(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hans-Detlef Herhudt von Rohden
Born: 23 Sep 1899 in Liegnitz
Died: 14 Dec 1951 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Fähnrich (30 Sep 1917); Leutnant (04 Aug 1918); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1925); Rittmeister (01 Aug 1933); Major (01 Sep 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1938); Oberst (30 Jul 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army with the 1st Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (30 Sep 1917-03 Apr 1919)
At the Test-Officer-School Potsdam (04 Apr 1919-09 Sep 1919)
In the 7th Heavy Artillery-Regiment (06 Sep 1919-30 Sep 1920)
In the 15th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-30 Nov 1920)
With the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Dec 1920-17 Jan 1923)
With the 6th Transport-Battalion (18 Jan 1923-30 Sep 1927)
Adjutant of the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1927-31 Oct 1929)
Retired (31 Oct 1929)
Secret Flying Training in Berlin, Rechlin, Lipezk in USSR and Böblingen (01 Nov 1929-31 Jan 1931)
Reactivated to Army Service and Detached to the 8th Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-30 Sep 1931)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1931-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Flying-Captain with the German Air Sport Formation (camouflaged Luftwaffe) (01 Apr 1934-31 Aug 1935)
Advisor in the Training-Department, RLM (01 Sep 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Commander of II. Group in Fighter-Wing 334, at the same time Air-Base-Commandant Mannheim (01 Mar 1937-30 Jun 1937)
Detached to the Wehrmacht War Academy (01 Jul 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of III. Group in Bomber-Wing 152 ‘Hindenburg’ (01 Apr 1938-31 Oct 1938)
Commander of III. Group in Instruction-Wing 1 (01 Nov 1938-31 May 1939)
At the same time, Detached to Supply-School Göttingen (01 Apr 1939-31 May 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the General with Special Duties with Air-Fleet 2 (01 Jun 1939-25 Aug 1939)
Detached to II. Group of Bomber-Wing 26 (26 Aug 1939-31 Aug 1939)
Detached to Instruction-Wing 1 (01 Sep 1939-30 Sep 1939)
Course-Leader at the Air-War-Academy, Berlin-Gatow (01 Oct 1939-01 Jun 1940)
Commodore of Bomber-Wing 4 ‘General Wever’ (02 Jun 1940-26 Jul 1940)
Wounded, in Hospital (26 Jul 1940-30 Sep 1940)
Detached to Bomber-Wing 4 ‘General Wever’ (01 Oct 1940-14 Oct 1940)
At the Air War Academy, Berlin-Gatow (15 Oct 1940-19 Feb 1941)
Chief Of Staff of the IV. Flying-Corps (20 Feb 1941-30 Sep 1941)
Chief Of Staff of the IX. Flying-Corps (01 Oct 1941-12 Aug 1942)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Fleet 4 (24 Aug 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Fleet 1 (01 Mar 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Chief of the 8th Department (War Sciences Department) in Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Oct 1943-01 Apr 1945)
Delegated with the Formation of a Luftwaffe-Catch-Staff with the High Command of the Parachute-Army (02 Apr 1945-01 May 1945)
In US Captivity (01 May 1945-26 Nov 1947)
Released (26 Nov 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 12.07.1943 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Stabs Luftflotte 1
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I


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