(Photos courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generaloberst Bruno Loerzer
Born: 22 Jan 1891 in Berlin
Died: 22 Aug 1960 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (09 Mar 1912); Fähnrich (22 May 1912); Leutnant (27 Jan 1913); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1916); Hauptmann (02 Oct 1918); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1940); General der Flieger (19 Jul 1940); Generaloberst (16 Feb 1943); NSFK-Obergruppenfuhrer (20 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker, Company-Officer and Platoon-Leader in the 112th Infantry-Regiment (13 Sep 1911-14 Jul 1914)
Pilot-Training at the Flying-School Habsheim (15 Jul 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot-Training at the Flying-School Freiburg (02 Aug 1914-11 Oct 1914)
Detached to the 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Darmstadt (12 Oct 1914-02 Nov 1914)
Pilot with the 25th Field-Flying-Battalion (03 Nov 1914-29 Jun 1915)
Re-Education on Single-Seated-Combat at the Fokker-School Schwerin-Görries (30 Jun 1915-01 Aug 1915)
Pilot with the 25th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1915-01 Sep 1915)
Pilot with the 60th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Sep 1915-01 Oct 1915)
Pilot with the 25th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Oct 1915-08 Jan 1916)
Pilot with the 203rd Artillery-Flying-Battalion (09 Jan 1916-03 Apr 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (03 Apr 1916-00 Jan 1917)
Leader of Fighter-Squadron 26 (00 Jan 1917-00 Dec 1917)
Commander of Fighter-Wing 3 (00 Dec 1917-00 Dec 1918)
Flier with the Baltic-Freikorps (00 Dec 1918-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Leader of the Reichs Union of German Aircraft-Owners (1930-1933)
President of the Deutsche Luftsportverband (DLV / German Air-Sport Association)and Reichs-Air-Sport-Leader (25 Mar 1933-31 Mar 1935)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Officer with Special Duties in the RLM (01 Apr 1935-25 Jul 1935)
Reichs-Air-Sport-Leader (26 Jul 1935-25 Oct 1935)
Detached to Flying-Group Schleißheim (01 Nov 1935-16 Mar 1936)
Group-Commander in Fighter-Wing 132 (17 Mar 1936-28 Feb 1937)
Commodore of Fighter-Wing 334 ‘Pik-As’ (01 Mar 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Inspector Of Fighters (01 Apr 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Commander of the 2nd Flying-Division (01 Feb 1939-24 Oct 1939)
Commanding General of the II. Flying-Corps (25 Oct 1939-22 Feb 1943)
Chief of the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office and Chief of Personnel Armaments and of NS-Operations of the Luftwaffe, RLM (23 Feb 1943-20 Dec 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (20 Dec 1944-29 Apr 1945)
Retired (29 Apr 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Pour le mérite: am 12.02.1918 als Oberleutnant und Führer der Jagdstaffel 26
- Ritterkreuz: 29.05.1940 als Generalleutnant und Kommandierender General des II Flieger-Korps
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 00.00.1917
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- "Ehrenbecher für dem Sieger im Luftkampf"
- Ritterkreuz II Klasse des Grossherzoglich-Badischen Ordens vom Zähringer Löwen mit Schwertern: 27.04.1915
- Ritterkreuz des Grossherzoglich-Badischen Militärischer Karl Friedrich Verdienstorden: 08.08.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Gemeinsames Flugzeugführer und Beobachterabzeichen in Gold mit Brillanten
- Kriegserinnerungs-Ärmelband “Jagdgeschwader Boelcke Nr. 2 1916/1918”
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange "Prager Burg"
- Kgl. Italien. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
WWI Air Ace: 44 Air Victories




Bruno Loerzer in DLV uniform (Photo courtesy of Mike Heuer)

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