Generalleutnant Karl-Albrecht Mensching Born: 18 Dec 1888 in Isenhagen, District L�neburg Died: 10 Jul 1966 in Cologne (K�ln) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (25 Nov 1916); Polizei-Hauptmann (02 Oct 1919); Polizei-Major (09 Apr 1925); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (21 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker in the Guards-Pioneer-Battalion (20 Feb 1908-17 Oct 1908)
F�hnrich in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (18 Oct 1908-18 Aug 1909)
Platoon-Leader in the 14th Pioneer-Battalion (19 Aug 1909-30 Sep 1913)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1911-15 Jul 1913)
Pilot-Training with the Albatro�-Works in Johannisthal (01 Oct 1913-19 Feb 1914)
Pilot with the Flying-Station Posen (20 Feb 1914-01 Jun 1914)
Pilot with the Flying-Half-Battalion Thorn (02 Jun 1914-01 Jul 1914)
Pilot with the Flying-Station Posen (02 Jul 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 19th Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-01 Feb 1915)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 5 (02 Feb 1915-24 Mar 1915)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection Of Flying � Assigned to the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (25 Mar 1915-04 Oct 1915)
Pilot with the 42nd Flying-Battalion (05 Oct 1915-14 Dec 1915)
Pilot and Technical Officer with Combat-Wing 5 of the Supreme Army Command (15 Dec 1915-15 Jun 1916)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection Of Flying (16 Jun 1916-29 Sep 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 5 then to the 36th Flying-Battalion (30 Sep 1917-30 Jan 1918)
Leader of the 225th Flying-Battalion (31 Jan 1918-14 Feb 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (15 Feb 1919-30 Jun 1919)
Retired (30 Jun 1919)
Entered Police Service as Advisor and Chief Of Operations of the Security-Police-Group in Gleiwitz, Hindenburg, Upper Silesia (02 Oct 1919-19 Sep 1920)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) with the Command of Protection-Police in Breslau (20 Sep 1920-30 Jun 1923)
Detached to Course at the Higher police School in Eiche (01 Mar 1923-30 Jun 1923)
Alarm-Leader of the Protection-Police in Waldenburg (01 Jul 1923-30 Sep 1923)
Alarm-Leader with the Protection-Police in Berlin 2, Spandau (01 Oct 1923-19 Jun 1924)
Chief of Police-District 44, Berlin-Wedding (20 Jun 1924-31 Mar 1925)
At the same time, Detached to Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (15 Sep 1924-17 Dec 1924)
Temporary-Inspection-Leader of Police-Inspection East of the Protection-Police Cologne and Leader of the Air-Surveillance-Service for the Rhine Province (01 Apr 1925-30 Nov 1929)
Leader of the Air-Surveillance-Service for the Rhine Province and Administrator with the Upper-Presidency Koblenz (01 Dec 1929-30 Jun 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Leader of the Air-Office M�nster, Westphalia (01 Jul 1835-1937)
Leader of the Air-Office Cologne (1937-31 May 1939)
Commander of the 2nd Flying-Supplemental-Regiment (01 Feb 1939-09 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 12th Flying-Training-Regiment (10 Nov 1939-31 Mar 1941)
Commander of Air-Region-Staff 20 (01 Apr 1941-1941)
Commander of Field-Air-Equipment-Group Holland (1941-31 Oct 1941)
Commander of Field-Air-Equipment-Group Norway (01 Nov 1941-08 Mar 1944)
Inspector of Supply-Operations with Air-Fleet-Command 5 (09 Mar 1944-06 Jul 1944)
Airport-Commandant 24/III, Drontheim (07 Jul 1944-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-1948)
Released (1948)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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