(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Erich Alt
Born: 26 Jun 1887 in Nicolai, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 22 Aug 1966 in Oberstedten, Taunus
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (28 Nov 1917); Major (01 Nov 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Aug 1940); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 10th Grenadier-Regiment (10 Mar 1907-11 Aug 1914)
At the Airship-Instruction-Institute, Berlin (01 Sep 1913-01 Aug 1914)
In the Staff of the 1st Air-Ship-Replacement-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-10 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 10th Grenadier-Regiment (11 Aug 1914-04 Nov 1914)
In the 2nd Air-Ship-Replacement-Battalion (05 Nov 1914-16 Dec 1914)
Observer with the 9th Air-Ship-Battalion (17 Dec 1914-11 Apr 1915)
Observer with the 27th Field-Flying-Battalion, later the Field-Flying-Battalion A 266 (12 Apr 1915-03 Oct 1917)
Temporary-Leader of the Flying-Battalion A 253 (04 Oct 1917-31 Jan 1918)
Detached to the Staff of the Commander of Flying in the Homeland (01 Feb 1918-30 May 1918)
Detached to the Army-Flight-Park 17 (31 May 1918-26 Aug 1918)
Leader of the 37th Flying-Battalion (26 Aug 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Leader of the Flying-Battalion of the East Prussian Volunteer-Corps ‘Memel’ (01 Feb 1919-30 Jun 1919)
Commander of the 1st Flying-Battalion of the Baltic Landeswehr (01 Jul 1919-09 Aug 1919)
Leader of the Flying-Corps ‘Kurland’ (10 Aug 1919-05 Mar 1920)
Retired (05 Mar 1920)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1937) and Ib/Fl. in Air-District-Command IV, Münster (05 Mar 1934-31 Oct 1937)
Advisor in the RLM (01 Nov 1937-30 Jun 1938)
Chief Supply Officer in the General-Staff of the Luftwaffe-Command Austria (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Chief Supply Officer in the General-Staff of Luftwaffe-Command Ostmark (01 Feb 1939-17 Mar 1939)
Chief Of Operations in the General-Staff of Air-Fleet 4 (18 Mar 1939-31 Jul 1940)
Quarter-Master with Air-Region-Command XVII, Vienna (01 Aug 1940-14 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (14 Jan 1945-30 Apr 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-00 Apr 1947)
Released (00 Apr 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber


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