(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Günther Lohmann
Born: 06 Oct 1895 in Verden, Aller
Died: 15 Nov 1978 in Lichtenwald, Regensburg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (16 Oct 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (14 Nov 1914); Fähnrich (27 Jan 1915); Leutnant (30 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1930); DLV-Fliegerkapitän (01 Oct 1934); Major (01 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (02 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 26th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-31 Mar 1916)
Detached to the 91st Infantry-Regiment (31 Jan 1916-11 Feb 1916)
Detached to Army Flight Park 7 then to the Test Exercise Flight Park 'West' (13 Feb 1916-31 Mar 1916)
Observer with the 26th Field-Flying-Battalion (31 Mar 1916-27 Jul 1916)
Wounded, in Hospital (27 Jul 1916-30 Aug 1916)
With the Inspection of Flying Troops, Berlin, then to the 5th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (30 Aug 1916-24 Jul 1917)
Detached to Army Flight Park D (24 Jul 1917-01 Aug 1917)
Observer with the 15th Flying-Battalion (01 Aug 1917-12 Mar 1918)
Observer with the 233rd Flying-Battalion (12 Mar 1918-15 Dec 1918)
Demobilisation with the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion (15 Dec 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Flying Observation School Königsberg (15 Jan 1919-18 Jan 1919)
Observer with the 409th Border-Protection-Flying-Battalion (18 Jan 1919-15 Apr 1919)
Observer with the 427th Flying-Battalion (15 Apr 1919-08 May 1919)
Observer with the 410th Volunteer-Flying-Battalion (08 May 1919-21 Jun 1919)
With Air Base Königsberg (21 Jun 1919-01 Jan 1920)
Detached to the Staff of Military-District-Command I (01 Jan 1920-05 May 1920)
With the Photographic-Office of Military-District-Command I (05 May 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred to the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Battery-Officer in the Training-Battery of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Detached to Military-District-Command I (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1925)
Battery-Officer in thw 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1927)
Advisor in T 2 (Army Organisation) in the RWM (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1928)
Instructor at the Artillery School Jüterbog (01 Oct 1928-01 Jan 1933)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1933-01 Oct 1933)
Battery-Chief with the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (01 Oct 1934)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Instructor for Air Protection & Air Tactics at the War Academy (01 Oct 1935-01 Aug 1938)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 52 & Air-Base-Commandant Cottbus (01 Aug 1938-01 Nov 1938)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 41 & Air-Base-Commandant Reichenberg (01 Nov 1938-25 May 1939)
Commander of III. Group (Recconnaissance) of Instruction-Squadron 2, Júterbog (25 May 1939-30 Sep 1939)
Commander of Luftwaffe with the 10th Army (25 Aug 1939-10 Oct 1939)
Commander of Luftwaffe with the 6th Army (10 Oct 1939-15 Feb 1941)
Commander of Luftwaffe with Panzer-Group 4 (15 Feb 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Commander of Luftwaffe with the 4th Panzer-Army (01 Jan 1942-16 May 1942)
General of Reconnaissance Flying (In 1) in the RLM & General of Luftwaffe with OKH (16 May 1942-28 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 14th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (28 Nov 1942-01 Nov 1943)
At the same time, Commander of German Luftwaffe in Central Norway (28 Nov 1942-31 Oct 1943)
Transferred to Army Service (01 Nov 1943)
Commander of the 14th Field-Division (L) (01 Nov 1943-20 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-00 Dec 1946)
Released (00 Dec 1946)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (10 Nov 1941)


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