(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flieger Alfred Bülowius
Born: 14 Jan 1892 in Königsberg, Prussia (Preußen)
Died: 09 Aug 1968 in Detmold, Lippe
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Aug 1911); Leutnant (18 Jun 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1917); Charakter als Hauptmann (01 Jan 1920); Hauptmann (01 May 1934); Major (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1943); General der Flieger (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 41st Infantry-Regiment (23 Jan 1911-1914)
Company-Leader in the 41st Infantry-Regiment (1914-1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 41st Infantry-Regiment (1915-1916)
Squadron-Leader in the 3rd Bomber-Group of the Supreme Army Direction (1916-00 Nov 1918)
Pilot with the Flying-Squadron Grauert (00 Nov 1918-1919)
With the Flying-Squadron of Border-Protection High-Command North, Bartenstein, East Prussia (1919-00 Oct 1919)
With the Police-Flying-Squadron East Prussia, Seerappen by Königsberg then with the Air-Surveillance-Department East Prussia (00 Oct 1919-31 Aug 1922)
Retired from Army Service (01 Jan 1920)
Accepted into the Police Service (01 Feb 1920)
Retired from Police Service (31 Aug 1922)
Reactivated to Army Service as Air-Protection Advisor with the Staff of Military-District-Command I, Königsberg (01 Apr 1925-30 Apr 1934)
Advisor with the Higher Air Office Königsberg (01 May 1934-31 Aug 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in the Reichs Aviation Ministry (01 Sep 1934-1935)
Squadron-Captain with Flying-Group Merseburg (1935-1936)
Group-Commander in Bomber-Wing ‘General Wever’ (1936-1937)
Commander of the Greater Bomber-Flying-School Tutow (1937-09 Apr 194 1940)
Commodore of the 1st Instruction-Squadron, Greifswald (10 Apr 1940-00 Jun 1940)
Wounded, in French captivity (00 Jun 1940-20 Jun 1940)
Released from Captivity and in Hospital (21 Jun 1940-20 Oct 1940)
Higher Flying-Training-Commander 7 (21 Oct 1940-14 Jan 1941)
Higher Commander of Bomber and Ground-Attack Flying Schools, Prague (15 Jan 1941-01 Aug 1942)
Commander of Engagement Formations North, Luftwaffe-Command Don (02 Aug 1942-31 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 1st Flying-Division (01 Nov 1942-25 Jun 1943)
Commanding General of the II. Flying-Corps (26 Jun 1943-30 Jun 1944)
Commanding General of the II. Fighter-Corps (01 Jul 1944-15 Oct 1944)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region XV (22 Jan 1945-21 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL – Service with the Commander-in-Chief of Air-Fleet Reich (04 Feb 1945-21 Feb 1945)
Commanding General and Commander of Staff Dresden of Air-Region-Command III (22 Feb 1945-00 Apr 1945)
Commander of Armed Forces Order Troops Tirol (00 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-04 Jun 1947)
Released (04 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 04.07.1940 als Oberst und Kommodore des Lehr-Geschwaders 1
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 21.12.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 1. Flieger-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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