(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ernst-August Roth
Born: 19 Apr 1898 in Potsdam
Died: 26 Sep 1975 in Ahrensburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (12 Oct 1916); Leutnant zur See (17 Mar 1918); Oberleutnant zur See (01 Apr 1918); Charakter als Kapitänleutnant (31 Mar 1928); Kapitänleutnant (01 Jan 1934); Hauptmann (03 Jan 1934); Major (01 Jan 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered Naval Service and Attended Training at the Naval-School Mürwik and Seekadett on Board the School-Ship ‘Freya’ (03 Jan 1916-00 May 1916)
Seekadett on Board the Liner ‘Preußen’ Training-Course and Flying-Training (00 May 1916-21 Sep 1917)
Pilot with the II. Sea-Flying-Battalion (22 Sep 1917-13 Dec 1918)
Company-Leader with the XII. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion, Wangerooge (14 Dec 1918-01 Feb 1919)
1st Watch-Officer on Minesweepers (02 Feb 1919-20 Feb 1922)
Platoon-Officer with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion VI, Borkum (21 Feb 1922-22 Sep 1924)
Flying-Advisor with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (23 Sep 1924-14 Sep 1926)
Expert for the Naval-Air-Force with the Disarmament-Conference in Genf (15 Sep 1926-01 Feb 1927)
Flying-Advisor with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (02 Feb 1927-31 Mar 1927)
Company-Officer with the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (01 Apr 1927-27 Sep 1927)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (28 Sep 1927-31 Mar 1928)
Retired (31 Mar 1928)
Employed by the Navy as a Civilian, Chief-Pilot and Deputy Leader of the Test-Site Travemünde of the Reichs-Federation of German Aviation Industry (01 Apr 1928-15 Nov 1931)
Air-Protection-Advisor in Naval Command (16 Nov 1931-31 Dec 1933)
Reactivated to Naval Service (Transferred into Luftwaffe Service on 03 Jan 1934) as Advisor and Department-Leader for Ground-Organisation Land and Sea, RLM, at the same time, Detached to Air-District-Command VI (Sea) (01 Jan 1934-09 Jul 1936)
Commander of the Coastal-Flying-School Sea, Parow (10 Jul 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of Coastal-Flying-School 106 (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the General Of Luftwaffe with the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 Apr 1939-31 Jul 1940)
At the same time, Air-Transport-Chief of the X. Flying-Corps (00 Feb 1940-00 Jun 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 40 (01 Aug 1940-21 Dec 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 28 (22 Dec 1940-01 Dec 1941)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 26 (02 Dec 1941-10 Dec 1941)
Flying-Leader Sicily (11 Dec 1941-12 Jan 1942)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 26 (13 Jan 1942-10 Feb 1943)
Flying-Leader Lofoten/Kirkenes (11 Feb 1943-18 Apr 1944)
Flying-Leader 5, Drontheim (19 Apr 1944-18 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL and General with Special Duties with Air-Region-Commands VII and XI (19 Aug 1944-10 Oct 1944)
Commanding General of German Luftwaffe in Norway (10 Oct 1944-09 Jun 1945)
In British Captivity (09 Jun 1945-15 Mar 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 06.11.1943 als Generalmajor und Fliegerführer Nord
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 17.11.1941 als Oberst und Kommodore des Kampfgeschwaders 28
- 1914 EK II
- Abzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer von Landflugzeugen
- Erinnerungsabzeichen für Marine-Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- 1939 EK I


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