(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generaloberst Ernst Udet
Born: 26 Apr 1896 in Frankfurt, Main
Died: 17 Nov 1941 in Berlin (Suicide)
Promotions:
Gefreiter der Reserve (21 Sep 1915); Unteroffizier der Reserve (28 Nov 1915); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (13 Mar 1916); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (05 Nov 1916); Leutnant der Reserve (22 Jan 1917); Oberleutnant der Reserve (14 Sep 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1934); Oberst (01 Jun 1935); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1938); General der Flieger (01 Apr 1940); Generaloberst (19 Jul 1940)
Career:
Entered the Army (18 Aug 1914)
Driver with the Staff of the 26th Reserve-Division, with Government Stra�burg and with Motor-Vehicle-Park Namur (18 Aug 1914-20 Oct 1914)
Discharged to Reserve (20 Oct 1914)
Called-Up from Reserve (15 Jun 1915)
Flying-Training with the 9th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (15 Jun 1915-03 Sep 1915)
Pilot with the 206th Artillery-Flying-Battalion (04 Sep 1915-24 Sep 1915)
in Reserve-Hospital Colmar (24 Sep 1915-01 Oct 1915)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park Gaede (02 Oct 1915-28 Nov 1915)
Pilot with the 68th Field-Flying-Battalion (29 Nov 1915-07 Oct 1916)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 15 (08 Oct 1916-04 Aug 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 4 and Pilot in Fighter-Squadron 37 (05 Aug 1917-06 Nov 1917)
Leader of Fighter-Squadron 37 (07 Nov 1917-23 Mar 1918)
Temporary Leader of Fighter-Squadron 11 in Fighter-Wing Richthofen (24 Mar 1918-21 May 1918)
Leader of Fighter-Squadron 4 of Fighter-Wing Richthofen (22 May 1918-10 Oct 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Flight Matters and of the 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion (11 Oct 1918-10 Jan 1919)
Retired (10 Jan 1919)
Chief of the Firm Udet-Aircraft-Construction, Munich and Augsburg - several times Aerobatics World Champion - (1922-31 May 1934)
Entered the Luftwaffe (01 Jun 1934)
Officer with Special Duties in the RLM and Leader of the NS-Flying-Corps (Flying-Reserve) (01 Jun 1934-09 Feb 1936)
General-Inspector of Fighters (10 Feb 1936-08 Jun 1936)
Chief of the Technical Office of the Luftwaffe, RLM (09 Jun 1936-31 Jan 1939)
General-Air-Equipment-Master and Chief of the Planning-Office of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Feb 1939-17 Nov 1941)
At the same time, General-Inspector of Fighters (01 Feb 1939-17 Nov 1941)
Committed Suicide (by Pistol) (17 Nov 1941)

Decorations & Awards:
- Pour le m�rite: am 09.04.1918 als Leutnant der Reserve und F�hrer der Jagdstaffel 4/ Jagdgeschwader Richthofen
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.07.1940 als General der Flieger und Generalluftzeugmeister und Chef des Planungsamtes / RLM
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 13.11.1917
- 1914 EK I K: 20.03.1916
- 1914 EK II K: 24.09.1915
- Prussian Aero Club Badge
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- "Ehrenbecher f�r dem Sieger im Luftkampf": 17.08.1916
- Kgl. W�rttembg. Verdienstkreuz mit Schwertern: 04.11.1916
- L�beckisches Hanseatenkreuz: 24.08.1918
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 17.09.1918
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Gemeinsames Flugzeugf�hrer- und Beobachterabzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Bulgar. Milit�r-Verdienstorden mit Schwertern


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