Generalmajor Dietrich von Trützschler Freiherr zum Falkenstein Born: 12 Jun 1885 in Dorfstadt, Vogtland Died: 20 Jul 1965 in Achern, Schwarzwald Promotions:
Fähnrich (30 Oct 1905); Leutnant (17 Aug 1906); Oberleutnant (22 May 1913); Rittmeister (16 Apr 1915); Major (01 Oct 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1944) Career:
Entered the Army (01 Apr 1905)
Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 12th Saxon Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1905-31 Oct 1907)
Squadron-Officer in the Royal Saxon Karabinier-Regiment (01 Nov 1907-23 Jun 1913)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1908-11 Mar 1909)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1909-31 Jul 1910)
Court-Officer in the Royal Saxon Karabinier-Regiment (24 Jun 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Squadron-Leader in the 2nd Royal Saxon Karabinier-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-18 Oct 1914)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of Higher Cavalry-Command 3, later renamed Special-Purpose-General-Command 57 (19 Oct 1914-24 May 1917)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 23rd Reserve-Division (25 May 1917-24 Jun 1917)
General-Staff-Officer of Division Lokeren, Gent (25 Jun 1917-14 Jul 1917)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 23rd Reserve-Division (15 Jul 1917-31 Jan 1918)
At the same time, Detached to the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Division (18 Sep 1917-23 Sep 1917)
At the same time, Company-Leader in the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Division (13 Nov 1917-16 Nov 1917)
At the same time, Battalion-Leader in the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (17 Nov 1917-26 Nov 1917)
At the same time, with the Regiment-Staff of the 102nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (27 Nov 1917-01 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Battery-Leader in the 23rd Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Dec 1917-07 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Battery-Leader in the 1st Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (08 Dec 1917-13 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Detached to Artillery-Sub-Group V (II. Battalion of the 23rd Field-Artillery-Regiment) (14 Dec 1917-20 Dec 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with the General-Command of the XII. Reserve-Corps (01 Dec 1918-15 Aug 1918)
At the same time, Detached to Leadership-Course Wörth-Hagenau (17 Mar 1918-21 Mar 1918)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 241st Infantry-Division (16 Aug 1918-06 Jan 1919)
At the same time, Acting 2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 53rd Reserve-Division (20 Aug 1918-09 Sep 1918)
At the same time, Acting 1st General-Staff-Officer of the 241st Infantry-Division (10 Sep 1918-20 Dec 1918)
General-Staff-Officer with the General-Command of the XIX. Army-Corps (07 Jan 1919-14 Jan 1919)
Demobilisation with the Saxon Karabinier-Regiment (15 Jan 1919-19 Feb 1919)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 46th Landwehr-Division (Baltic, White Russia) (20 Feb 1919-18 Dec 1919)
Squadron-Leader in the 12th Reichswehr-Cavalry-Regiment (19 Dec 1919-01 Jul 1920)
Retired (01 Jul 1920)
Entered the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1937) (01 Oct 1936)
With the Staff of Air-District-Command Munich (01 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Staff Officer, Intelligence (Ic) in the General-Staff of Luftwaffe-Group-Command 2 (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Staff Officer, Intelligence (Ic) in the General-Staff of Air-Fleet 2 (01 Feb 1939-15 May 1940)
Quartermaster of Air-Region-Command Norway (16 May 1940-30 Sep 1942)
Quartermaster of Air-Region-Command Finland (01 Oct 1942-05 Dec 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 22/III, Stavanger (06 Dec 1942-30 Apr 1944)
Senior-Quartermaster of Air-Fleet Reich (01 May 1944-12 Jan 1945)
Airport-Area-Commandant 1/XI, Jütland (13 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-08 Jul 1947)
Released (08 Jul 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern
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