Generalmajor Günther Schroth Born: 08 Apr 1894 in Glumbowitz, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 02 Jun 1945 in Bloemendaal, Netherlands Promotions:
Unteroffizier der Reserve (23 Jun 1914); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (06 Aug 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (01 Nov 1915); Leutnant (01 Nov 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1922); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1927); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941) Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett in the Imperial Navy and due to an eye defect was unfit for service (01 Apr 1913-05 Sep 1913)
Retired (05 Sep 1913)
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (26 Nov 1913-31 Jan 1914)
One-Year-Volunteer in the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1914-23 Jun 1914)
Discharged to the Army Reserve (23 Jun 1914)
Called Up from Reserve into the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-19 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital – with the Replacement-Battalion of the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (19 Oct 1914-20 Jan 1915)
Pilot-Training at the Military Flying School Köslin, 4th Flying-Replacement-Battalion and Army-Flight-Park 5 (21 Jan 1915-26 May 1915)
Pilot with the 42nd Field-Flying-Battalion (27 May 1915-22 Mar 1916)
Fighter-Training at the Single-Seat-Combat-School Mannheim (23 Mar 1916-06 Apr 1916)
Pilot with the 42nd Field-Flying-Battalion (07 Apr 1916-23 Nov 1916)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 19 (24 Nov 1916-08 Nov 1917)
Active-Officer (01 Nov 1917)
Pilot with the 303rd Flying-Battalion (09 Nov 1917-03 Jan 1918)
Pilot with the Fighter-Squadron 2 of Army-Group F (04 Jan 1918-30 Nov 1918)
At the same time, Leader of Flying-Depot Damascus (29 May 1918-00 Sep 1918)
With the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Dec 1918-11 Feb 1919)
Pilot with the 2nd Flying-Replacement-Battalion of Border-Protection East (12 Feb 1919-24 Feb 1919)
Technical Officer of the 415th Flying-Battalion (25 Feb 1919-01 Jan 1920)
Technical Officer of Air-Base Stolp (02 Jan 1920-08 May 1920)
Technical Officer of the 2nd Motor-Vehicle-Column (09 May 1920-16 Sep 1920)
With the 5th Mounted-Regiment (17 Sep 1920-30 Sep 1924)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with Military-District-Command II, 2nd Division (01 Oct 1924-28 Feb 1927)
Detached to the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1927-30 Sep 1927)
Squadron-Chief in the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-31 Oct 1929)
Retired (31 Oct 1929)
Secret Training at the Head-Photographic-Office Berlin (01 Nov 1929-31 Oct 1931)
Reactivated to Army Service with the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (01 Nov 1931-30 Sep 1931)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Instructor for Weapon-Regulars at the Observer-School Braunschweig (01 Oct 1933-14 Mar 1936)
At the same time, Leader of the Pre-Military Reserve-Training at the German Commercial-Flying-School Braunschweig (21 Oct 1933-22 Dec 1933)
Detached to Flying-Squadron 1/121 (15 Mar 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 121 (01 Oct 1936-31 May 1937)
Course-Leader III at the Air War School Berlin-Gatow (01 Jun 1937-20 Jul 1938)
Involved in a motor vehicle crash, in Hospital (20 Jul 1938-14 Nov 1938)
In the RLM, L In 10 (15 Oct 1938-30 Apr 1939)
Officer-Judge at the Reichs War Court (01 May 1939-31 May 1940)
Commander of the Navigation and Flying School Strausberg and Air-Base-Commandant Strausberg (01 Jun 1940-19 Jul 1940)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (20 Jul 1940-31 Jul 1940)
Commander of Selection-Office I for Officer-Aspirants of the Luftwaffe (01 Aug 1940-07 Apr 1941)
Officer with Special Duties at the Reichs War Court (07 Apr 1941-26 Nov 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division Braunschweig (26 Nov 1944-05 Mar 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Parachute-Army High Command (06 Mar 1945-08 Apr 1945)
Wounded, in Hospital (08 Apr 1945-02 Jun 1945)
Died (02 Jun 1945)
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