Generalleutnant Xaver Sattler Born: 04 Nov 1893 in Kempton, Allg�u Died: 29 Sep 1981 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (14 Feb 1914); F�hnrich (22 Mar 1914); Leutnant (06 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1924); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1929); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1943) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 170th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1913-01 Sep 1914)
Detached to the War School in Metz (25 Mar 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 170th Infantry-Regiment (02 Sep 1914-02 Oct 1914)
Taken ill, in Hospital, Participant in Exercise-Flights on the Flight-Ground Schlei�heim, 27 Nov 1914 was Shot Down and in Hospital (02 Oct 1914-15 Jul 1915)
Flying-Training with the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion, D�beritz (16 Jul 1915-12 Aug 1915)
Shot Down � Wounded and in Hospital (12 Aug 1915-24 Feb 1916)
Adjutant of the Flight-Ground-Command D�beritz (25 Feb 1916-18 Mar 1916)
Flying-Training with the 1st Flying-Replacement-Regiment, D�beritz (19 Mar 1916-05 Jul 1916)
Bureau-Officer of Flight-Command of the Flying-Replacement-Battalion Altenburg (06 Jul 1916-05 Sep 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 4 (06 Sep 1916-09 Feb 1917)
Detached to the 19th Flying-Battalion (10 Feb 1917-22 Feb 1917)
Adjutant of Army-Flight-Park 4 (23 Feb 1917-08 Mar 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 10 (08 Mar 1917-21 Mar 1917)
Observer with the 11th Flying-Battalion (22 Mar 1917-13 Apr 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 10 (14 Apr 1917-20 May 1917)
Observer with Flying-Battalion A 219 (21 May 1917-28 Jun 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 10 (29 Jun 1917-14 Aug 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 4 (15 Aug 1917-29 Dec 1917)
Group-Photographic-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Flying-Group 15 (General-Command of the Guard-Corps) (30 Dec 1917-03 Feb 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 4 (04 Feb 1918-11 May 1918)
Flying-Liaison-Officer with the Staff of the 12th Infantry-Division (12 May 1918-28 May 1918)
Flying-Liaison-Officer with the Staff of the 13th Reserve-Division (29 May 1918-08 Jun 1918)
Temporary-Leader of the 19th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (09 Jun 1918-14 Aug 1918)
Officer with Special Duties, Observer and Photographic-Officer with the 19th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (15 Aug 1918-24 Dec 1918)
Demobilisation-Officer with Flight-Ground-Command D�beritz (25 Dec 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the mobile Air-Base D�beritz (01 Feb 1919-06 May 1920)
Detached to the 3rd Light Motor-Vehicle-Column (06 May 1920-15 May 1920)
Leader of the Processing-Office of Air-Base D�beritz (15 Jun 1920-30 Apr 1921)
Photographic-Officer with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 May 1921-31 May 1925)
Detached for Training in Photographic-Service to the Technical College Dresden (28 Mar 1922-11 Apr 1922)
Company-Officer in the 7th Signals-Battalion (01 Jun 1925-31 Jan 1928)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the Commander K�strin (01 Feb 1928-31 Oct 1929)
Retired (31 Oct 1929)
Secret Flying-Training (01 Nov 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Reactivated to Army Service with the Staff of the 7th Signals-Battalion (01 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1931)
Company-Chief in the 7th Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1931-30 Sep 1933)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Instructor for Signals-Affairs at the Flying-School Schlei�heim (01 Oct 1933-31 Mar 1934)
Instructor for Signals-Affairs at the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Braunschweig (01 Apr 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Administor for Communiction-Affairs (I/NVW) with Air-District-Command V (01 Apr 1935-31 Aug 1936)
Commander of the Forward-Command of the Air-Signals-Battalion I/15, Munich (01 Sep 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of Air-Signals-Battalion I/15, Munich (01 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1938)
At the same time, Signals-Leader with Luftwaffe-Group-Command 3 (01 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of Courses at the Air Signals School Halle/Saale (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Signals-Leader of Luftwaffe-Command East Prussia and Commander of the 6th Air-Signals-Battalion (01 Feb 1939-31 Aug 1939)
Higher Signals Leader of Luftwaffe-Command East Prussia and Commander of the 6th Air-Signals-Battalion (01 Sep 1939-03 Oct 1939)
Air-Warning-Inspector of the Luftwaffe (04 Oct 1939-21 Jun 1940)
Signals-Leader with Air-Region-Command Holland (22 Jun 1940-05 Feb 1942)
Acting-Signals-Leader with the Staff of the VIII. Flying-Corps (06 Feb 1942-07 Mar 1942)
Detached to the Staff of the Signals-Leader of Air-Region-Command Kiev (08 Mar 1942-07 Jul 1942)
Signals-Leader of Air-Region-Command Kiev (08 Jul 1942-03 Sep 1942)
Acting-Higher Signals-Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 1 (04 Sep 1942-09 Dec 1942)
Higher Signals-Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 1 (10 Dec 1942-09 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (09 May 1945-09 Oct 1955)
Released (09 Oct 1955)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 24.10.1943
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