(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Gerhard Felmy
Born: 12 Dec 1891 in Berlin
Died: 08 Dec 1955 in Dreieichenheim, Hessen
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (22 Mar 1909); Fähnrich (21 Dec 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Leutnant a.D. (22 Feb 1915); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Charakter als Hauptmann (01 Jun 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Oct 1923); Major (01 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1938); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army in the 61st Infantry-Regiment, from 22 Aug 1910 Company-Officer and Battalion-Adjutant (22 Mar 1909-02 Aug 1914)
Detached for Pilot-Training to the Flying-School Gotha (01 Feb 1914-30 Jun 1914)
Retired (02 Aug 1914)
Volunteer (reactivated on 01 Mar 1915), Flying-Training with the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion and at the Flying-School Niederneundorf (09 Sep 1914-26 Jan 1915)
Pilot with the 51st Field-Flying-Battalion (27 Jan 1915-31 Jul 1915)
Detached as Exchange-Flyer to the Field-Flying-Battalion 4b (01 Aug 1915-31 Aug 1915)
Pilot with the 51st Field-Flying-Battalion (01 Sep 1915-15 Dec 1915)
Detached to 1st Single-Seated-Combat-Battalion (15 Dec 1915-31 Dec 1915)
Pilot in the 51st Field-Flying-Battalion (01 Jan 1916-17 Sep 1916)
Pilot with the 300th Field-Flying-Battalion ‘Pascha’ (18 Sep 1916-15 Aug 1917)
Returned home to Germany and Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Flying Troops, Convalescence Leave and Journey to Turkey (16 Aug 1917-09 Jan 1918)
Leader of the 2nd Fighter-Squadron of the 300th Flying-Battalion ‘Pascha’ (09 Jan 1918-08 May 1918)
Returned home to Germany and Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Flying Troops (08 May 1918-17 May 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the 14th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (18 May 1918-01 Jun 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the 9th Flying-Replacement-Battalion and Leader of the Flying-School Hagenau (02 Jun 1918-17 Apr 1919)
Retired (17 Apr 1919)
Entered Police Service as a Police-Officer with the Order-Police Mecklenburg-Schwerin (01 Apr 1920-30 Sep 1924)
Retired (30 Sep 1924)
Flight-Teacher at the Flying-School Bornemann, Staaken (01 Nov 1924-21 Mar 1925)
Flight-Leader of the Firm Aerolloyd, Frankfurt, Main (22 Mar 1925-31 Dec 1925)
Flight-Leader of German Lufthansa, Frankfurt, Main (01 Jan 1926-30 Apr 1934)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Major with the Staff of Flying-School Cottbus (01 May 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Infantry-Course in Königsbrück (02 Feb 1935-30 Mar 1935)
Commander of the Flying-School Cottbus, Advisor in the RLM (01 Apr 1935-30 Jun 1938)
With the Staff of Air-Region-Command XII (01 Jul 1938-1940)
Airport-Area-Commandant Thorn (1940-1944)
Commander of Supply-Troops of the Parachute-Army (1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (14 Jun 1917)


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