(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Egloff Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
Born: 03 Oct 1883 in Allmendingen
Died: 11 Feb 1984 in Allmendingen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Apr 1905); Leutnant (27 Jan 1906); Oberleutnant (19 Jul 1913); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1915); Major (01 May 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1932); Charakter als Oberst (31 Jan 1933); Oberst (01 Oct 1935); Charakter als Generalmajor (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1939)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 3rd Foot-Guards-Regiment (16 Sep 1904-02 Aug 1914)
Pilot-Training with the 1st Flying-Battalion (01 May 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 11th Field-Flying-Battalion (03 Aug 1914-25 Nov 1914)
Pilot with the Carrier-Pigeon-Battalion O (26 Nov 1914-27 May 1915)
Leader of the 5th Field-Flying-Battalion (28 May 1915-16 Aug 1916)
Leader of the 11th Flying-Battalion (17 Aug 1916-19 Oct 1917)
Leader of the Flying-Battalion A 239 (20 Oct 1917-17 Jan 1918)
Flying-Group-Leader 5 (Army-High-Command 7) (18 Jan 1918-29 Nov 1918)
Demobilisation with the 5th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (30 Nov 1918-30 Jan 1919)
With Freikorps Lütwitz (31 Jan 1919-18 Mar 1919)
Airbase-Commandant Döberitz (19 Mar 1919-30 Apr 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 3rd Motor-Transport-Company (01 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-31 Jan 1923)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1923-14 May 1923)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (15 May 1923-30 Apr 1924)
Flying-Advisor with the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 May 1924-31 Mar 1930)
Retired (31 Mar 1930)
Detached to the RWM for the Supervision of Training of Pilots (01 Apr 1930-30 Sep 1932)
Reactivated to Army Service as Oberstleutnant in the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 4th Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the Commander Berlin (01 Oct 1932-31 Jan 1933)
Retired (31 Jan 1933)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Airbase-Commandant Jüterbog (01 Apr 1934-31 Mar 1936)
Commander of Air-Region-Command 13 (01 Apr 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Air Attaché at the Embassy in Paris (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Officer with Special Duties with the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Oct 1937-31 Nov 1937)
Detached to Air-District-Command II (01 Dec 1937-05 Dec 1937)
Detached to the Flying-School Tutow (06 Dec 1937-16 Jan 1938)
Detached to the Navigation-School Anklam (17 Jan 1938-02 Feb 1938)
Detached to the Pilot-School in Perleberg (03 Feb 1938-16 Feb 1938)
Detached to Observer-School in Schoenwalde and with the 12th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (17 Feb 1938-02 Mar 1938)
Detached to the Fighter-School Werneuchen (03 Mar 1938-16 Mar 1938)
Detached to the 17th Flying-Replacement-Battalion and to Flying-School A, Quedlinburg (17 Mar 1938-19 Jun 1938)
Temporary-Commander of the Flying-School and the 2nd Flying-Replacement-Battalion (20 Jun 1938-31 Jul 1938)
Commandant of the Luftwaffe-Exercise-Grounds Wildforth (01 Aug 1938-31 Mar 1939)
Commandant of the Luftwaffe-Exercise-Grounds Dramburg (01 Apr 1939-25 Aug 1939)
Airport-Area-Commandant Kolberg (26 Aug 1939-32 Oct 1943)
Retired (31 Oct 1943)

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