(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Erich Dommenget
Born: 24 May 1884 in Cummerow, Pomerania (Pommern)
Died: 14 Jul 1965 in Stuttgart
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (22 Mar 1901); Fähnrich (18 Dec 1901); Leutnant (18 Aug 1902); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1911); Hauptmann (08 Nov 1914); Major (01 Apr 1925); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (31 May 1927); Major (E) (01 Apr 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1936); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as Company-Officer in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (22 Mar 1901-31 May 1913)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 9th Grenadier-Regiment (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1906)
District-Officer with District-Command Stettin (01 Jan 1912-31 Dec 1912)
Pilot-Training in Döberitz (01 Jun 1913-29 Sep 1913)
With the Flying-Battalion Döberitz (30 Sep 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 17th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-31 May 1915)
Leader of the 35th Field-Flying-Battalion (01 Jun 1915-27 Sep 1916)
Leader of Territorial-Flyers of Flight-Park 9 (28 Sep 1916-04 Oct 1916)
Leader of Army-Flight-Park 9 (05 Oct 1916-26 Nov 1916)
Commander of Flying South (27 Nov 1916-04 Feb 1918)
Detached to the Flying-Observer-School Cologne (05 Feb 1918-22 Feb 1918)
Commander of Flying-Observer-School Jüterbog (23 Feb 1918-02 Apr 1919)
Air-Base-Commandant Elbing (02 Apr 1919-07 Aug 1919)
Air-Base-Commandant Stolp (08 Aug 1919-07 May 1920)
Leader of the 1st Company of the 2nd Motor-Transport-Column (08 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Company-Chief in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-11 Jul 1923)
With the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (12 Jul 1923-30 Sep 1924)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-31 Jan 1925)
Detached to the RWM (01 Feb 1925-28 Feb 1925)
Air-Defence-Instructor at the Infantry-School (01 Mar 1925-17 Aug 1925)
With the Staff of Group-Command 2 (18 Aug 1925-14 Oct 1925)
Instructor at the Pioneer-School in Munich (15 Oct 1925-31 May 1927)
Retired (31 May 1927)
Instruction-Officer for Flight Affairs in the Chilean Army, Santiago, Chile (01 Jun 1927-31 May 1930)
Civilian Employee in the RLM (01 Mar 1934-31 Mar 1934)
Reactivated into the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (fully reactivated on 01 Oct 1942) and Director of Liaison-Office Stuttgart of Air-District-Command V, Munich, with Military-District-Command V (01 Apr 1934-31 Mar 1936)
Officer of the Luftwaffe with the General-Command of the V. Army-Corps, at the same time, Temporary-Commander of Air-Region-Reserve 15 (01 Apr 1936-30 Nov 1936)
At the same time, Temporary-Commander in Air-Region 15 (01 Apr 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Luftwaffe-Attaché with the German Agency with the National Spanish Government (01 Dec 1936-30 Jun 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jul 1938-14 Aug 1938)
Group-Director Luftwaffe with Military-Replacement-Inspection Nuremberg (15 Aug 1938-28 Feb 1939)
Commander of Military-District-Command Ingolstadt (01 Mar 1939-20 Apr 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant 3/I (21 Apr 1942-20 Feb 1943)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (20 Feb 1943-31 Aug 1943)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. Österr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. Österr. Feldpilotenabzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medalla de la Campaña de España
- Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwerter


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