Generalmajor Otto Stange Born: 30 Mar 1890 in Ottenhausen, Thuringia (Th�ringen) Died: 15 Oct 1980 in Schopfheim, Baden Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Nov 1921); Oberf�hnrich (01 Nov 1922); Leutnant (01 Dec 1922); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Mar 1933); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1941); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered the Army as a Soldier in Troop Service (12 Oct 1910-01 Dec 1922)
Battery-Officer and Technical Officer in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1922-30 Sep 1932)
With the Staff of the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1932-30 Sep 1934)
Squadron-Leader in the 22nd Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Battery-Chief in the 22nd Flak-Battalion (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Battalion-Commander in the 32nd Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-14 Nov 1938)
Advisor in the Army Weapons Office (Flak) (15 Nov 1938-30 Sep 1939)
Department-Chief in the Army Weapons Office (Flak) (01 Oct 1939-05 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 102nd Flak-Regiment (06 Jul 1940-04 Jul 1942)
Flak Equipment and Munitions Inspector with the General of the Flak-Arm, RLM (05 Jul 1942-08 Mar 1944)
Higher Commander of Field Flak-Artillery Schools (09 Mar 1944-30 Nov 1944)
Inspector for Heavy Flak and Radar-Equipment with the Flak-School-Division (01 Dec 1944-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 3rd Flak-Division (02 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-08 May 1947)
Released (08 May 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 08.06.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 102
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK II
- 1939 EK I
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