(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Alfred Boner
Born: 02 Jan 1902 in Berlin
Died: 05 Mar 1988 in Rhauderfehn
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Aug 1922); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (15 Nov 1922); Fähnrich (01 Aug 1923); Oberfähnrich (01 Aug 1924); Leutnant (01 Dec 1924); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1928); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1934); Major (01 Mar 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1944)
Career:
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-31 Oct 1928)
Detached to the Infantry-School in Munich (23 Aug 1922-00 Jul 1923)
Detached to Course D at the Artillery-School in Jüterbog (24 Aug 1922-00 Aug 1924)
Detached for Aeronautical Education with Aero-Lloyd, Berlin-Staaken (15 Dec 1924-30 Apr 1925)
Retired from Army Service (31 Oct 1928)
Secret Flying-Observer-Training in Lipezk, USSR and Detached to the firm C. Lorenz Elektro, Potsdam, as well as Flying-Training in Würzburg (01 Nov 1928-31 Mar 1930)
Reactivated into Army Service (01 Apr 1930)
Company-Officer in the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Apr 1930-30 Apr 1933)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leaders-Training, later renamed Army War Academy (01 May 1933-30 Jun 1935)
At the same time, Detached to the RKW (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (01 Oct 1934)
At the same time as Previous Position at the War Academy, was Officer for Special Duties with the RLM (01 Oct 1934-30 Jun 1935)
Advisor with the Chief of Communication-Matters, RLM (01 Jul 1934-30 Sep 1937)
Group-Chief and General-Staff-Officer with the Chief of Communication-Matters, RLM (01 Oct 1937-31 May 1939)
Department-Chief and Chief Of Operations with the Chief of Communication-Matters in the Operations-Staff of the Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe High Command (01 Jun 1939-31 Dec 1939)
Signals-Officer with II. Flying-Corps (01 Jan 1940-31 Jul 1942)
At the same time, Commander of the 32nd Air-Signals-Regiment (14 Aug 1942-15 Sep 1943)
Signals-Leader with the XII. Flying-Corps and at the same time, Commander of the 42nd Air-Signals-Regiment (01 Aug 1942-15 Sep 1943)
Higher Signals Leader with the Luftwaffe Commander Centre (16 Sep 1943-08 Feb 1944)
Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command Reich (09 Feb 1944-12 May 1945)
Signals-Officer with the Liaison-Staff of the Armed Forces High Command (OKW) with the Headquarters of the Allied Commander-in-Chief General Eisenhower (13 May 1945-14 Jul 1945)
In British captivity (14 Jul 1945-00 Jan 1947)
Released (00 Jul 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange „Prager Burg“
- 1939 EK II
- 1939 EK I
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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