Ministerialdirigent Dr. Rudolf Benkendorff Born: 05 Aug 1890 in Hamburg Died: 04 Aug 1973 in Hamburg Promotions:
Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (12 May 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (22 May 1915); Regierungsrat (01 Apr 1927); Oberregierungsrat (01 Apr 1933); Regierungsdirektor (01 Apr 1940); umernannt zum Oberstmeterologen (07 Jan 1941); Ministerialdirigent (01 Nov 1944) Career:
Studies at the University Of Heidelberg (00 Oct 1908-00 Oct 1910)
Studies at the University Of Kiel (00 Oct 1910-00 Jun 1913)
Climatic-Physiological Work for the University Of Berlin on Norderney and in Cuxhaven and Preparation for State Examination (00 Jun 1913-13 Aug 1914)
Entered the Army as a War Volunteer with the I. Replacement-MG-Company of the IX. Army-Corps (14 Aug 1914-20 Dec 1914)
War Volunteer with the 266th Reserve-J�ger-Company (21 Dec 1914-18 Mar 1915)
Training-Course in D�beritz (19 Mar 1915-18 May 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 187th Infantry-Regiment (19 May 1915-02 Nov 1915)
Training-Officer with the I. Replacement-MG-Company of the IX. Army-Corps (03 Nov 1915-04 Apr 1916)
Ordinance-Officer and Company-Leader in the 18th Reserve-J�ger-Battalion (05 Apr 1916-11 Nov 1918)
In Hospital (12 Nov 1918-14 Dec 1918)
Retired (14 Dec 1918)
Entered Reichs-Service as Director of Kite-Office in Seerappin, East Prussia (01 Mar 1919-25 Nov 1919)
Meteorologist and Administrator for Weather-Signals-Affairs at the German Naval Observatory, Department III, Hamburg (26 Nov 1919-20 Jun 1926)
Advisor for the Weather Service and Flight-Security in the Department of Aviation of the Reichs Transport Ministry (21 Jun 1926-31 Mar 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Director of the Flight-Weather-Service of the Reichs Office for Flight Security then Weather Service (01 Apr 1933-14 Oct 1934)
Director of the Department for Weather Service with Air-District-Command VI (Sea) then with Luftwaffe-Command Sea, Kiel (15 Oct 1934-20 Jun 1939)
Chief-Meteorologist with Air-Fleet-Command 2 (21 Jun 1939-24 Jun 1943)
Chief of the Weather-Service, OKL (25 Jun 1943-00 May 1945)
In Captivity (00 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
President of the German Weather Service, Frankfurt, Main (00 Feb 1953-1960)
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