Generaloberst Günther Rüdel Born: 15 Nov 1883 in Metz Died: 22 Apr 1950 in Munich (München) Promotions:
Fähnrich (05 Jul 1902); Leutnant (09 Mar 1904); Oberleutnant (09 Mar 1912); Hauptmann (09 Aug 1915); Major (01 Dec 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1929); Oberst (01 Dec 1931); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1934); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1936); General der Flakartillerie (01 Oct 1937); Generaloberst (01 Nov 1942) Career:
Entered the Army as a Battery-Officer in the 3rd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Jul 1902-17 Oct 1907)
Detached to Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1906-22 Jul 1907)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 3rd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1910)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy, Berlin (01 Oct 1910-24 Apr 1912)
At the same time, Detached to the 17th Prussian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (16 Jul 1911-30 Sep 1911)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Apr 1912-23 Jun 1912)
Assistant in Department I (Field-Artillery) of the Prussian Artillery-Tests-Commission (24 Jun 1912-14 Jan 1915)
Officer with Special Duties in the Prussian War Ministry and Member of the Prussian Artillery-Tests-Commission (15 Jan 1915-09 Feb 1919)
At the same time, Battery-Leader with the 8th Mountain-Artillery-Cannon-Battery (00 May 1915-00 Oct 1915)
Commander of Motor-Vehicle-Gun-Command Ostend then of the Balloon-Defence-Cannon-School (00 Oct 1915-00 Nov 1918)
Advisor in the RWM (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1922)
With the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Major with the Staff of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-31 Dec 1926)
With the Staff of Artillery-Leader VII (01 Jan 1927-30 Sep 1928)
Advisor in the Troop-Office, Supply, RWM (01 Oct 1928-31 Jan 1930)
Commander of Training-Staff III (Camouflaged Formation of Flak-Artillery) (01 Feb 1930-30 Sep 1931)
Commander of Instruction-Staff of Flak-Artillery (Training-Staff 3, Artillery-Inspection of the Army, RWM) (01 Oct 1931-30 Sep 1934)
Inspector of Flak-Artillery and Chief of the Air-Defence-Office, RWM (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service (01 Apr 1935)
Inspector Of Flak-Artillery and of Air-Protection, RLM (01 Apr 1935-31 Jan 1938)
Chief of Air-Defence and Inspector of Air-Protection, RLM (01 Feb 1938-31 Jan 1939)
President of the Luftwaffe-Commission (01 Feb 1939-11 Jan 1940)
Chief of Air-Defence and Inspector of Air-Protection, RLM (12 Jan 1940-31 Aug 1942)
At the same time, General of Flak-Artillery with the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Jul 1941-31 Aug 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKL (01 Sep 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: 09.11.1942 als Generaloberst und Chef der Luftwehr und Inspekteur des Luftschutzes/ RLM
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Grossherzoglich Sachsen-Weimarisches Wilhelm Ernst-Kriegskreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern
- Flakkampfabzeichen
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