General der Flieger Paul Deichmann Born: 27 Aug 1898 in Fulda Died: 10 Jan 1981 in Hamburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (29 Mar 1916); Leutnant (20 Aug 1916); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1940); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942); Generalleutnant (20 May 1944); General der Flieger (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered the Army as Platoon-Leader in the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (29 Mar 1916-19 Oct 1916)
With the 3rd Replacement-MG-Company of the IX. Army-Corps (20 Oct 1916-19 Dec 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (20 Dec 1916-17 Jul 1917)
Detached to the Gun Factory in Spandau (06 Apr 1917-04 May 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 (18 Jul 1917-09 Aug 1917)
Observer-Training with the 10th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (10 Aug 1917-15 Sep 1917)
Training with the Flying-Radio-Operator-Instruction-Battalion Stolp (16 Sep 1917-29 Oct 1917)
Training at the Signals-School Cologne (30 Oct 1917-20 Dec 1917)
Training at the Artillery-Flying-School 2 (21 Dec 1917-27 Jan 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 4 (28 Jan 1918-25 Feb 1918)
Observer with the 8th Flying-Battalion (26 Feb 1918-04 Dec 1918)
Detached First-Flying-School Breslau (05 Dec 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (06 Jan 1919-29 Jan 1919)
Observer with the 427th Flying-Battalion (30 Jan 1919-09 Feb 1919)
Observer with the Flying-Squadron Libau (10 Feb 1919-20 Mar 1919)
Observer with the 433rd Flying-Battalion (21 Mar 1919-30 Jul 1919)
Observer with Army-Flight-Park Kurland (31 Jul 1919-18 Sep 1919)
With the Air-Base Stolp, Detached to the 2nd Troop-Flying-Squadron (19 Sep 1919-04 May 1920)
With the 2nd Motor-Transport-Column (05 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1923)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-09 Jan 1925)
Company-Officer in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (10 Jan 1925-30 Nov 1925)
Detached for Training as Photographic-Officer to Military-District-Photographic-Office I (27 Jan 1925-03 Feb 1925)
Detached to the Photographic-Office of the 3rd Division and to the Technical College in Charlottenburg (05 Feb 1925-18 Feb 1925)
Detached to Officers-Weapons-School-Course Dresden (01 Apr 1925-15 Aug 1925)
Photographic-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Dec 1925-31 Oct 1928)
Retired (31 Oct 1928)
Pilot-Preparation-Course at the Transport-Flying-School Berlin-Staaken, Pilot-Training in Lipezk, USSR, Advisor in the RWM/T 2 V(L) (01 Nov 1928-31 Mar 1931)
Reactivated to Army Service as Platoon-Leader in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1931)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1931-30 Sep 1933)
General-Staff-Training at the Armed Forces Academy, and Officer with Special Duties in the RLM (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (01 Apr 1934)
Advisor in Air-Command-Office I, RLM (camouflaged Luftwaffe General Staff) (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Group-Director LA I in the Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Oct 1935-28 Feb 1937)
At the same time, Chief of the Command-Office (01 Oct 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Chief of the Command-Department in the Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Mar 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of II. Group of the 253rd Bomber-Wing �General Wever� and at the same time, Air-Base-Commandant Gotha (01 Oct 1937-15 Jan 1939)
Detached to the RLM (16 Jan 1939-31 Jan 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the Chief of Training Affairs of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Feb 1939-19 Jun 1940)
Chief Of Staff of the II. Flying-Corps (20 Jun 1940-24 Aug 1942)
Chief Of The General Staff of Commander-in-Chief South and Air-Fleet 2 (25 Aug 1942-25 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 1st Flying-Division (26 Jun 1943-07 Nov 1943)
Commanding General of the I. Flying-Corps (08 Nov 1943-03 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 18th Flying-Division (04 Apr 1945-26 Apr 1945)
Commander-in-Chief of Luftwaffe-Command 4 (27 Apr 1945-15 Jun 1945)
In US Captivity (15 Jun 1945-22 Dec 1947)
Released (22 Dec 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 26.03.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandierender General des II. Flieger-Korps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 20.04.1942 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Stabes des II. Flieger-Korps
- 1914 EK I: 00.00.1918
- 1914 EK II: 00.00.1916
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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