(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Karl Drewes
Born: 15 Aug 1895 in Wilhelmshaven
Died: 30 Aug 1958 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich (12 Aug 1914); Leutnant (03 Dec 1915); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1933); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as Platoon-Leader and Adjutant in the 163rd Infantry-Regiment, later Aircraft-Observer and Pilot (12 Aug 1914-1919)
Retired (12 Feb 1920)
Entered the Luftwaffe as Instructor at the Bomber-Flying-School Jüterbog and Tutow (01 Nov 1933-31 Oct 1935)
Chief of the Airbase-Service-Company of the Flying-School Dresden (01 Nov 1935-1938)
Pilot in the 1st Bomber-Wing ‘Hindenburg’ (1938-25 Aug 1939)
Squadron-Captain in the 1st Special-Purpose-Combat-Wing (26 Aug 1939-1940)
Advisor in the RLM (1940-1941)
Group-Commander in the 1st Special-Purpose-Combat-Wing (1941)
Commander of the Bomber-Flying-School Jessau-Posen (1941-00 Dec 1942)
Commander of the 35th Luftwaffe-Field-Jäger-Regiment (00 Dec 1942-31 Oct 1943)
Commodore of the 1st Special-Combat-Bomber-Wing (31 Oct 1943-1944)
Airport-Area-Commandant in Italy (1944-1945)
Airport-Area-Commandant 3/III, Magdeburg (1945-08 May 1945)
In Allied Captivity (08 May 1945-07 Jul 1947)
Released (07 Jul 1947)

Decorations & Awards:


Back to ABR Homepage