Generalleutnant Ottfried Sattler Born: 10 Oct 1886 in Kohlo, District Sorau, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 25 Aug 1952 in Hamburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (17 Nov 1906); Leutnant (16 Aug 1907); Oberleutnant (08 Oct 1914); Hauptmann (23 Oct 1915); Major (01 Sep 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1933); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1940) Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 71st Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Mar 1906-30 Sep 1912)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 71st Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-05 Dec 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (05 Dec 1914-02 Jun 1915)
Detached to the 213th Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Jun 1915-07 Jun 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 213th Field-Artillery-Regiment (08 Jun 1915-14 Mar 1917)
Battalion-Leader in the 213th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1917-30 Nov 1917)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Commander 157 (01 Dec 1917-16 Aug 1918)
Battalion-Leader in the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Aug 1918-06 Apr 1919)
Leader of the 715th Light Machine-Cannon-Company (07 Apr 1919-26 Apr 1919)
Instructor at the Field-Artillery-Firing-School Thorn (27 Apr 1919-15 Aug 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 71st Field-Artillery-Regiment then in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (15 Aug 1919-19 Apr 1920)
Column-Leader with Squadron-Staff 2 (20 Apr 1920-28 May 1920)
Leader of Panzer-Platoon 30 (29 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Detached to the 9th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
With the Staff of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-12 Jan 1921)
Squadron-Chief in the 2nd Transport-Battalion (13 Jan 1921-31 Jan 1924)
Department-Leader in the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Feb 1924-30 Sep 1925)
With the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-30 Sep 1926)
With the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-31 Mar 1928)
With the Staff of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (01 Apr 1928-31 Mar 1931)
With the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1933)
With the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1933-28 Feb 1934)
Retired (28 Feb 1934)
Entered the Luftwaffe as Officer with Special Duties in the RLM and with Air-District-Command I (01 Apr 1934-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the 6th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jul 1938-31 Jul 1938)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command Hamburg (01 Aug 1938-31 Jul 1939)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command 3, Hamburg (01 Aug 1939-14 Jan 1940)
Flak-Commander in Air-Region XI (15 Jan 1940-29 Feb 1940)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (29 Feb 1940-30 Apr 1940)
Retired (30 Apr 1940)
Placed to the Disposal of the Luftwaffe and Higher Column Leader with the Staff of Air-Fleet-Command 3 (01 Sep 1940-09 Dec 1940)
Placed to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command XI, Sick Leave (10 Dec 1940-28 Feb 1941)
Retired (28 Feb 1941)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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