(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hermann Moll
Born: 30 Mar 1890 in Schlettstadt, Alsace (Elsaß)
Died: 08 Jul 1959 in Braunlage, Harz
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (10 Apr 1909); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1911); Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1914); Kapitänleutnant (28 Apr 1918); Fregattenkapitän a.D. (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered Naval Service and Attended Infantry Training at the Naval-School (01 Apr 1908-00 May 1908)
Seekadett on the School-Ship ‘Hansa’ (00 May 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Officer-Course at the Naval-School and Sundry Briefings (01 Apr 1909-00 Dec 1910)
Officer-Candidate on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Scharnhorst’ (00 Dec 1910-00 Aug 1911)
Leutnant zur See on Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘Taku’ (00 Aug 1911-00 Oct 1912)
Returned Home from East Asia and Placed to Disposal (00 Oct 1912-00 Jan 1913)
Company-Officer with the I. Sailor-Division (00 Jan 1913-30 Sep 1913)
Watch-Officer on the Division-Boat ‘D 4’ (01 Oct 1913-31 Mar 1914)
Flying-Training with the Naval-Flying-Battalion (01 Apr 1914-31 Jul 1914)
Observer with the Naval-Flying-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-31 Aug 1914)
Transferred to the Department for Aviation Affairs, Reichsmarineamt (01 Sep 1914-31 Oct 1914)
Adjutant of the II. Sea-Flying-Battalion, Naval-Station Wilhelmshaven (01 Nov 1914-30 Nov 1914)
Observer with the Sea-Flying-Station Zeebrügge (01 Dec 1914-00 Sep 1915)
Adjutant of the Commander of Aviation Affairs of the Naval-Corps Flaunders (00 Sep 1915-30 Apr 1916)
Leader of the Sea-Flight-Station Holtenau (01 May 1916-00 Sep 1916)
Department-Head in the Department of Aviation in the Reichsmarineamt then Admiralty (00 Sep 1916-31 Jan 1920)
Retired (31 Jan 1920)
Representative of the Firm Aircraft-Works Friedrichshafen in Berlin (01 Feb 1920-31 Mar 1922)
Managing Director of the Firm Dinos-Shipyard, Warnemünde (01 Apr 1922-31 Mar 1925)
Executive Caspar-Aircraft-Works AG, Travemünde (in Commission of the RWM) (01 Apr 1925-30 Apr 1928)
At the same time, Executive of the Firm Travemünder Yachthafen AG, Travemünde (in Commission of the RWM) (01 Apr 1927-31 Mar 1929)
Managing Director of the Sea-Aircraft-Tests-Office of the Reichs Federation of German Aviation Industries, Travemünde (in Commission of the RWM) (01 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1933)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1937) and Leader of the Test Office of the Luftwaffe Travemünde (01 Oct 1933-30 Jun 1936)
Commander of the Air-Equipment-Office Travemünde (01 Jul 1936-31 Aug 1936)
Detached to the Command and Acting-Commander of Air-Equipment-Group VII, Braunschweig (01 Sep 1936-30 Jun 1937)
Detached to Air-District-Command VI (Sea), Kiel (01 Jul 1937-21 Aug 1937)
Acting-Commander of Air-Equipment-Group VI (Sea) (22 Aug 1937-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group VI (Sea) (01 Oct 1937-31 Dec 1940)
Inspector of Sea Flight Affairs, RLM (01 Jan 1941-03 Oct 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (04 Oct 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (26 Apr 1945-07 Oct 1944)
Released (07 Oct 1955)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Erinnerungsabzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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