Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Kurt Mälzer Born: 02 Aug 1894 in Altenstadt Died: 24 Mar 1952 in Werl Diploma In Engineering: 30 Oct 1933 Promotions:
Fähnrich (12 Feb 1915); Leutnant (29 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1925); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1929); Major (01 Dec 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1943) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker, Platoon and Company-Leader in the 19th Train-Battalion (08 May 1914-15 May 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 38th Infantry-Regiment (16 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1923)
Detached to the Artillery-School Jüterbog (01 Oct 1923-31 Jul 1924)
Battery-Officer in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1924-31 Mar 1928)
Detached to Studies at the Technical College in Charlottenburg (01 Apr 1928-31 Mar 1933)
Detached to the Reichs RWM (01 Apr 1933-31 Dec 1933)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Company-Chief and Instructor at the Technical School Jüterbog (01 Jan 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM (01 Oct 1934-30 Nov 1934)
Transferred into the Staff of the Forward-Command of the Air-Technical Academy, Berlin-Gatow (01 Dec 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Instructor at the Air-Technical Academy, Berlin-Gatow (01 Oct 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing 255 and Air-Base-Commandant Landsberg, Lech (01 Mar 1937-30 Nov 1938)
Detached to the Staff of Luftwaffe-Group-Command 2 (01 Dec 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Detached to the Staff of Air-Fleet 2 (01 Feb 1939-27 May 1940)
Commander of the Air-Equipment-Group with Air-Region-Command Belgium-North France (28 May 1940-00 Sep 1942)
Department-Chief LE 2, RLM (00 Sep 1942-20 Sep 1943)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group 17, Vienna (20 Sep 1943-31 Jan 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL, Placed to the Disposal of Commander-in-Chief South-West, Commandant Of Rome (01 Feb 1944-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity then in Allied Detention in Werl Prison, Tried for Alleged War Crimes, found guilty and Sentenced to 21 Years In Prison (08 May 1945-24 Mar 1952)
Died in Captivity (24 Mar 1952)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- RK des Kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstorden
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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