(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Arthur Brandt
Born: 12 Dec 1887 in Stolberg by Aachen
Died: 13 Apr 1967 in Birkenwerder
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (22 Mar 1907); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Leutnant der Reserve (04 Jul 1914); Oberleutnant der Reserve (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann der Reserve (28 Nov 1917); Major (01 May 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1907-22 Dec 1913)
With the Flying Troop (23 Dec 1913-04 Jul 1914)
Transferred to the Reserve (04 Jul 1914-02 Aug 1914)
With the Flying Troop (02 Aug 1914-00 Nov 1918)
Detached to the Inspection of Flying (00 Nov 1918-31 Mar 1919)
Retired from Army-Service (31 Mar 1919)
Accepted into the Luftwaffe as Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Nov 1938) and Commander of Flying-Group/Air-Equipment-Group Jüterbog (01 May 1933-31 Dec 1935)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Office Schwerin-Gerries (01 Jan 1936-31 Dec 1937)
Detached to the Condor Legion (Spain) (01 Jan 1938-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group 7 (01 Apr 1938-1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 8/XII (1942-31 Aug 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of Flying-Replacement-Battalion XII (01 Sep 1943-31 May 1944)
General with Special Duties with the Commander of German Luftwaffe in Rumania - German General for the Ploesti Oilfields (01 Jun 1944-28 Aug 1944)
In Soviet Captivity – Member of the National-Committee ‘Free Germany’ (28 Aug 1944-1949)
Released (1949)
Accepted into the Peoples Police of the Germany Democratic Republic (DDR), Chief-Inspector of the Peoples-Police at the Head-Administration for Training (25 Nov 1949-Late 1955)
Retired (1955)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des Königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern


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