Generalleutnant Erich Stein Born: 17 Jul 1884 in Heilbronn Died: 21 Dec 1945 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions:
Charakter als F�hnrich (22 Mar 1902); F�hnrich (13 Oct 1902); Leutnant (18 Aug 1903); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1912); Hauptmann (28 Nov 1914); Charakter als Major (1920); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 May 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1942) Career:
Entered the Army in the 126th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1902-1904)
In 29th then 65th Field-Artillery-Regiments (1904-1908)
In the 51st Field-Artillery-Regiment (1908-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 2nd Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-1915)
Leader of Army-Flight-Park 10 (1915-1916)
Leader of an Artillery-Flying-Battalion (1916-16 Jun 1917)
With the Staff of the 16th Infantry-Division (17 Jun 1917-22 Dec 1917)
With the General-Staff of the XXV. Reserve-Corps (23 Dec 1917-12 Aug 1918)
With the Staff of the 41st Infantry-Division (13 Aug 1918-1919)
With the Staff of Section-Command I of the Neutral Zone Wesel (14 Oct 1919-21 Nov 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 13th Field-Artillery-Regiment and Granted Leave (22 Nov 1919-1920)
Retired (1920)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Nov 1940) and Advisor with the Higher Air Office Munich (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Advisor with Air-District-Command V, Munich (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Advisor in the RLM (01 Oct 1936-24 Jan 1938)
With the Staff of Air-District-Command V, Munich (25 Jan 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Quartermaster of Luftwaffe-Group-Command 3 (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Senior-Quartermaster of Air-Fleet 3 (01 Feb 1939-24 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve � to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (24 Aug 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 26.07.1943 als Generalleutnant und Oberquartiermeister der Luftflotte 3
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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