Generalleutnant Rainer Stahel Born: 15 Jan 1892 in Bielefeld Died: 30 Nov 1955 in Camp Voikovo, USSR Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1911); F�hnrich (19 Dec 1911); Leutnant (18 Oct 1912); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Charakter als Hauptmann (11 Apr 1918); Finnish Major (28 Feb 1918); Finnish Lieutenant-Colonel (27 May 1918); Hauptmann (L) (23 Feb 1934); Hauptmann (E) (01 Apr 1934); Major (E) (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (E) (01 Nov 1939); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (21 Jan 1943); Generalleutnant (22 Jul 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker, Platoon-Leader and Battalion-Adjutant in the 130th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1911-31 Jul 1915)
Detached to the War School in Hersfeld (01 Oct 1911-00 Jul 1912)
Company-Leader in the 130th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1915-30 Apr 1916)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 130th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1916-14 May 1916)
Detached to the Training-Troops Lokstedt (15 May 1916-30 May 1916)
Chief of the MG-Company of the 27th J�ger-Battalion (31 May 1916-08 Jul 1917)
Detached as Artillery-Observer (18 Feb 1917-28 Feb 1917)
Detached to Assault-Battalion Rohr (18 May 1917-26 May 1917)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 27th J�ger-Battalion (09 Jul 1917-19 Feb 1918)
Released for Service in the Finnish Army (02 Mar 1918-11 Apr 1918)
Retired (11 Apr 1918)
Commander of the 27th Finnish J�ger-Battalion (19 Feb 1918-09 Mar 1918)
Commander of the 2nd Finnish J�ger-Regiment (10 Mar 1918-31 Mar 1918)
Commander of the 3rd Finnish J�ger-Brigade (01 Apr 1918-05 Jun 1918)
Chief Of Staff of the 1st Finnish Division (06 Jun 1918-05 Sep 1918)
Commander of the 1st Finnish Baltic-Sea-Regiment, Helsingfors (06 Sep 1918-05 Nov 1919)
Retired (05 Nov 1919)
Entered Service with the Finnish Border-Police as Commander of the Finnish Protection-Corps Turku (Abo) (15 Mar 1920-31 Jul 1925)
Retired (31 Jul 1925)
Finnish Reserve-Officer (22 Feb 1922-19 Dec 1934)
Employed by the German Army (Territorial-Officer from 01 Mar 1934) as Advisor Wa Prw. 2 in the Army Weapons Office (HWA) (Development of On-Board-MG for Aircraft and for Heavy MG) (06 Nov 1933-31 May 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (Activated in 1941) and Advisor for the Development of light Flak-Weapons, RLM (01 Jun 1935-14 Nov 1938)
Battery-Chief in the 73rd Light Flak-Battalion (15 Nov 1938-25 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 731st Light Reserve-Flak-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-18 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 226th Reserve-Flak-Battalion (19 Feb 1940-30 Apr 1940)
At the same time, Course for Battalion-Commanders at Flak-Artillery-School I (26 Feb 1940-20 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 151st Reserve-Flak-Battalion (01 May 1940-31 Jul 1940)
Luftwaffe-Control-Officer with the Control-Commission I in Unoccupied France, Bourges (01 Aug 1940-24 Mar 1941)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Luftwaffe-Control-Commission I, Bourges (10 Jan 1941-24 Mar 1941)
Commander of the 34th Motorised-Flak-Regiment (25 Jan 1941-14 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 99th Flak-Regiment (15 Apr 1942-25 Sep 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 4th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (Formation-Commander) and for a time, Commander of Luftwaffe-Battle-Group Stahel (25 Sep 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Detached into the Service-Area of Air-Fleet-Command 4 (01 Mar 1943-20 May 1943)
Commander of the 22nd Flak-Brigade (21 May 1943-05 Jun 1943)
Proposed Service with the Reichsf�hrer-SS and Chief of Special-Staff Stahel but command did not become effective (01 Jun 1943-16 Jun 1943)
Delegated with the Flak-Security of the entire North Coast of Sicily (28 Jul 1943-1944)
At the same time, Commandant of Rome (10 Sep 1943-00 Dec 1943)
Commandant of Fortress Vilna (07 Jul 1944-11 Jul 1944)
City-Commandant of Warsaw (25 Jul 1944-25 Aug 1944)
Battle-Commandant north of Bucharest (26 Aug 1944-29 Aug 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (28 Aug 1944-30 Nov 1955)
Died in Soviet Captivity (30 Nov 1955)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (397): am 18.01.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Flak-Regiment 34
- Eichenlaub (169): am 04.01.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur einer Luftwaffen-Kampfgruppe im Kampfraum von Stalingrad
- Schwerter (79): am 18.07.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandant Fester Platz Wilna
- 1914 EK I: 24.03.1915
- 1914 EK II: 12.10.1914
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz III. Klasse: 08.05.1918
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz II. Klasse: 29.05.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 16.07.1941
- Spange zum EK I: 18.09.1941
- Flakkampfabzeichen
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Wehrmachtbericht: 14.07.1944
Back to ABR Homepage