(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Dr.ing. Ernst Bormann
Born: 05 Nov 1897 in Kirchbrack by Holzminden
Died: 01 Aug 1960 in Düsseldorf
Promotions:
Leutnant (05 Nov 1916); Charakter als Oberleutnant (31 Mar 1920); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1934); Major (01 Jan 1938); Oberstleutnant (19 Jul 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 82nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (17 Aug 1915-21 Mar 1917)
Pilot-Training with the 7th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (22 Mar 1917-23 Oct 1917)
Detached to the 12th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (24 Oct 1917-22 Dec 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 9 (23 Dec 1917-07 Jan 1918)
Pilot with the 42nd Flying-Battalion (08 Jan 1918-20 Apr 1918)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 6 (20 Apr 1918-03 May 1918)
Pilot in the Fighter-Wing ‘Boelcke’ (04 May 1918-16 Jan 1919)
Demobilisation with Air-Base Brieg (17 Jan 1919-23 Mar 1919)
Company-Officer in the 72nd Infantry-Regiment, then Granted-Leave (24 Mar 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired from Army Service (31 Mar 1920)
Instructor in the secret Flying-School in Lipezk, USSR and in Germany (01 Aug 1925-30 Sep 1930)
Accepted into Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in the RLM (02 Sep 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Squadron-Captain in Bomber-Wing ‘Boelcke’ (01 Apr 1935-31 May 1938)
Commander of III. Group in Fighter-Wing ‘Richthofen’ (01 Jun 1938-31 Oct 1938)
Commander of I. Group in the Bomber-Training-Wing, Greifswald (01 Nov 1938-31 Jul 1940)
Commander of the Pilot-Leader-School in Geblingen by Augsburg (01 Aug 1940-14 Feb 1941)
Commodore of the 76th Bomber-Wing (26 Feb 1941-07 Jan 1943)
Commander of the Bomber Units of Air-Fleet 4 (10 Jan 1943-31 Jan 1943)
Flying-Leader Crimea (Air-Fleet 4) (01 Feb 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Officer with Special Duties for various Commands and Special Assignments (01 Jul 1943-30 Sep 1944)
Airport-Area-Commandant 5/VIII, Mähren (01 Oct 1944-10 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (10 May 1945-09 Oct 1955)
Released (09 Oct 1955)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (342): am 05.10.1941 als Oberst und Kommodore des Kampfgeschwaders 76
- Eichenlaub (119): am 03.09.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Gefechtsverbandes Bormann
- EK I: 13.08.1918
- EK II: 24.07.1916
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- "Ehrenbecher für dem Sieger im Luftkampf"
- Schlesischee Adler-Orden II. und I. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Luftwaffe Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Spange zum EK I: 10.10.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 22.09.1939
- Bild des Reichsmarschalls im Silberrahmen: 15.09.1941
- Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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