(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Rudolf von Katte
Born: 30 Oct 1890 in Merseberg
Died: 04 Jun 1970 in Göttingen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Nov 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1917); Hauptmann der Reserve (27 Nov 1935); Major (01 May 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Sep 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Platoon-Leader in the 1st Foot-Guards-Regiment (10 Mar 1909-29 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School in Neiße (19 Nov 1909-22 Aug 1910)
Wounded, in Hospital (29 Aug 1914-17 Mar 1915)
Observer-Training with the 1st Flying-Replacement-Battalion, Döberitz (18 Mar 1915-22 Mar 1915)
Observer with the Messenger-Pigeon-Battalion O (23 Mar 1915-11 Oct 1915)
Granted Leave (12 Oct 1915-04 Dec 1915)
Detached to the 10th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (05 Dec 1915-04 Jan 1916)
Detached to the Test-Institute and to Launching-Weapons-Department Berlin (05 Jan 1916-10 Dec 1916)
1st Adjutant of the Commanding General of the Air Force in the Grand Headquarters (11 Dec 1916-30 Jun 1918)
Advisor in the War Ministry (01 Jul 1918-00 Jan 1919)
Member of the Reichswehr-Committee for the Preparation of the Formation of the new Army (00 Jan 1919-27 Apr 1919)
Retired (27 Apr 1919)
Reserve-Exercise with the II. Battalion of the Flak-Regiment Berlin-Lankwitz (12 Feb 1936-03 Mar 1936)
Reserve-Exercise with the Higher Flak Commander II (04 Mar 1936-13 Apr 1936)
Entered the Luftwaffe Reserves (Active-Officer from 01 Sep 1941) and Group-Leader in the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (14 Apr 1936-00 Sep 1940)
Air-Base-Commandant Döberitz (00 Sep 1940-00 Jan 1941)
Air-Base-Commandant Rangsdorf (00 Jan 1941-00 May 1941)
Air-Base-Commandant Orleans-Bricy (00 May 1941-31 Aug 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant Melun, France (01 Sep 1941-00 Nov 1942)
Airport-Area-Commandant Salon, France (00 Nov 1943-00 Jul 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant Amsterdam (00 Jul 1943-09 Sep 1944)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff Holland 1 (10 Sep 1944-09 May 1945)
In Captivity then Interned (09 May 1945-05 Mar 1948)
Released (05 Mar 1948)

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