(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Viktor Carganico
Born: 15 Jul 1887 in Weenzen
Died: 27 May 1945 on Gut Neugrimnitz by Angermünde (Shot)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Nov 1907); Leutnant (19 Nov 1908); Oberleutnant (05 Sep 1914); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 1st Railway-Regiment (20 Mar 1907-30 Sep 1913)
Adjutant of the 4th Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-12 Mar 1916)
Pilot in different Flying-Battalions (13 Mar 1916-27 Jun 1918)
Pilot in the Flying-Battalions 34, 11 and A 203 (28 Jun 1918-10 Dec 1918)
Company-Officer with the 1st Railway-Regiment then Granted-Leave (11 Dec 1918-09 Dec 1919)
Retired (09 Dec 1919)
Advisor and Technical Designer with the Mexican Air Force (1926-1929)
Secretary-General of the Scientific Society for Aviation, Berlin (1930-30 Sep 1934)
Entered the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1937) and Airport-Commandant Tempelhof (01 Oct 1934-31 Jan 1939)
Course-Director in Staaken (01 Feb 1939-31 Jul 1939)
Airbase-Commandant Anklam (01 Aug 1939-00 Sep 1939)
Airbase-Commandant Okzie/Poland (00 Sep 1939-1940)
Airbase-Commandant Schwerin-Görries (1940-00 Jun 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant Baranowicze, USSR (00 Jun 1941-00 Mar 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant Hagenow (00 Mar 1942-30 Sep 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 1/VI then 7/XI South Russia and on 26 Nov 1942 also Air-Supply-Leader Stalingrad (01 Oct 1942-12 Mar 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant 1/IV (13 Mar 1943-20 Oct 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL – Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (20 Oct 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)
Shot dead by the Russians at Gut Neugrimnitz near Angermünde (27 May 1945)

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