(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalleutnant Karl Deinhardt
Born: 13 Jan 1887 in Heidelberg
Died: 03 Mar 1966 in Kaufbeuren
Promotions:
Offiziers-Stellvertreter (08 Oct 1914); Feldwebel-Leutnant (31 Aug 1918); Leutnant (27 Sep 1919); Oberleutnant (15 Jan 1921); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1923); Major (01 Aug 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1942)
Career:
Entered NCO-Preparatory-school in Neu-Breisach as a Pupil (15 Oct 1902-14 Apr 1904)
Pupil at the NCO-School J�lich (15 Apr 1904-01 Apr 1906)
Transferred into the Army as NCO in the 2nd Baden 110th Grenadier-Regiment (02 Apr 1906-01 Aug 1914)
Flying Training with the 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-08 Apr 1915)
Detached to Staging-Flight-Park 7 (09 Apr 1915-12 Apr 1915)
Pilot and Observer with the 26th Field-Flying-Battalion (13 Apr 1915-08 May 1915)
Pilot and Observer with the 39th Field-Flying-Battalion (09 May 1915-02 Feb 1916)
Detached to Flying-School with the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (03 Feb 1916-25 Jun 1916)
Detached to Pilot-Acceptance-Commission Johannisthal (26 Jun 1916-15 Oct 1916)
Pilot with the 12th Fighter-Squadron (16 Oct 1916-03 Jan 1917)
Pilot with the 6th Single-Seated-Bomber-Squadron (04 Jan 1917-25 Feb 1917)
Pilot with the Single-Seated-Bomber-Squadron 1a (26 Feb 1917-20 Nov 1918)
Platoon-Leader in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (21 Nov 1918-18 May 1919)
Adjutant of the Selection-Commission for German POWs Returning Home, Mannheim (19 May 1919-18 Sep 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 27th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment, later 113th (19 Sep 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-16 Dec 1922)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (17 Dec 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-31 Jan 1926)
Company-Chief in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-14 Jan 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service with the Flying-Troop (5) Lechfeld (15 Jan 1934-31 Aug 1935)
At the same time, Instructor with the Infantry-Course in D�beritz (08 Oct 1934-17 Dec 1934)
At the same time, Instructor with the Infantry-Course in K�nigsbr�ck (27 Jan 1935-31 Mar 1935)
Commander of Flying-Troop Lechfeld and Air-Base-Commandant Lechfeld (01 Sep 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe, Detached to Flying-Training-Command Zeithain (01 Apr 1936-31 Jul 1936)
Director of the Flying-Training-Office Kaufbeuren (01 Sep 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the 25th Flying-Training-Regiment and Air-Base-Commandant Kaufbeuren (01 Oct 1936-31 Jan 1939)
Commander of Flying-Schools and 13th Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Nuremberg (01 Feb 1939-28 Feb 1939)
Higher Flying Training Commander 13 (01 Mar 1939-31 Jan 1943)
Higher Commander of Pilot-Schools A/B (01 Feb 1943-28 Aug 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve � Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (28 Aug 1943-31 Oct 1943)
Retired (31 Oct 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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