Generalleutnant Dr.rer.pol. Günther Ziegler Born: 09 Feb 1892 in Deutsch-Lissa, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 31 Dec 1945 pronounced dead Doctorate In Political Sciences: 1921 Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Jun 1913); Unteroffizier (01 Sep 1913); Vizefeldwebel (20 Nov 1914); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (24 Dec 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (13 Dec 1915); Major (01 Jan 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1943) Career:
Entered the Army (01 Oct 1912)
One Year Volunteer in Airship-Battalion I (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1913)
Called-Up from Reserve (04 Aug 1914) W
With Staging-Flight-Park 7, Freiburg (04 Aug 1914-10 Aug 1914)
Pilot-Training at Military Flying School then with the 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion (11 Aug 1914-09 Dec 1914)
Pilot with the Field-Flying-Battalion of Army-Detachment Gaede (10 Dec 1914-04 Feb 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (04 Feb 1915-04 May 1915)
Training with the 3rd and 6th Flying-Replacement-Battalion and with Flying-School Mockau (05 May 1915-04 Nov 1915)
Pilot with the 65th Field-Flying-Battalion (04 Nov 1915-17 Jan 1917)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 26 (18 Jan 1917-27 Aug 1917)
With Army-Flight-Park 4 (28 Aug 1917-30 Oct 1917)
Leader of Single-Seated-Combat-Squadron 7 (31 Oct 1917-31 Mar 1918)
With the 10th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Apr 1918-20 Nov 1918)
Retired (20 Nov 1918)
Attorney of the Firm Sportflug GmbH, Berlin (01 Jul 1924-31 Dec 1926)
Executive Committee Member of German Commercial-Flying-School, Berlin (01 Jan 1927-31 Mar 1930)
With Argus-Motors GmbH, Berlin (01 Apr 1930-31 Mar 1931)
Full-Time Advisor with the Staff of the Supreme SA-Leadership,
Temporary Leader of the NS-Flying-Corps (NSFK),
Managing Director of the NS-Flying-Corps (NSFK), as well as
Member of the German Reichstag during the 6th and 8th Electoral Period,
Delegated with the Execution of Hitler's German Flights (01 Apr 1931-31 Dec 1933)
Executive Committee Member of the German Commercial Flying School (00 Mar 1933-31 Dec 1933)
Entered Army Service (01 Jan 1934)
Major with the Staff of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jan 1934-31 Jan 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Feb 1934)
Commander of Flying Schools of German Commercial Flying Schools (01 Feb 1934-30 Jun 1934)
Commander of Flying Schools Land and Commandant of Airbase Neuruppin (01 Jul 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing 153 and Airbase-Commandant Finsterwalde (01 Apr 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of Bomber Flying School Tutow (01 Mar 1937-11 Jun 1938)
Detached to OKW (12 Jun 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Chief of Department Inland I in Office-Group General Wehrmacht Affairs, OKW (01 Jul 1938-00 Dec 1941)
Military-Economics-Leader and Armaments-Inspector Ukraine, Caucasus and Eastern Territories (00 Dec 1941-18 Oct 1944)
Higher Flying Training Commander III (00 Oct 1944-1945)
Detached to Air-Region-Command III, Berlin - Director of Special-Staff TK-Female-Action (1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (20 Jul 1945-31 Dec 1945)
Died in Soviet Captivity (31 Dec 1945)
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