907-24 Oct 1907)
Departed for East Asia (25 Oct 1907-30 Nov 1907)
Officer-Candidate, later Leutnant on Board SMS “Niobe” (01 Dec 1907-31 Mar 1909)
Leutnant zur See on Board the Sea-Cadet-School-Ship “Freya” (01 Apr 1909-12 Dec 1910)
Returned home from the West Indies (13 Dec 1910-28 Dec 1910)
Instructor at the Naval-School (29 Dec 1910-22 Feb 1911)
Departed for Southampton (23 Feb 1911-25 Feb 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Sea-Cadet-School-Ship “Freya” (26 Feb 1911-28 Mar 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Sea-Cadet-School-Ship “Vineta” (29 Mar 1911-31 Mar 1911)
Inspection-Officer at the Naval-School (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy, Assigned to the Ship-Artillery-School and at the same time was Military Escort to Leutnant zur See Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (01 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser “Kolberg” (01 Oct 1912-10 Apr 1913)
Watch-Officer on the Battleship “Schleswig-Holstein” (11 Apr 1913-30 Sep 1913)
Flying-training with the I. Naval-Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-14 Nov 1914)
Pilot with the II. Naval-Flying-Battalion (15 Nov 1914-04 Dec 1914)
Leader of the Sea-Air-Station Zeebrügge, Flaunders (II. Naval-Flying-Battalion) (05 Dec 1914-17 Dec 1915)
In French captivity (17 Dec 1915-03 Feb 1920)
Released (03 Feb 1920)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection (04 Feb 1920-08 Mar 1920)
Retired from Navy-Service (08 Mar 1920)
Reactivated into the Navy and Commander of the Traffic-Department of the Ship-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (27 Aug 1920-18 Dec 1920)
Company-leader with the Infantry-Battalion of the Ship-Phylum-Division of the Baltic Sea (19 Dec 1920-21 Mar 1921)
Leader of the Motor-Transport-Platoon of the Infantry-Battalion of the Ship-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (22 Mar 1921-18 May 1921)
Machine-Gun-Courses in Berlin (19 May 1921-04 Jun 1921)
Leader of the Motor-Transport-Platoon of the Infantry-Battalion of the Ship-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (05 Jun 1921-15 Jun 1921)
Detached to the Staff of the Baltic Sea Station (16 Jun 1921-06 Aug 1921)
Leader of the Motor-Transport-Platoon of the Infantry-Battalion of the Ship-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (07 Aug 1921-26 Sep 1921)
Advisor for Motor-Transport-Affairs in the Staff of the BOL (27 Sep 1921-02 Sep 1922)
Company-Leader in the I. Coastal-Defence-Battalion (03 Sep 1922-02 Oct 1923)
Instructor in the Naval-Defence-Department of the Naval Command (03 Oct 1922-01 May 1925)
Detached to the Cruiser “Medusa” (09 Aug 1924-16 Aug 1924)
First Officer on the Cruiser “Berlin” (01 May 1925-03 Oct 1927)
At the same time, was Acting-Commandant of the Cruiser “Berlin” (06 Apr 1926-24 Sep 1926)
Commander of the III. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (04 Oct 1927-24 Apr 1930)
Placed to the Disposal of the Baltic Sea Station (25 Apr 1930-30 Sep 1930)
Retired from Navy Service (30 Sep 1930)
Reactivated at Territorial-Officer-Candidate (Terrirorial-Officer from 01 Jul 1934, Supplemental-Officer from 01 Mar 1935 and Active-Officer from -1 Oct 1937) and Officer to the Order of the RLM (23 Feb 1934-18 Mar 1934)
Commander of the Flying-Battalion of the Sea (in Air-District-Command Sea, Kiel) (19 Mar 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Commander of the Air-District-Flying-Park Brandis, at the same time was Air-Base-Commander Brandis (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of Air-District-Reserve 4 and at the same time was Director of the German Airport-Unit Berlin-Brandenburg (01 Oct 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Temporary Commander of the Air-Equipment-Group II (01 Mar 1937-08 Apr 1937)
Reichs-Airport-Leader (08 Apr 1937-06 May 1937)
Detached to the Staff of Air-District-Command II for Briefing in Supply Affairs (07 May 1937-23 May 1937)
Detached to the Air-Equipment-Group II (24 May 1937-14 Jun 1937)
Detached to the Supply-Office (L E) in the RLM (15 Jun 1937-14 Nov 1937)
Department-Chief in the Supply-Office (L E III), RLM (15 Nov 1937-25 Jun 1939)
Detached to Air-Equipment-Group 17, Vienna (26 Jun 1939-14 Jul 1939)
Commander of the Air-Equipment-Group 17, Vienna (15 Jul 1939-21 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (21 Aug 1943-30 Aug 1944)
Retired (30 Apr 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Abzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer von Landflugzeugen
- Ehrenritter II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Oldenburgischen Haus- und Verdienstordens des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Erinnerungsabzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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