Generalmajor Rudolf Trautvetter Born: 17 Jan 1891 in Goldao, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Died: 19 Mar 1982 in Celle Promotions:
Gefreiter (31 Mar 1913); Unteroffizier (06 Aug 1913); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (05 May 1914); Offizier-Stellvertreter (21 Jan 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (26 Jul 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve (28 Nov 1918); Hauptmann (01 May 1934); Major (01 Sep 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1938); Oberst (01 Nov 1940); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1944) Career:
Entered the Army (01 Oct 1912)
One-Year-Volunteer in the 51st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Discharged to the Reserve (30 Sep 1913)
Called Up from Reserve (03 Aug 1918)
Training with the II. Replacement-MG-Company/XXI. Army-Corps (03 Aug 1914-20 Jan 1915)
Leader of the MG-Platoon 97 in the 118th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 Jan 1915-17 Nov 1915)
Leader of the MG-Platoon 81 in the 118th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1915-15 Sep 1916)
Leader of the 1st MG-Company in the 83rd Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1916-03 Feb 1917)
Sick Leave/Detached to the Replacement-MG-Company of the XXI. Army-Corps and in Stay in Hospital in Kassel (04 Feb 1917-19 May 1917)
Company-Officer in the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (20 May 1917-20 Jun 1917)
Temporary Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1917-25 Jul 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 7 (26 Jul 1917-31 Oct 1917)
Observer-Training with the 5th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Nov 1917-01 Mar 1918)
Detached to Flying-Observer-School Stolp (02 Mar 1918-13 Apr 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 6 (14 Apr 1918-03 May 1918)
Observer with the 236th Flying-Battalion (04 May 1918-17 Aug 1918)
Observer with Bomber-Wing 6 of the Supreme Army Command (18 Aug 1918-28 Nov 1918)
Retired (28 Nov 1918)
Training-Director with the Combined Aluminium-Works AG, Bitterfeld and Lauta (01 Dec 1918-31 Mar 1923)
Training-Director with the Firm R�tgers-Works AG, Berlin (01 Apr 1923-28 Feb 1925)
Training-Director at the German Commercial Flying School Berlin (01 Mar 1925-31 Dec 1926)
Single-Representative and Deputy Managing-Director of German Aviation GmbH, Berlin (01 Jan 1927-28 Feb 1931)
Director of the Flying-School B�blingen (01 Mar 1931-04 Sep 1933)
Director of the German Commercial-Flying-School W�rzburg (05 Sep 1933-30 Apr 1934)
Entered the Luftwaffe (01 May 1934)
Commander of the Pilot-School (Land), W�rzburg (01 May 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Leader of the Preparatory-Command of Flying-School F�rth and Air-Base-Commandant F�rth (01 Apr 1935-30 Jun 1935)
Leader of the Preparatory-Command of Flying-School Salzwedel (01 Jul 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of the Pilot-School Salzwedel and Air-Base-Commandant Salzwedel (01 Oct 1935-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of Air-Alarm of the RLM and Air-Base-Commandant Staaken (01 Jul 1938-31 Jul 1941)
Commodore of Special-Purpose-Combat-Wing 1 (01 Aug 1941-08 Dec 1941)
Commodore of Special-Purpose-Combat-Wing 2 (09 Dec 1941-07 Apr 1942)
Commander of the Command of Blind-Flight-Schools (08 Apr 1942-30 Apr 1943)
Higher Commander of Blind-Flight-Schools (01 May 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 2nd Flying-School-Division (01 Oct 1943-04 Jan 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (05 Jan 1945-27 Feb 1945)
Airport-Area-Commandant 4/III, Berlin (28 Feb 1945-02 May 1945)
In British Captivity then Interned (02 May 1945-05 Mar 1948)
Released (05 Mar 1948)
Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (26 Mar 1944)
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