(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Karl von Gerlach
Born: 06 Aug 1894 in Paulsdorf by Gnesen
Died: 24 Jun 1941 by Linovo-Baranovice (Air Crash)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 Mar 1914); Leutnant (28 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1924); Rittmeister (01 Apr 1929); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1933); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (posthumous) (01 Jun 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Company-Officer and Platoon-Leader in the 4th Jäger-Battalion (22 Mar 1914-26 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (26 Aug 1914-14 Mar 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 4th Jäger-Battalion (15 Mar 1915-17 May 1915)
With the MG-Company of the 4th Jäger-Battalion (18 May 1915-00 Aug 1915)
In Hospital (00 Aug 1915-08 Oct 1915)
With the MG-Company of the IV. Army-Corps (09 Oct 1915-11 Oct 1915)
With the II. Replacement-Mountain-MG-Detachment (12 Oct 1915-14 Oct 1915)
In Hospital in Wiesbaden (15 Oct 1915-14 Mar 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 66th Territorial-Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1916-12 May 1916)
Aircraft-Observer-Training with the 11th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (13 May 1916-12 Jul 1916)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 (13 Jul 1916-18 Jul 1916)
Observer with the 267th Flying-Battalion (19 Jul 1916-00 Oct 1916)
Instructor at the Artillery-Flak-School of the 7th Army (00 Oct 1916-00 Feb 1917)
In an automobile accident, in Hospital (00 Feb 1917-21 Mar 1918)
Officer with Special Duties with the 241st Flying-Battalion (22 Mar 1918-30 Nov 1918)
Officer with Special Duties with the Airbase Königsberg (01 Dec 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Officer with Special Duties with the Group-Command 1 (04 Jan 1919-21 Mar 1919)
Adjutant with the Airbase Döberitz (22 Mar 1919-30 Jun 1919)
Adjutant and Technical Advisor with the Inspection of Flying (01 Jul 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Detached to the Airbase Königsberg (01 Apr 1920-07 May 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with Military-District I (08 May 1920-28 Oct 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the Bicycle-Company of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (29 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1922)
Platoon-Leader and with the Staff of the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-31 Mar 1929)
Squadron-Chief in the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-31 Oct 1929)
Secret Special Training in Jüterbog and with the Head-Photographic-Office Lipschitz, Army-Weapons-Office (01 Nov 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Squadron-Chief in the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1933)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Instructor at the Observation-School Braunschweig (01 Oct 1933-30 Jun 1934)
Instructor at the Reconnaissance-School Braunschweig (01 Jul 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Advisor in the Training-Department with the Command of Flying Schools (01 Apr 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of the 212th Reconnaissance-Group and Commandant of the Airbase Cottbus (01 Mar 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the Reconnaissance-School Braunschweig and Commandant of the Airbase Braunschweig (01 Apr 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Chief of the Provisions-Office, RLM (01 Feb 1939-27 Aug 1939)
Commander of Luftwaffe of Army High Command Blaskowitz (28 Aug 1939-19 Nov 1939)
Department-Chief of the Provisions-Office, RLM (20 Nov 1939-16 Mar 1941)
Commander of Luftwaffe of Panzer-Group 2 (17 Mar 1941-24 Jun 1941)
Killed in an Air Crash (24 Jun 1941)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Reussisches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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