Generalleutnant Joachim Sperling Born: 27 Dec 1891 in Quedlinburg Died: 06 Sep 1975 in Hildesheim Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Mar 1913); Leutnant (22 Mar 1914); Oberleutnant (20 May 1917); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1925); Major (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 3rd Train-Battalion (21 Sep 1912-1918)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1924)
With the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Squadron-Chief in the 5th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-30 Sep 1929)
Retired (30 Sep 1929)
Secret Flying-Training (01 Oct 1929-30 Apr 1931)
Reactivated to Army Service with the Staff of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1931-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Commander of the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Hildesheim and Air-Base-Commandant Hildesheim (01 Oct 1934-31 Oct 1938)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Wing 12 (01 Nov 1938-25 Aug 1939)
Commander Of Luftwaffe with the 1st Army (26 Aug 1939-14 Dec 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve � Officer with Special Duties of the RLM, to the Disposal of the General Of Luftwaffe with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (15 Dec 1939-04 Jan 1940)
Detached to the RLM, Inspection L In 10 (05 Jan 1940-15 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 62nd Flying-Training-Regiment and Air-Base-Commandant Quedlinburg (15 Feb 1940-31 Oct 1940)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Nov 1940-21 Nov 1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/XII, St. Omer then Neuhausen (22 Nov 1940-21 Apr 1942)
Wehrmacht-Commandant Minsk (22 Apr 1942-05 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (06 Jul 1944-05 Oct 1944)
General with Special Duties of Air-Region-Command VI (06 Oct 1944-28 Nov 1944)
To the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division, Braunschweig (28 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-02 Apr 1948)
Released (02 Apr 1948)
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