(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hermann Muggenthaler
Born: 12 Feb 1888 in Passau
Died: 30 Oct 1972 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (11 Oct 1909); Fähnrich (07 Mar 1910); Leutnant (15 Dec 1911); Oberleutnant (09 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (27 Aug 1919); Polizei-Oberleutnant (31 Jan 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Jun 1923); Polizei-Major (01 Jul 1933); Major (01 Jun 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1941); Generalleutnant (01 May 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (22 Jul 1909-26 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (26 Aug 1914-14 Jan 1915)
Observer-Training with the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schleißheim (15 Jan 1915-15 Mar 1915)
Detached to Staging-Flight-Park 6 a (16 Mar 1915-30 Apr 1915)
Observer with the 2nd Bavarian Field-Flying-Battalion (01 May 1915-28 Sep 1916)
Pilot-Training with the Bavarian Flying-Replacement-Battalion Schleißheim (29 Sep 1916-17 Nov 1916)
Bomber-Officer at the Observer-School (18 Nov 1916-11 Jan 1917)
Training as a Radio-Operator, Detached to Radio-Operator-Course at Neuruppin and Warsaw (12 Jan 1917-16 Feb 1917)
Pilot with the Flying-Battalion A 286 (17 Feb 1917-03 Apr 1917)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander Of Flying A (04 Apr 1917-17 Aug 1917)
Leader of Protection-Squadron 30 (18 Aug 1917-24 Feb 1918)
Leader of the 46th Flying-Battalion (25 Feb 1918-17 Dec 1918)
Adjutant of District-Command Passau (18 Dec 1918-00 May 1919)
Company-Leader with Defence-Regiment IV – Battalion Munich (00 May 1919-00 Jul 1919)
Pilot with the Flying-Battalion 21 b (00 Jul 1919-08 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Transferred to Police Service with the Bavarian State-Police (31 Jan 1920-31 May 1923)
Transferred to Flight-Surveillance Fürth (01 Jun 1923-31 May 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service with Airport-Command Munich-Oberwiesenfeld (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Leader of Air-Office Stuttgart (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Leader of Air-Office Vienna (01 Apr 1938-12 Jan 1941)
Commander of the 62nd Flying-Training-Regiment (13 Jan 1941-30 Jun 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant 6/XII (01 Jul 1941-07 May 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (07 May 1943-31 May 1944)
Retired (31 May 1944)

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