(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Ernst Dreschel
Born: 29 Jun 1882 in Augsburg
Died: 13 Feb 1965 in Oberalting-Seefeld, Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern)
Promotions:
Unteroffizier (21 Dec 1900); Fähnrich (25 Feb 1901); Leutnant (27 Jan 1902); Oberleutnant (23 Mar 1910); Hauptmann (25 Feb 1914); Charakter als Major (01 Jan 1920); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942)
Career:
Entered the Army as Two-Year Volunteer, Fähnrich and Company-Officer in the 5th Württemberg Grenadier-Regiment 123 (14 Jul 1900-31 Mar 1912)
At the same time, Detached to War-School in Engers (14 Apr 1901-13 Dec 1901)
At the same time, Detached to Württemberg War-Ministry (19 Jan 1906-30 Sep 1908)
At the same time, Detached to the Prussian War-Academy (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1911)
In the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1912-31 Dec 1913)
Detached to Observer-Course with the Flying-Station Döberitz (01 Jun 1913-31 Jul 1913)
Detached to the 1st Flying-Battalion (01 Jan 1914-24 Feb 1914)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Railway-Regiment (25 Feb 1914-19 May 1914)
With the Staff of the 2nd Flying-Battalion (30 May 1914-31 Jul 1914)
Detached to the Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Posen (01 Aug 1914-16 Aug 1914)
Leader of the 5th Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Hannover (17 Aug 1914-23 Sep 1914)
Leader of the 31st Field-Flying-Battalion (24 Sep 1914-30 Apr 1915)
Flying-Staff-Officer 3 with the Staff of Army-Detachment Woyrsch (01 May 1915-03 Oct 1915)
Commander of Flying 3 (04 Oct 1915-08 Oct 1917)
Commander of Air-Photography-Command with the Inspection Of Flying (09 Oct 1917-00 Jan 1918)
Inspector of Photographic Affairs (00 Jan 1918-06 Mar 1919)
Detached to Airbase Böblingen (07 Mar 1919-08 Apr 1919)
Placed to the Order of the 123rd Grenadier-Regiment (09 Apr 1919-01 Jan 1920)
Detached as Flying-Officer to the Württemberg War Ministry, Department General-Command (19 May 1919-17 Jun 1919)
Retired (01 Jan 1920)
Managing Director of the Firm Aerotopograph, Dresden (15 Sep 1926-31 May 1931)
Employee of the Donath-Bank in Berlin (01 Jun 1931-31 Dec 1933)
Personnel-Chief of Flyer-Land’s-Group XIV, Brandenburg-Border-Mark of the German Air-Sport-Formation (DLV) (01 Jan 1934-13 Apr 1934)
Entered the Luftwaffe as Advisor for Photographic-Affairs, RLM (14 Apr 1934-1936)
Group-Director Organisation and Testing for Mapping Affairs of the Luftwaffe, RLM (1936-31 Jan 1942)
Chief Of Department 7 (Air Photography and Mapping) in the Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Feb 1942-31 Oct 1943)
Retired (31 Oct 1943)
In US Captivity (17 Jun 1945-15 Jun 1947)
Released (15 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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