Generalmajor Hans-Eberhard Gandert Born: 02 Sep 1892 in Sandberg, Mark Brandenburg Died: 24 Jul 1947 in Augsburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Mar 1912); Leutnant (16 Jun 1913); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1916); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1923); Major (01 Jul 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1935); Oberst (01 Aug 1937); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1939) Career:
Entered the Army in the 8th J�ger-Battalion (22 Mar 1912-18 Aug 1914)
Detached for Pilot-Training to the Flying-School Niederneuendorf (02 Jun 1914-18 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Flying-Replacement-Battalion D�beritz (19 Aug 1914-13 Sep 1914)
Pilot with the 31st Flying-Battalion (14 Sep 1914-26 Dec 1914)
Pilot with Army-Flight-Park South (27 Dec 1914-06 Jun 1916)
Pilot with the 54th Flying-Battalion (06 Jun 1916-02 Nov 1916)
Detached to the 8th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (03 Nov 1916-11 Dec 1916)
Detached to the 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion (12 Dec 1916-12 Jul 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park South (13 Jul 1917-03 Aug 1917)
Pilot with the 242nd Flying-Battalion (04 Aug 1917-01 Nov 1917)
Pilot with the 24th Flying-Battalion (02 Nov 1917-22 Dec 1917)
Detached to the 14th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (23 Dec 1917-08 Jan 1918)
Leader of the 51st Fighter-Squadron (09 Jan 1918-28 Feb 1918)
Leader of the 6th Fighter-Group (01 Mar 1918-29 Sep 1918)
In Captivity (29 Sep 1918-09 Apr 1919)
Released (09 Apr 1919)
With the Airbase Neuruppin (11 Apr 1919-31 Mar 1920)
In the Reichs Defence Ministry (01 Apr 1920-05 May 1920)
With the 208th Motor-Vehicle-Company (06 May 1920-14 May 1920)
With the 4th Brigade-Motor-Vehicle-Battalion (15 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
In the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Jun 1923)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1923-12 Sep 1923)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (13 Sep 1923-30 Sep 1924)
Company-Chief in the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1928)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 12th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-30 Apr 1928)
Company-Chief in the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1928-30 Sep 1931)
With the 2nd Medical-Battalion (01 Oct 1931-30 Jun 1933)
Instructor at the Infantry-School (01 Jul 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Officer with Special Duties of the Reichs Air Minister (01 Oct 1934-06 Jan 1935)
Detached to Bomber-Flying-School Lechfeld (07 Jan 1935-31 Mar 1935)
Detached to the Flying-School Cottbus (01 Apr 1935-14 May 1935)
Detached to the Light Motor-Transport-Company III (15/05/1935-06/07/1935); With the Staff of the Light Motor-Transport-Company III (07 Jul 1935-31 Jan 1936)
Commander of the 12th Flying-Training-Regiment and Airbase-Commandant Quedlinburg (01 Feb 1936-31 Jul 1937)
Placed to the Disposal of the 17th Flying-Training-Regiment (01 Aug 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of Flying-Schools and the Flying-Replacement-Battalion II (01 Oct 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Department-Chief in RLM (01 Jul 1938-18 Jul 1941)
Inspector of Clothing and Food Supply Affairs of the Luftwaffe (19 Jul 1941-30 Apr 1942)
Commandant of the Luftwaffe-Exercise-Grounds Zingst (01 May 1942-26 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (26 Nov 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Retired (28 Feb 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugf�hrer-Abzeichen
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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