Generalleutnant Hermann Bruch Born: 28 May 1893 in Heiligenmoschel, Rheinpfalz Died: 15 Jun 1976 in Neustadt, Weinstr�e Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (12 Apr 1913); Leutnant zur See (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant zur See (25 Dec 1917); Kapit�nleutnant (01 Jan 1923); Korvettenkapit�n (01 Nov 1930); Fregattenkapit�n (01 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1940) Career:
Accepted into the Navy and Ground-Training at the Navy-School and Sea-Cadet on Board the Heavy Cruiser �Vineta (01 Apr 1912-31 Mar 1913)
Training at the Navy-School and Special-Courses (01 Apr 1913-16 Aug 1914)
Officer-Aspirant on Board the Liner �Brandenburg� (17 Aug 1914-05 Mar 1915)
Flying-Training and Pilot with the II. Navy-Flying-Battalion and on Board the Aircraft-Carrier �Santa Elena�, 2nd, later 1st Adjutant of the I. Sea-Flying-Battalion (06 Mar 1915-16 Feb 1918)
Station-Leader on the Aircraft-Carrier �Santa Elena� (17 Feb 1918-30 Nov 1918)
Pilot with the II. Navy-Flying-Battalion (01 Dec 1918-29 Jul 1919)
Minesweeper-Commandant (30 Jul 1919-30 Sep 1922)
Flying-Advisor with the Command of the Navy-Station of the North Sea (01 Oct 1922-30 Sep 1925)
Watch-Officer of the Cruiser �Amazone� (01 Oct 1925-26 Sep 1927)
Company-Leader with the II. Navy-Artillery-Battalion (27 Sep 1927-28 Sep 1928)
Flying-Advisor with the Command of the Navy-Station of the Baltic Sea (29 Sep 1928-26 Sep 1929)
Advisor in the Air-Defence-Group, Naval Command (27 Sep 1929-03 Apr 1932)
First Officer on the Cruiser �K�ln� (04 Apr 1932-31 Mar 1934)
Leader of the Naval Air Force (01 Apr 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (01 May 1934)
Chief of the Central Department, RLM (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Chief Of Staff of Air-District-Command VI (Sea), Kiel (01 Oct 1936-03 Feb 1938)
Chief Of Staff of Luftwaffe-Command Sea, Kiel (04 Feb 1938-31 Mar 1939)
Director of the Processing-Office of Luftwaffe-Command Sea, Kiel (01 Apr 1939-29 Jun 1939)
Leader of the Naval Air Force East (30 Jun 1939-25 Apr 1940)
Leader of the Sea Air Force (25 Apr 1940-20 Apr 1941)
Commanding General of the Luftwaffe North-Norway (21 Apr 1941-31 Jul 1942)
Inspector of Armaments-Inspection Paris, later North West France (01 Aug 1942-18 Dec 1942)
Military Economics and Armaments Inspector in the Area of Economics-Office East (19 Dec 1942-12 Oct 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command III � later Flying-Replacement-Battalion IV (13 Oct 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)
In US Captivity (00 Jun 1945-00 May 1947)
Released (00 May 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Erinnerungsabzeichen des Marineflugwesens
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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