Generalleutnant Carl Köchy Born: 27 Jun 1895 in Zetel, Oldenburg Died: 06 Apr 1967 in Schleswig Promotions:
Bootsmannsmaat (01 Sep 1915); Fähnrich zur See (13 Jul 1916); Leutnant zur See (13 Dec 1917); Oberleutnant zur See (10 Jan 1921); Kapitänleutnant (01 Oct 1928); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1944) Career:
Entered the Navy as a War Volunteer with the II. Sailor-Division (03 Aug 1914-25 Sep 1914)
War-Volunteer in the 1st Sailor-Regiment (26 Sep 1914-15 Apr 1915)
War-Volunteer in the Instruction-Company of the II. Sailor-Division (16 Apr 1915-06 Oct 1915)
Infantry Training at the Naval School (07 Oct 1915-09 Nov 1915)
Training on Board the Cadet-School-Ship ‘Freya’ (10 Nov 1915-05 Feb 1916)
Sea-Cadet on Board the Liner ‘Prinzregent Luitpold’ (06 Feb 1916-18 Jun 1916)
Navigation-Course at the Naval School (19 Jun 1916-29 Sep 1916)
Training with the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-School-Flotilla (30 Sep 1916-31 Dec 1916)
Artillery-Course on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (01 Jan 1917-03 Mar 1917)
Training with the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-School-Flotilla (04 Mar 1917-21 Sep 1917)
Pilot-Training with the II. Sea-Flying-Battalion, Wilhelmshaven (22 Sep 1917-00 Dec 1917)
Pilot with the II. Sea-Flying-Battalion, Wilhelmshaven and Norderney (00 Dec 1917-30 Nov 1918)
Leader of Camp-Command Hage, Ostfriesland (01 Dec 1918-26 Mar 1919)
Pilot and Writing-Officer of the Sea-Flight-Station Wilhelmshaven, at the same time temporarily II. Adjutant of the II. Sea-Flying-Battalion (27 Mar 1919-01 Sep 1919)
Leader of Camp-Command Hage, Ostfriesland (02 Sep 1919-06 Oct 1919)
Pilot and Writing-Officer of the Sea-Flight-Station Wilhelmshaven (07 Oct 1919-25 Nov 1919)
Pilot and Writing-Officer of the Sea-Flight-Station List on Sylt (26 Nov 1919-00 Jan 1920)
Pilot and Writing-Officer of the Sea-Flight-Station Wilhelmshaven (00 Jan 1920-15 Aug 1920)
Watch-Officer with the 8th Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (16 Aug 1920-04 Sep 1921)
Sport-Course with the Sport-Battalion of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (05 Sep 1921-21 Dec 1921)
Ships-Cadre ‘Braunschweig’ (22 Dec 1921-28 Feb 1922)
Sport and Platoon Officer on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (01 Mar 1922-06 Oct 1922)
Watch-Officer ‘W2’ , II. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (07 Oct 1922-07 Oct 1924)
Chief of the 3rd (Artillery) Company of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion II (08 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Chief of the 3rd (Flak) Company of the II. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-27 Sep 1927)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (28 Sep 1927-07 Jun 1928)
Course at the Ships-Artillery-School (08 Jun 1928-31 Aug 1928)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (01 Sep 1928-27 Nov 1928)
Flak-Course at the Coastal-Artillery-School (28 Nov 1928-04 Dec 1928)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (05 Dec 1928-22 Sep 1929)
Photographic-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (23 Sep 1929-26 Sep 1931)
Detached to the Staff of Fleet Command (27 Sep 1931-28 Sep 1932)
II. Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (29 Sep 1932-30 Sep 1933)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in the Training-Department, RLM (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of the Pilot-School Warnemünde (01 Oct 1935-30 Jun 1937)
Personnel-Advisor with Air-District-Command Braunschweig (01 Jul 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the 16th Flying-Training-Regiment and Air-Base-Commandant Schleswig (01 Apr 1938-28 Feb 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant Greifswald (01 Mar 1941-03 Apr 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant Stavanger (04 Apr 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 5/XIII, Tunis (01 Dec 1942-10 May 1943)
In British Captivity (10 May 1943-13 Mar 1948)
Released (13 Mar 1948)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 01.11.1943 als Generalmajor und Flughafenbereichs-Kommandant 5/ XIII, Tunis
- 1914 EK II
- Abzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer von Landflugzeugen
- Erinnerungsabzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II
- 1939 EK I
- Ärmelband “Afrika”
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