(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalleutnant Oskar Bertram
Born: 04 Nov 1890 in Gera, Thuringia (Th�ringen)
Died: 12 Aug 1965 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1911); Leutnant (18 Aug 1912); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1922); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1941)
Career:
Accepted into the Army as Officer-Aspirant, Battery-Officer, Platoon-Leader, Battalion-Adjutant and Regiment-Adjutant in the 59th Field-Artillery-Regiment (08 Mar 1911-00 Jan 1918)
Detached to the German Military Mission in Turkey, Training-Officer at the Turkish Field-Artillery-Firing-School in Meteio Truizlib by Constantinople (00 Jan 1918-1919)
Battery-Officer in the 10th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1922)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-31 Mar 1928)
With the Staff of the Commander of Wilhelmshaven (01 Apr 1928-30 Sep 1930)
With the Staff of the Commander of M�nster (01 Oct 1930-30 Sep 1932)
With the Staff of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-30 Sep 1933)
Commander of the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1933-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred to the Luftwaffe and Commander of the I. Battalion of the 10th Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the 4th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-31 Jun 1939)
Higher Commander of Fortress-Flak III (01 Jun 1939-01 Apr 1940)
Commander of the Air-Defence-Command 2 (10 Apr 1940-31 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 2nd Flak-Division (01 Sep 1941-11 Jan 1942)
At the same time, was Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff 10 (12 Dec 1941-11 Jan 1942)
Officer-Judge at the Reichs-War-Court (12 Jan 1942-00 Jun 1943)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (00 Jun 1943-1943)
Commander of the Luftwaffe Transport and Motorised Units (1943-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
In Soviet captivity (08 May 1945-07 Oct 1955)
Released (07 Oct 1955)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Reussisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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