(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hermann Dahlmann
Born: 19 Nov 1892 in Wanfried, District Eschwege
Died: 21 Jan 1978 in Rimsteig
Promotions:
Fähnrich (15 Oct 1913); Leutnant (01 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1918); Polizei-Oberleunant (02 Apr 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (20 May 1921); Regierungsrat (01 Apr 1927); Oberregierungsrat (08 Mar 1933); Ministerialrat (28 Jul 1934); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Platoon-Leader in the 82nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1913-25 Sep 1914)
Detached to the War School Anklam (01 Nov 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Sick Leave (25 Sep 1914-27 Oct 1914)
Detached to Fortress-MG-Battalion Borkum (28 Oct 1914-20 May 1914)
Detached to MG-Replacement-Battalion of the XI. Army-Corps, Kassel (21 May 1915-24 Jul 1915)
Detached to the 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Gotha (25 Jul 1915-14 Aug 1915)
Observer-Course with the 7th Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Cologne (15 Aug 1915-19 Sep 1915)
Pilot-Training with the 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Gotha (20 Sep 1915-09 May 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park Bialystok (10 May 1916-14 Jun 1916)
Pilot with the 63rd Field-Flying-Battalion (15 Jun 1916-14 Nov 1916)
Pilot with the Flying-Battalion A 252 (15 Nov 1916-14 Mar 1917)
Pilot with the 29th Fighter-Squadron (15 Mar 1917-19 Oct 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park Wilna (20 Oct 1917-14 Nov 1917)
Company-Leader with the Flying-Replacement-Battalion Bromberg (15 Nov 1917-31 Jan 1918)
Leader of the Flying-School with the Flying-Replacement-Battalion Graudenz (01 Feb 1918-24 May 1918)
Detached to the 3rd Fighter-Wing (25 May 1918-14 Aug 1918)
Adjutant of the 3rd Fighter-Wing (15 Aug 1918-19 Nov 1918)
Demobilisation with the 3rd Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Gotha (20 Nov 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the Air-Base Gotha (01 Feb 1919-14 Jul 1919)
Detached to the Command of the Security-Police, Berlin (15 Jul 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Transferred to Police-Service as Leader of the 1st Unit, Berlin (01 Apr 1920-31 Dec 1922)
Chief of the Police-District 156, Berlin-Wilmersdorf (01 Jan 1923-1924)
Leader of the Air-Police Berlin and 1st Commandant of the Air-Base Tempelhof (1924-15 Jan 1927)
Transferred as a Civil Servant in the Reichs Transport Ministry and Advisor in the Aviation-Department in the Reichs Defence Ministry, on 02 Feb 1933 renamed Reichs Commission for Aviation, on 21 Apr 1933 renamed RLM (01 Apr 1927-16 May 1933)
Directing Ministerial Advisor and Chief of the Air Sovereignty Administration of the German Reich in RLM (17 May 1933-31 Jul 1939)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Department-Chief in the RLM (01 Aug 1939-02 Nov 1939)
Commander of the Pilot-School Danzig and Air-Base-Commandant Danzig (03 Nov 1939-07 Mar 1941)
Officer with Special Duties with the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe – Placed to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command I (08 Mar 1941-09 Jun 1941)
With the Staff of Air-Region-Command XI for use as an Airport-Area-Commandant (10 Jun 1941-10 Aug 1941)
Acting-Airport-Area-Commandant 13/XI (11 Aug 1941-05 Sep 1941)
Airport-Commandant 13/XI (06 Sep 1941-12 Oct 1941)
Airport-Commandant 13/XL, Lüneburg/Stade (13 Oct 1941-06 May 1942)
Officer with Special Duties with the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (07 May 1942-07 Jul 1942)
General With Special Duties with Generalfeldmarschall Milch and of Flight Operation Material Saving Commissioner (08 Jul 1942-30 Nov 1943)
General Of Flier Ground Organisation, of Flight-Operations and of Flight-Security of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Dec 1943-08 May 1945)
Post WWII: In Captivity (08 May 1945-00 Aug 1947)
Released (00 Aug 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen


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