Generalmajor Otto Schöbel Born: 22 Aug 1894 in Vienna (Wien) Died: 24 Sep 1979 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (01 May 1915); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Major (25 Sep 1928); Oberstleutnant (10 Jun 1933); Oberst (19 Dec 1936); deutcher Oberstleutnant (15 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1941) Career:
Entered the Austrian Army in the 11th Royal & Imperial Railway-Company (01 Aug 1914-10 Oct 1915)
In the Railway-Advisory of the 2nd Quartermaster-Department (11 Oct 1915-17 Dec 1916)
Technical Adjutant of the Railway-Command South-East (18 Dec 1916-19 Dec 1917)
Technical Adjutant with the Army-Railway-Command South-West (20 Dec 1917-30 May 1918)
Company-Officer with the 29th Railway-Company (31 May 1918-14 Nov 1918)
With the German-Austrian Railway-Replacement-Battalion (15 Nov 1918-31 May 1919)
With the Kärntner Railway and Aerial-Ropeway Company (01 Jun 1919-11 Apr 1921)
Company-Commander in the 2nd Technical Battalion (11 Apr 1921-31 Oct 1924)
Adjutant of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Nov 1924-30 Jun 1929)
Flying-Training (01 Jul 1929-30 Apr 1930)
Adjutant of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 May 1930-30 Apr 1932)
General-Staff-Officer with 1st Brigade-Command (01 May 1932-30 Apr 1934)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Protection-Command (01 May 1934-30 Jun 1935)
Chief Of Staff of the Command of the Air Force (01 Jul 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command XI (01 Jul 1938-09 Oct 1939)
Advisor in the General-Quartermaster-Department (HQ) in Luftwaffe High Command (OKL) (10 Oct 1939-31 Jan 1940)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command XVII (01 Feb 1940-20 May 1940)
Senior-Quartermaster of Air-Fleet 1 (21 May 1940-16 Jan 1941)
At the same time, Chief Of Staff of Air-Fleet 1 (05 Oct 1940-16 Jan 1941)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command Holland (17 Jan 1941-23 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL and Detached to the Reichs War Court (24 Jun 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Judge in the Reichs War Court (01 Jul 1943-13 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (14 Aug 1944-14 Oct 1944)
Leader of Luftwaffe-Command-Office Vienna (15 Oct 1944-26 Jan 1945)
Leader of Luftwaffe-Command-Office II, Liegnitz (27 Jan 1945-06 Feb 1945)
Involved in an Automobile Accident, in Hospital (06 Feb 1945-18 Apr 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (18 Apr 1945-06 Nov 1950)
Released (06 Nov 1950)
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