Generalleutnant Theodor Osterkamp Born: 15 Apr 1892 in D�ren-R�lsdorf Died: 02 Jan 1975 in Baden-Baden Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve der Marineartillerie (13 Jul 1916); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1933); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1937); Charakter als Oberst (27 Aug 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (19 Jul 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1942) Career:
Entered the Navy Reserve, Flying-Training with the Volunteer Naval-Flying-Corps (27 Aug 1914-00 Mar 1915)
Pilot with the Fortress-Territorial-Flying-Station Wilhelmshaven (00 Mar 1915-00 Jun 1915)
Pilot with the II. Naval-Flying-Battalion (00 Jun 1915-00 Sep 1915)
Pilot with the I. Naval-Flying-Battalion (00 Sep 1915-09 Mar 1917)
Detached to the Naval-Territorial-Flying-Battalion and to Training at the Fokker-School (10 Mar 1917-12 Apr 1917)
Pilot with the I. Naval-Field-Fighter-Squadron (13 Apr 1917-14 Jun 1917)
Leader of the II. Naval-Field-Fighter-Squadron and Temporary Wing-Commander (15 Jun 1917-31 Dec 1918)
With the Kurland-Wing, 1st Guards-Reserve-Division (01 Jan 1919-21 Jan 1920)
Retired (21 Jan 1920)
Leader of the Sea-Flight-Station Holtenau (1926-1931)
Leader of the Sea-Flight-Station Norderney (1931-31 Mar 1935)
Entered Luftwaffe Service (01 Aug 1933)
Squadron-Captain in Fighter-Wing �Richthofen� (01 Apr 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Group-Commander in Fighter-Wing 134 then 26 (01 Apr 1936-31 Oct 1937)
Commander of Fighter-School Werneuchen and Air-Base-Commandant Werneuchen (01 Nov 1937-31 Aug 1939)
At the same time, Commander of IV. Group of Fighter-Wing 132 (01 Apr 1938-01 Sep 1938)
Commodore of Fighter-Wing 51 (01 Sep 1939-21 Jul 1940)
Fighter-Leader I (22 Jul 1940-31 Dec 1940)
Fighter-Leader II (01 Jan 1941-17 Jul 1941)
Flying-Leader Africa and Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff Africa (18 Jul 1941-31 Mar 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (01 Apr 1942-07 Jul 1942)
Higher-Flying-Training-Commander 3, Berlin (08 Jul 1942-02 Nov 1942)
Higher-Flying-Training-Commander 17, Vienna (03 Nov 1942-25 Feb 1943)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (25 Feb 1943-11 Mar 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of Air-Fleet-Command 2 (12 Mar 1943-12 Sep 1943)
Detached to the Inspection of Ground-Organisation West of the Luftwaffe, RLM (13 Sep 1943-28 Aug 1944)
In the Luftwaffe-Nursing-Hospital Oberschreiberau-Rupprechtssteg (09 Mar 1944-06 Dec 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (29 Aug 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 22.08.1940 als Generalmajor und Jagdfliegerf�hrer der Luftflotte 2
- Pour le m�rite: am 02.09.1918 als Leutnant der Reserve der Marineartillerie und F�hrer der II. Marine-Feldjagdstaffel
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Abzeichen f�r Marine-Flugzeugf�hrer (See)
- Baltenkreuz II. Bis I. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Gemeinsames Flugzeugf�hrer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- �rmelband �Afrika�
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