Generalleutnant Victor Krocker Born: 14 Aug 1888 in Frankfurt, Oder Died: 12 Aug 1959 in Bonn Promotions:
Leutnant (19 Mar 1908); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (16 Sep 1917); Major (01 Nov 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1934); Oberst (01 Mar 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1941) Career:
Entered the Army as Battery-Officer in the 7th Field-Artillery-Regiment and Pilot-Training (19 Mar 1908-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 28th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-04 Oct 1916)
Pilot with the Flying-Battalion A 243 (05 Oct 1916-17 Mar 1917)
Instructor at the Flying-Observer-School K�nigsberg (18 Mar 1917-08 Nov 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 (09 Nov 1917-18 Nov 1917)
Detached to Flying-Battalion A 263 (19 Nov 1917-19 Dec 1917)
Detached to Flying-Battalion A 233 (20 Dec 1917-18 Jan 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the Flying-Battalion A 210 (19 Jan 1918-05 Feb 1918)
Leader of the Flying-Battalion A 211 (06 Feb 1918-26 Oct 1918)
Commander of the 18th Army-Flying-Battalion (27 Oct 1918-20 Dec 1918)
Leader of the 423rd Volunteer Flying-Battalion (Volunteer Territorial-J�ger-Corps Maerker) (21 Dec 1918-28 Feb 1920)
Advisor with the Aviation-Peace-Commission (01 Mar 1920-31 May 1920)
Transferred to the Staff of Military-District-Command VI (01 Jun 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Transferred to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1920-31 Mar 1923)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-31 Mar 1926)
Transferred to the Staff of the Mounted Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-28 Feb 1928)
Artillery-Officer of the Commander Breslau (01 Mar 1928-31 Mar 1932)
Instructor with the Officer-Training-Command Braunschweig (01 Apr 1932-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Air-Base-Commandant J�terbog-Waldlager (01 Apr 1934-28 Feb 1936)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group III, Berlin (01 Mar 1936-31 Dec 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Jan 1939-31 Jul 1939)
Commandant of the Luftwaffe-Exercise-Grounds Malacky (01 Aug 1939-06 Oct 1939)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Staff East (07 Oct 1939-10 Nov 1939)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (11 Nov 1939-03 Dec 1939)
Airport-Area-Commandant Diemen and Air-Base-Commandant J�terbog-Waldlager (04 Dec 1939-05 Dec 1940)
Commandant of Luftwaffe-Firing-Ground Sandomiercz (06 Dec 1940-23 May 1941)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Leipzig (24 May 1941-01 Dec 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (02 Dec 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Retired (28 Feb 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II
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