(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Alfred Sturm
Born: 23 Aug 1888 in Saarbrücken
Died: 08 Mar 1962 in Detmold
Promotions:
Vizefeldwebel (01 Aug 1913); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (01 Jan 1915); Leutnant (05 Jun 1919); Oberleutnant (15 Jan 1921); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1926); Major (21 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (02 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service as a Pupil at the NCO-School Biebrich (17 Oct 1905-29 Sep 1908)
Transferred into the 144th Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1908-27 Jan 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (27 Jan 1915-31 May 1915)
Pilot-Training with the 4th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Jun 1915-28 Feb 1917)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 5 (01 Mar 1917-31 Dec 1917)
Pilot with Fighter-Squadron 89 (01 Jan 1918-00 Dec 1918)
With the 144th Infantry-Regiment (00 Dec 1918-01 May 1919)
Detached to the Reichswehr-Committee (02 May 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the RWM, Department T 5 (01 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1921)
Company-Officer in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1921-31 Dec 1925)
Company-Chief in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1926-31 Oct 1928)
Retired (31 Oct 1928)
Secret Flying Training (01 Nov 1928-31 Jul 1930)
Reactivated to Army Service with the Staff of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1930-31 Aug 1930)
Company-Chief in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1930-30 Sep 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Officer with Special Duties in the RLM (01 Oct 1933-30 Nov 1933)
Officer with Special Duties at the Fighter-Flying-School Schleißheim (01 Dec 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Course-Leader for Ground-Auxiliary-Personnel at the Fighter-Flying-School Schleißheim (01 Oct 1934-31 Dec 1934)
Commander of Flying-School Magdeburg and Air-Base-Commandant Magdeburg (01 Jan 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Air-Base-Commandant Detmold (01 Jan 1936-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of the 72nd Flying-Training-Regiment (01 Apr 1939-31 Mar 1940)
Department-Chief in the RLM (01 Apr 1940-30 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 2nd Paratrooper-Regiment (01 Jul 1940-30 Sep 1942)
At the same time, Acting-Chief of the 7th Flying-Division (20 May 1941-30 May 1941)
Commander of Ground-Combat-Schools of the Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1942-03 Jan 1945)
At the same time, General with Special Duties in Air-Region VI (01 Dec 1943-03 Jan 1944)
At the same time, General with Special Duties in OKW (04 Jan 1944-11 Mar 1944)
At the same time, Leader of Divisions-Battle-Group Sturm (12 Mar 1944-1944)
Detached to the Chief of Wehrmacht-Motor-Transport-Affairs, OKW (04 Jan 1945-28 Feb 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Battalion III, lastly Commander of Division-Section Sturm, Thale, Harz (01 Mar 1945-23 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (23 Apr 1945-05 Jun 1947)
Released (05 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (234): am 09.07.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 2
- 1914 EK I: 17.01.1917
- 1914 EK II: 18.06.1916
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- "Ehrenbecher für dem Sieger im Luftkampf"
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK I: 25.06.1941
- Spange zum EK II: 28.10.1940
- Wehrmachtbericht: 09.06.1941
- Ärmelband “Kreta”


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