(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Kurt Steudemann
Born: 30 Mar 1889 in Uerdingen
Died: 27 Jun 1951 in Gersfeld
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Jul 1910); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Sep 1910); Fähnrich (07 Mar 1911); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (21 Oct 1915); Hauptmann (19 Mar 1921); Major (01 Dec 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Aug 1936); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army with the 78th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Mar 1910-01 Sep 1914)
Detached to the War School in Engers (15 Oct 1910-13 Jun 1911)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute Dresden (01 Oct 1912-27 Jul 1913)
Battalion-Adjutant and Court-Officer in the 78th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-25 Oct 1916)
Battery-Leader in the 78th Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Oct 1916-03 Dec 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 78th Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Dec 1916-07 Sep 1918)
Adjutant of Artillery-Commander 120 (08 Sep 1918-14 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 78th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jan 1919-04 Mar 1919)
Advisor in the Central-Department of the Grand General Staff then with the Saxon Minister for Army Affairs (05 Mar 1919-15 Aug 1919)
Detached to the Staff of Military-District-Command IV (16 Aug 1919-31 Mar 1923)
With the Regiment-Staff of the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-31 Oct 1925)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1925-31 Jan 1929)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-30 Sep 1932)
Detached to the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1932-30 Sep 1933)
With the Staff of Flak-Command Döberitz (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Commander of the Instruction-Battalion of the Artillery (Flak) School Wustrow (01 Oct 1934-30 Jun 1936)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1935)
Detached to the Staff of Air-District-Command VI (Sea), Kiel (01 Jul 1936-31 Jul 1936)
Flak-Commander in Air-District VI, Kiel (01 Aug 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command Essen, later Düsseldorf (01 Jul 1938-31 Jul 1939)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command 4 (01 Aug 1939-30 Oct 1939)
2nd Inspector of Flak-Artillery, RLM (30 Oct 1939-11 Jan 1942)
At the same time, Higher Commander of Flak-Artillery-Schools (30 Oct 1939-03 Jun 1940)
Flak-Commander Leipzig (12 Jan 1942-14 Jun 1942)
Commander of the 16th Flak-Division (15 Jun 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Commander of the 21st Flak-Division (01 Mar 1943-05 Apr 1944)
General Of Flak-Artillery with Air-Fleet Reich (06 Apr 1944-28 Mar 1945)
Flak-Employment-Leader with the General-Command of the IX. Flying-Corps (29 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Verdienstorden mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechtsorden mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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