(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Erich Kressmann
Born: 01 Sep 1891 in Hofgeismar
Died: 24 Jan 1945 in Küstrin (Accidental Death)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Jun 1912); Leutnant (16 Jun 1913); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1918); Charakter als Hauptmann (28 Mar 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (20 Jun 1921); Polizei-Major (23 Mar 1932); Major (01 May 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Mar 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Squadron-Officer in the 20th Dragoon-Regiment (07 Oct 1911-17 Feb 1915)
Training as a Regiments-Adjutant in Elsenborn (18 Feb 1915-18 Mar 1915)
Educator at the Cadet-House Oranienstein (19 Mar 1915-30 Nov 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of Staging-Inspection 11 (01 Dec 1915-10 Mar 1917)
Company-Leader in the 40th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (11 Mar 1917-05 Aug 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the VIII. Army-Corps (06 Aug 1918-15 Sep 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 222nd Infantry-Division (16 Sep 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 20th Dragoon-Regiment (04 Jan 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Granted Leave (01 Oct 1919-28 Mar 1920)
Retired (28 Mar 1920)
Entered Police Service as a Specialist with the Government in Arnsberg (01 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1924)
Adjutant of the Higher Police School Eiche (01 Apr 1924-30 Sep 1927)
Unit-Leader then District-Chief with the Protection-Police in Berlin, later Personnel-Group-Specialist with the Protection-Police Berlin (01 Oct 1927-28 Feb 1933)
Organisation-Specialist in the Prussian Interior Ministry then in Police-Regiment ‘General Göring’ (01 Mar 1933-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (from 01 May 1935) and Battalion-Commander in the 4th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-28 Feb 1938)
Battalion-Commander in the 88th Motorised-Flak-Regiment, Legion Condor (01 Mar 1938-30 Sep 1938)
Commander of the 44th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1938-28 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 6th Flak-Regiment (29 Feb 1940-31 May 1940)
Commander of Flak-Brigade II (01 Jun 1940-10 Aug 1941)
Higher Commander of Air-Region-Flak-Artillery-Schools (11 Aug 1941-14 Dec 1942)
Inspector of Flak-Schools and Training-Regiments (15 Dec 1942-1943)
Acting-General Of Flak Training (1943-07 Sep 1943)
General Of Flak Training, RLM (08 Sep 1943-31 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 1st Flak-Division (01 Nov 1943-05 Nov 1944)
General Of Flak Artillery with Air-Region-Command III, Berlin (05 Nov 1944-24 Jan 1945)
Died – Accidental Death (24 Jan 1945)

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