(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Gotthardt Kapuste
Born: 17 Jun 1894 in Reichenbach, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 19 May 1951 in Kirchheim-Teck
Promotions:
Fähnrich (16 Jun 1913); Leutnant (20 May 1914); Charakter als Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1920); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1934); Major (01 Jul 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1940); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fähnrich and Company-Officer in the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment and Detached to the War-School Neiße (25 Jan 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Observation-Officer in the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-30 Dec 1915)
Detached to Flying-Replacement-Battalion Hannover (31 Dec 1915-28 Feb 1916)
Observer-Training with the 6th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (29 Feb 1916-23 May 1916)
Pilot with Army-Flight-Park South and with the 220th and 224th Flying-Battalions (24 May 1916-09 Apr 1917)
Adjutant and Radio-Officer with the Commander Of Flying 4 (10 Apr 1917-14 Nov 1918)
Adjutant with Army High Command 4 (15 Nov 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of Collection-Camp Potsdam and Border-Protection-Command East (06 Jan 1919-09 Aug 1919)
Educator at the Cadet-House Naumburg (10 Aug 1919-29 Sep 1919)
With the Processing-Office of the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (30 Sep 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Granted Leave (02 Nov 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Reactivated to Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1934) and Detached to Radio-Operator-Course Jüterbog (01 Mar 1934-30 Apr 1934)
Signals-Instructor at the Flying-School Braunschweig (01 May 1934-31 Aug 1934)
Reactivation-Course in Schleißheim (01 Sep 1934-15 Sep 1934)
Signals-Officer at the Flying-School Braunschweig (16 Sep 1934-30 Apr 1935)
Signals-Instructor at the Flying-School Braunschweig (01 May 1935-28 Feb 1937)
Squadron-Captain of the Reconnaissance-Flying-Squadron Prenzlau (01 Mar 1937-31 Jul 1937)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 122, Prenzlau and Air-Base-Commandant Prenzlau (01 Aug 1937-31 Jul 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Aug 1938-31 Oct 1938)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 121 and Air-Base-Commandant Prenzlau (01 Nov 1938-13 Nov 1939)
Commander of Long-Range-Reconnaissance-Group 22 (14 Nov 1939-31 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 32nd Flying-Training-Regiment (01 Apr 1940-1941)
Commander of the 32nd Flying-Regiment (1941-31 Oct 1944)
Granted Leave (01 Nov 1944-19 Feb 1945)
Commander of the 2nd Flying-Training-Division (20 Feb 1945-05 May 1945)
In US Captivity (05 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

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