Generaloberst Günther Korten Born: 26 Jul 1898 in Cologne (Köln) Died: 22 Jul 1944 in Rastenburg Hospital, East Prussia Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Dec 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (26 Mar 1915); Fähnrich (18 Aug 1915); Leutnant (18 Oct 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1931); Major (01 Dec 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (19 Jul 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1942); General der Flieger (30 Jan 1943); Generaloberst (22 Jul 1944) Career:
Entered the Army as a Recruit in the 34th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Sep 1914-02 Dec 1914)
Fahnenjunker, Company-Officer and Company-Leader in the 8th Pioneer-Battalion (03 Dec 1914-25 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Staff-Signals-Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Division (28 Oct 1916-06 Feb 1917)
Leader of a Volunteer-Pioneer-Company (26 Jan 1919-31 May 1919)
Company-Leader with the Reichswehr-Battalion ‘Rheinland’ (01 Jun 1919-08 Sep 1919)
Company-Officer in the 10th Pioneer-Battalion (09 Sep 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Company-Officer in the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-30 Apr 1924)
Battalion-Adjutant and Welfare-Officer of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 May 1924-31 Oct 1927)
Detached to the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1927-31 Oct 1928)
Secret Flying-Training (01 Nov 1928-31 Oct 1929)
With the Staff of the 1st Division, Detached to the Photography-Office Berlin (01 Nov 1929-30 Sep 1933)
Officer with Special Duties of the Chief of Army Command (01 Oct 1933-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service with the Staff of the Command Of Army-Flying (01 Apr 1934-30 Sep 1934)
General-Staff-Officer with the State-Secretary of the RLM (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Participant at the 1st General-Staff-Course at the War Academy of the Army (01 Oct 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 122 and Air-Base-Commandant Prenzlau (01 Oct 1936-31 Jul 1937)
Detached to the RLM (01 Aug 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Department-Chief LP VI, RLM (01 Oct 1937-13 Mar 1938)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the Commanding General of Luftwaffe in Austria (13 Mar 1938-31 Mar 1938)
Chief Of Staff of the Commanding General of Luftwaffe in Austria (01 Apr 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of Luftwaffe-Command Ostmark (01 Feb 1939-17 Mar 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of Air-Fleet 4 (18 Mar 1939-18 Dec 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of the II. Flying-Corps (19 Dec 1939-20 Feb 1940)
Detached to the General-Staff of Air-Fleet 3 (21 Feb 1940-10 Jun 1940)
Chief Of The General Staff of Air-Fleet 3 (11 Jun 1940-31 Dec 1940)
Chief Of The General Staff of Air-Fleet 4 (15 Jan 1941-23 Aug 1942)
Commanding General of the I. Flying-Corps (24 Aug 1942-26 Aug 1942)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Command Don (26 Aug 1942-17 Feb 1943)
Commanding General of the I. Flying-Corps (17 Feb 1943-11 Jun 1943)
Acting-Chief of Air-Fleet 1 (12 Jun 1943-25 Jun 1943)
Chief of Air-Fleet 1 (26 Jun 1943-04 Sep 1943)
Chief Of The General Staff of the Luftwaffe (03 Sep 1943-22 Jul 1944)
Severely wounded in the Bomb Plot against Hitler at the Führer-Headquarters and died later the same day in Hospital (22 Jul 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 03.05.1941 als Generalmajor und Chef des Generalstabs der Luftflotte 4
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 01.02.1943 als Generalleutnant und Befehlshaber des Luftwaffen-Kommandos Don
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
- Kgl. Rumän. Orden "Michael der Tapfere" III. Klasse: 29.07.1942
- Kommandeurkreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Orden Aeronautische Tugend mit Schwertern: 30.07.1942
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Krimschild
- Ärmelband "Kreta"
- Gemeinsames Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Stern und Schwertern: 07.01.1944
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 20.07.1944, in Gold
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