(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flieger Rudolf Bogatsch
Born: 14 Sep 1891 in Breslau
Died: 05 Jun 1970 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1922); Major (01 Feb 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1933); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1940); General der Flieger (01 Jul 1941)
Career:
Fahnrich and Battery-Officer in the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Mar 1910-17 Jan 1915)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Jan 1915-06 Mar 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Mar 1915-20 May 1915)
In Hospital (20 May 1915-12 Jul 1915)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Jul 1915-04 Aug 1915)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Aug 1915-11 Oct 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1915-14 Sep 1917)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 454th Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1917-18 Oct 1917)
Temporary-Battalion-Leader in the 454th Infantry-Regiment (19 Oct 1917-24 Oct 1917)
Detached to the High-Command of the 7th Army (25 Oct 1917-15 Nov 1917)
In the Staff of the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Nov 1917-06 Dec 1917)
General-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the 235th Infantry-Regiment (07 Dec 1917-31 May 1918)
In the Staff of the 455th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1918-07 Jun 1918)
Representative of the 1st General-Staff-Officer of the 235th Infantry-Division (08 Jun 1918-30 Jun 1918)
General-staff-Officer in the General-Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command 54 (01 Jul 1918-06 Jan 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment, Border-Protection East (07 Jan 1919-23 Apr 1919)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 11th Infantry-Division, subsequently the 6th Reichswehr-Brigade (24 Apr 1919-15 May 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Mounted-Regiment, while maintaining his previous post (16 May 1920-21 Feb 1921)
In the Upper Silesian Home-Guards (21 Feb 1921-30 Sep 1921)
In the 7th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-23 Oct 1921)
In the Staff of the 4th Division (24 Oct 1921-30 Sep 1922)
In the Staff of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (01 Oct 1922-30 Sep 1926)
Artillery-Firing-Course on the Troop-Training-Grounds in Königsberg (27 May 1926-07 Jul 1926)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-31 Jan 1930)
Flak-Course in Königsberg (23 Sep 1929-09 Nov 1929)
Group-Chief in the Organisational-Department of the RWM (01 Feb 1930-31 Jan 1933)
Department-Chief in the RWM, Inspection of Weapons Schools (01 Feb 1933-31 Aug 1933)
Chief Of Staff of the (secret) Inspection of Flak-Artillery, RWM (31 Aug 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Commander of Transport-Battalion Lankwitz (30 Sep 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Commander of the Flak-Battalion Lankwitz (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Higher Commander of Flak Artillery III, Dresden (01 Oct 1935-31 Oct 1936)
At the same time, Commander of Air-Region 7, Dresden (01 Apr 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Detached to the Luftwaffe-Administration-Office, RLM (11 Oct 1937-31 Oct 1937)
Chief of the Luftwaffe Administration-Office, RLM (01 Nov 1937-30 Nov 1938)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region IV, Dresden (01 Dec 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Commander of Army Flying Units, General of the Luftwaffe with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Inspector of Reconnaissance-Flying, RLM (01 Feb 1939-16 May 1942)
Officer with Special Duties in the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (16 May 1942-31 Jul 1942)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region XVII, Vienna (01 Aug 1942-04 Sep 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (04 Sep 1943-28 Mar 1944)
Detached to Air-Fleet-Command Reich (29 Mar 1944-05 Sep 1944)
Commander of Air-Defence West (06 Sep 1944-11 Sep 1944)
Commanding General of the IV. Flak-Corps (12 Sep 1944-04 May 1945)
In US Captivity (04 May 1945-30 May 1946)
Released (30 May 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 20.03.1942 als General der Flieger und General der Luftwaffe beim Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres/ RLM
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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