Generalmajor Otto Sydow Born: 01 Feb 1896 in Rosemarsow, District Demmin Died: 24 Jun 1970 in Diepholz Promotions:
Gefreiter der Reserve (01 Mar 1915); Unteroffizier der Reserve (09 Aug 1915); Offiziers-Aspirant (31 Jul 1916); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (02 Feb 1917); Leutnant der Reserve (12 Nov 1917); Polizei-Oberwachtmeister (20 Nov 1920); Polizei-Leutnant (22 Dec 1921); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Apr 1932); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1935); Major (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944) Career:
Entered the Army Reserves as a War-Volunteer in the Replacement-Battalion of the 42nd Infantry-Regiment (05 Sep 1914-31 Oct 1914)
War-Volunteer in the 10th Territorial-Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1914-15 Sep 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital in Karlsruhe, Breslau and Treptow then with the Replacement-Battalion of the 10th Territorial-Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1915-22 Sep 1916)
Course for Reserve-Officer-Aspirants in Warthelager (29 May 1916-26 Aug 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 10th Territorial-Infantry-Regiment (22 Sep 1916-28 Dec 1917)
Detached to the 240th Infantry-Division (29 Dec 1917-07 Jan 1918)
Platoon-Leader in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1918-18 Jul 1918)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (19 Jul 1918-13 Feb 1919)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (14 Feb 1919-24 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 14th Infantry-Regiment (25 Feb 1919-14 May 1919)
Company-Officer in the 4th Rifle-Regiment (15 May 1919-18 Jul 1919)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 4th Rifle-Regiment (19 Jul 1919-26 Jul 1919)
Company-Officer in the Mortar-Company of the 4th Rifle-Regiment (27 Jul 1919-31 May 1920)
Retired (31 May 1920)
Entered Police Service as Platoon-Leader with the Protection-Police Schneidem�hl (20 Nov 1920-21 Jan 1921)
Alarm-Unit-Officer with the Protection-Police Schneidem�hl (22 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1927)
Officer-Aspirant-Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (19 May 1921-20 Aug 1921)
Officer-Aspirant-Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (07 Jan 1925-04 Apr 1925)
Temporary-Alarm-Unit-Leader with the Protection-Police Schneidem�hl (01 Oct 1927-30 Apr 1928)
Bureau-Officer with the Command of the Protection-Police Schneidem�hl (01 May 1928-14 Nov 1930)
Temporary-Alarm-Unit-Leader and Temporary-District-Chief with the Police-Administration Berlin (15 Nov 1930-31 Dec 1930)
Detached to Police-District 155, Berlin (01 Jan 1931-15 Jan 1931)
District-Officer with Police-District 155, Berlin (16 Jan 1931-10 Jun 1931)
Temporary-District-Leader of Police-District 156, Berlin (11 Jun 1931-19 Jul 1931)
Temporary-District-Leader of Police-District 155, Berlin (20 Jul 1931-31 May 1932)
Chief of Police-District 176, Berlin (01 Jun 1932-30 Apr 1933)
Company-Chief in Police-Battalion Wecke (01 May 1933-31 May 1933)
Company-Chief in Police-Group Wecke (01 Jun 1933-16 Jul 1933)
Company-Chief in State-Police-Group Wecke (17 Jul 1933-11 Jan 1934)
Company-Chief in State-Police-Group �General G�ring� (12 Jan 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Company-Chief in Luftwaffe-Regiment �General G�ring� (01 Oct 1935-02 Aug 1936)
Delegated with the Leadership of the I. Battalion of Luftwaffe-Regiment �General G�ring� (03 Aug 1936-24 Aug 1936)
Major with the Staff of Luftwaffe-Regiment �General G�ring� (25 Aug 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of the Watch-Battalion of Luftwaffe-Regiment �General G�ring� (01 Oct 1937-31 Jul 1938)
At the same time, Temporary-Commander of Luftwaffe-Regiment �General G�ring� (11 Mar 1938-08 Apr 1938)
At the same time, Temporary-Commander of Luftwaffe-Regiment �General G�ring� (23 Jun 1938-16 Jul 1938)
Commander of the Air-Landing-Battalion of Luftwaffe-Regiment �General G�ring� (01 Aug 1938-31 Dec 1938)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 1st Paratrooper-Regiment (01 Jan 1939-17 May 1940)
With the Staff of Air-Region-Command III (18 May 1940-1940)
Commander of the 125th Reserve-Flak-Battalion (1940-27 Jun 1940)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 22nd Flak-Regiment (27 Jun 1940-15 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 75th Light Flak-Battalion (15 Jul 1940-1941)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 52nd Flak-Regiment (1941-01 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 125th Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1941-30 Jun 1943)
Inspector of Flak-Artillery with Luftwaffe-Command South-East (01 Jul 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 20th Flak-Division (01 Oct 1943-14 Nov 1944)
Commander of the 1st Flak-Division (Berlin-Zoobunker) (15 Nov 1944-02 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (02 May 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Released (08 Oct 1955)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (1614): am 28.02.1945 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 20. Flak-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 24.09.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 125
- 1914 EK II: 07.03.1917
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 09.07.1918
- Deutschritterkreuz: 04.12.1919
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 14.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange �Prager Burg�
- Spange zum EK II: 04.12.1940
- 1939 EK I: 25.08.1941
- Flakkampfabzeichen: 12.12.1941
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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