(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Ministerialdirigent Hugo Geyer
Born: 06 Apr 1884 in Hildburghausen
Died: 12 Oct 1975 in Hildburghausen
Promotions:
F�hnrich (14 Jun 1904); Leutnant (27 Jan 1905); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1914); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1915); Charakter als Major (09 Jan 1920); Regierungsrat (23 Apr 1924); Oberregierungsrat (11 Apr 1927); Ministerialrat (08 Mar 1933); Ministerialdirigent (01 Aug 1939)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 95th Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1903-30 Sep 1913)
Pilot-Training (01 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Pilot in the 4th Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1913)
Leader of the 34th Flying-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-1917)
Commander of the 4th Combat-Wing of the OHL (1917-1918)
Group-Leader of Flying 10 (1918-1919)
Retired (09 Jan 1920)
Managing Director of Air Commerce AG (1920-1924)
Entered Reichs Service as Advisor in the Reichs Transport Ministry (23 Apr 1924-31 Jan 1933)
Transferred to the Luftwaffe as Department-Director with the Reichs-Commissioner for Aviation (01 Feb 1933-04 May 1933)
Department-Director LE 5 then GL/E5 in the RLM (05 May 1933-00 May 1945)
In Captivity (00 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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