Generalmajor Rudolf Siber Born: 11 May 1889 in Halle, Saale Died: 27 Feb 1965 in Madrid, Spain Promotions:
F�hnrich (19 Feb 1910); Leutnant (11 Nov 1910); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1915); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1918); Major (01 Dec 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as A Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 4th Telegraph-Battalion (00 Jul 1909-17 Oct 1912)
Traffic-Officer on Location in Stra�burg and Leader of the Fortress-Great-Radio-Station (18 Oct 1912-14 Nov 1914)
Leader of the Heavy Radio-Station E with the XX. Army-Corps (15 Nov 1914-30 Nov 1914)
Leader of the Heavy Radio-Station E with the Higher Cavalry Command 1 (01 Dec 1914-31 Jan 1915)
Leader of the Light Radio-Station 10 (01 Feb 1915-05 Sep 1915)
Leader of the Heavy Radio-Station 23 (06 Sep 1915-30 Jul 1916)
Commander of the Corps-Telephone-Battalion of the III. Reserve-Corps (31 Jul 1916-30 Nov 1916)
Radio-Instructor at the Signals-School Berlin-Treptow then Spandau-Ruhleben (01 Dec 1916-00 Apr 1917)
Detached to Army High Command 4 then 5 (00 Apr 1917-08 Sep 1917)
Instructor at the Artillery-Flying-School East 1 (09 Sep 1917-27 Feb 1918)
Radio-Advisor with Army-Signals-Commander 2 (28 Feb 1918-10 Sep 1918)
Instructor at the Instruction-Signals-School in Spandau-Ruhleben (11 Sep 1918-16 Nov 1918)
Advisor in the Communication-Medium Department in the Prussian War Ministry (17 Nov 1918-08 Jan 1919)
Commander of the Signals-Battalion of Freikorps H�lsen (09 Jan 1919-30 Apr 1919)
Signals-Commander of Freikorps H�lsen then of the 3rd Reichswehr-Brigade (01 May 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Jan 1921-15 Jun 1921)
Retired (15 Jun 1921)
Entered the Argentinean Army as Instructor of Signals-Troops of the Argentine Army (00 Sep 1924-00 May 1936)
Retired (00 May 1936)
Course at the Air Signals School Halle/Saale (01 Oct 1936-31 Dec 1936)
Entered Luftwaffe Service (01 Dec 1936)
With the Staff of Legion Condor � Delegated as Signals-Leader with the Re-Organisation and Construction of Battle-Communications of the Spanish National Operations-Army (01 Jan 1937-31 Jul 1939)
Signals-Leader with Special-Purpose-Flying-Leader Silesia (01 Aug 1939-02 Oct 1939)
Detached to the Staff of the VIII. Flying-Corps (03 Oct 1939-14 Nov 1939)
Signals-Leader with the VIII. Flying-Corps (15 Nov 1939-07 Jul 1942)
At the same time, Commander of the 38th Air-Signals-Regiment (14 Oct 1940-07 Jul 1942)
Signals-Leader with the IV. Flying-Corps (08 Jul 1942-17 Nov 1942)
Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 4 (18 Nov 1942-00 Feb 1943)
Wounded, in Hospital (00 Feb 1943-30 Dec 1943)
Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 2 (31 Dec 1943-30 Dec 1944)
Inspector for Wire-Signals-Affairs with the General-Signals-Leader, OKL (31 Dec 1944-31 Jan 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (31 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-27 Jun 1947)
Released (27 Jun 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 08.06.1942 als Oberst und Nachrichtenf�hrer beim VIII. Flieger-Korps
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Medalla de la Campa�a de Espa�a
- Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwerter
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Kgl. Bulgar. Tapferkeitsorden III. Klasse, I. Stufe
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