(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Werner Mundt
Born: 16 Feb 1890 in Stettin
Died: 01 Dec 1957 in Hildesheim
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1917); Charakter als Major (31 Mar 1920); Major (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (18 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Aug 1941); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fähnrich and Platoon-Leader in the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (09 Mar 1908-30 Sep 1913)
Platoon and Company Leader with the 13th Fortress-MG-Detachment (01 Oct 1913-28 Dec 1915)
Aircraft-Observer-Training and Aircraft-Observer with the Flying-Troops (29 Dec 1915-24 Oct 1916)
Leader of Battle-Squadron 19; Leader of the Observer-School Thorn; Leader of Protection-Squadron 17; Leader of Observer-School Jüterbog and Stolp; Leader of the 250th Flying-Battalion and Leader of the 36th Flying-Battalion (25 Oct 1916-23 Jan 1919)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Supplemental-Officer-Aspirant (Luftwaffe) (Supplemental-Officer from 01 Apr 1936 and Active-Officer from 01 Feb 1939) and Advisor with Military-Replacement-Inspection Schwerin (02 Dec 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the Commanding General and Commander of Luftwaffe in Austria (01 Apr 1938-31 Jan 1939)
With the Staff of the Commanding General of Luftwaffe-Command Ostmark (01 Feb 1939-17 Mar 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of Air-Fleet 4 (18 Mar 1939-14 Jun 1940)
Transferred to the Staff of Air-Base Großenheim (15 Jun 1940-31 Mar 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant Drontheim (01 Apr 1941-22 Nov 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKL (23 Nov 1942-19 Jul 1944)
Airport-Area-Commandant 1/VL and Air-Base-Commandant Kassel-Rothwesten (20 Jul 1944-00 Apr 1945)
In Allied Captivity (00 Apr 1945-06 May 1947)
Released (06 May 1947)

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