(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Gerhard Dieckhoff
Born: 22 Jun 1892 in Osterode, Harz
Died: 02 Nov 1964 in Bernkastel-Kues
Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Jan 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (22 Mar 1915); Turkish Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1917); Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve (25 Jul 1919); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1934); Major (01 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Mar 1941); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army Reserves as a War Volunteer, Reserve-Offiziers-Anwärter and Company-Officer in the 78th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-02 Mar 1916)
Company-Officer in the 232nd Infantry-Regiment (03 Mar 1916-31 Jul 1916)
Aircraft-Observer-Training with the 5th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Aug 1916-11 Nov 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 10 (12 Nov 1916-18 Nov 1916)
Observer with the 55th Flying-Battalion (19 Nov 1916-02 Jan 1917)
Observer with the 25th Field-Flying-Battalion (03 Jan 1917-21 Jan 1917)
Participant in the Officer-Course in Döberitz (22 Jan 1917-03 Mar 1917)
Observer with the 55th Field-Flying-Battalion (04 Mar 1917-25 Apr 1917)
With Army-Flight-Park 6 and Granted Leave (26 Apr 1917-30 May 1917)
Air-Defence-Officer with the Commander of Air Force 6 (31 May 1917-16 Jun 1917)
Advisor in the Raw Materials Department of the Fighter Force (17 Jun 1917-05 Sep 1917)
Placed to the Disposal of the German Military Mission in Turkey (06 Sep 1917-30 Sep 1917)
Observer with the Turkish 13th Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1917-31 Mar 1918)
Leader of the Turkish 13th Flying-Battalion (01 Apr 1918-30 Sep 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the German Military Mission in Turkey (01 Jan 1918-11 Nov 1918)
Adjutant with the Commander of Flying of the Salonika-Front, Army Mackensen (12 Nov 1918-30 Apr 1919)
With the Processing-Office of the Air-Base Gotha (01 May 1919-25 Jul 1919)
Retired (25 Jul 1919)
Reactivated as Luftwaffe Supplemental-Officer-Aspirant (Supplemental-Officer from 01 Aug 1934 and Fully Reactivated on 01 Dec 1935) and Auxiliary-Advisor with the Staff of the Inspection of Schools, RLM (04 Apr 1934-31 Jan 1935)
Office with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Feb 1935-31 Jul 1935)
Course for Reactivated Officers on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Königsbrück (02 Feb 1935-23 Mar 1935)
Advisor with the Staff of the Command of Flying Schools (01 Apr 1935-31 Jul 1935)
Director of the Photographic-Office and Instructor for Photographic Affairs at the Reconnaissance-Flying-School in Hildescheim (01 Aug 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Squadron-Captain in the 25th Reconnaissance-Group (01 Oct 1936-31 Mar 1938)
At the same time, Detached to the Flying-School Hildesheim (01 Nov 1935-10 Nov 1936)
Navigations-Course in Brandis (27 Jan 1937-10 Feb 1937)
Course-Director at the Reconnaissance-Flying-School Braunschweig (01 Apr 1938-31 Aug 1938)
Commander of the Reconnaissance-Flying-Schools Großenheim, Gotha and Perleberg (01 Sep 1938-00 Mar 1941)
Commander Of Luftwaffe of the 6th Army (00 Mar 1941-00 Apr 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 8/III, St. Omer (00 Apr 1942-00 May 1945)
In Captivity (00 May 1945-1945)
Released (1945)

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