(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Rudolf Eibenstein
Born: 02 Jul 1894 in Bischofswerda, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 18 Jan 1984 in Gauting
Promotions:
Fähnrich (02 Nov 1913); Leutnant (12 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (30 Nov 1917); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1926); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 8th Royal Saxon Field-Artillery-Regiment 78 (17 Mar 1913-25 Jan 1915)
Detached to the 179th Infantry-Regiment (26 Jan 1915-28 Feb 1915)
Detached to the 1st Field-Howitzer-Battalion (XI. Reserve-Corps) (01 Mar 1915-02 Apr 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 32nd Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (03 Apr 1915-23 Dec 1916)
Battery-Officer in the 78th Field-Artillery-Regiment (24 Dec 1916-11 Jan 1917)
Battery-Leader in the 408th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Jan 1917-08 Mar 1919)
Battery-Officer in the 78th Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Mar 1919-31 Mar 1919)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 78th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1919-30 Apr 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 1st Border-Jäger-Battalion (01 May 1919-15 May 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 12th Artillery-Regiment (16 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1924)
Detached to I. Course of Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1925)
Battery-Officer in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-30 Sep 1927)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-30 Sep 1933)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-31 Mar 1934)
With the Staff of the 1st Transport-Battalion, Königsberg (01 Apr 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Commander of the Transport-Battalion Seerappen (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Commander of Flak-Battalion Seerappen (01 Mar 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 11th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-17 Jan 1937)
Detached to the Air War Academy (18 Jan 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Chief Of Staff and Chief Of Operations of Air-Region-Command IV (01 Jul 1938-25 Aug 1939)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command II (26 Aug 1939-31 Mar 1941)
Commander of Flak-Brigade IX (01 Apr 1941-21 Sep 1941)
Commander of the 12th Motorised-Flak-Division (22 Sep 1941-21 Dec 1941)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Engagement-Formation (motorised) with the VIII. Flying-Corps (22 Dec 1941-12 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 7th Flak-Division (21 Feb 1942-11 Dec 1942)
With the Luftwaffe-Region-Staff Africa (12 Dec 1942-21 Mar 1943)
Detached to Luftwaffe-Engagement-Formation of the VIII. Flying-Corps (22 Feb 1943-28 Feb 1943)
Commander of the 16th Flak-Division (01 Mar 1943-30 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 26th Flak-Division (01 May 1944-02 May 1945)
In US Captivity (02 May 1945-16 Sep 1947)
Released (16 Sep 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 09.03.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 7. Flak-Division
- RK des Kgl. Sächs. Militär St. Heinrichs-Ordens: 29.10.1915
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Flakkampfabzeichen


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