(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General-Ingenieur Artur Paul
Born: 11 Apr 1899 in Kawentschin, Langensalza
Died: 09 Dec 1968 in Vaterstetten
Promotions:
Fliegerstabs-Ingenieur (01 Jun 1936); Fliegeroberstabs-Ingenieur (01 Jan 1940); Oberst-Ingenieur (01 Aug 1942); General-Ingenieur (01 Apr 1944); Brigadegeneral (16 Aug 1957)
Career:
Entered the Army as a War Volunteer (06 Jun 1917-06 May 1919)
Retired (06 May 1919)
Entered the Deutschen Luftsport-Verband (DLV) as Foreman with the Deutschen Luftsport-Verband Staaken (01 May 1926-28 Apr 1928)
Foreman at the Flying-School Lipezk, USSR (29 Apr 1928-31 Dec 1933)
Technical Director with Flying-Group Lechfeld (01 Jan 1934-31 Jan 1939)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Jun 1936)
At the same time, Detached to the I. Group of Fighter-Wing 334 (17 Aug 1937-16 Oct 1937)
Technical Administrator for Flight-Equipment of Legion Condor (01 Feb 1939-15 Apr 1939)
Division then Corps Engineer of the 5th Flying-Division then V. Flying-Corps (16 Apr 1939-30 Sep 1940)
Air-Region-Engineer of Air-Region-Command West France, Etampes (01 Oct 1940-30 Apr 1942)
Chief-Engineer with Luftwaffe-Command East then Air-Fleet 6 (01 May 1942-28 Feb 1944)
Chief-Engineer of Air-Fleet Reich, Berlin (01 Mar 1944-31 Aug 1944)
Chief-Engineer of the Luftwaffe in OKL (01 Sep 1944-09 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-1945)
Released (1945)
Entered the Bundeswehr (Luftwaffe) as Inspector of Provisions, Technology and Equipment in the General Luftwaffe Office (16 Aug 1957-31 Mar 1963)
Retired (31 Mar 1963)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern (15 Jul 1944)


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