(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Elard Baron von Loewenstern
Born: 30 Apr 1886 in Bischdorf, Upper Silesia (Oschl.)
Died: 00 Jul 1946 in Camp Hohenschönhausen (In Soviet Captivity)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Nov 1905); Leutnant (18 Aug 1906); Oberleutnant (28 Nov 1914); Rittmeister (22 Mar 1916); Flieger-Kommandant (Major) (01 Oct 1934); Major (01 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army in the 1st Ulanen-Regiment (18 Nov 1905-01 Aug 1914)
Detached to Riding-School Paderborn (01 Oct 1906-05 Feb 1907)
Aircraft-Observer-Training in Posen (19 Apr 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Observer with the 15th Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-01 Nov 1916)
Leader of the Observer-School with Flight-Park West (02 Nov 1916-01 Mar 1917)
Leader of Flying-Battalion A 254 (02 Mar 1917-05 Jul 1918)
Leader of Flying-Battalion Lb 270 (06 Jul 1918-08 Oct 1918)
Detached to Bomber-Wing 7 (09 Oct 1918-09 Apr 1919)
Commandant of the Air-Base Altenburg (10 Apr 1919-19 Jul 1919)
Commandant of the Air-Base Halle/Saale (20 Jul 1919-25 Aug 1919)
Commander of the Processing-Office Air-Base Braunschweig (26 Aug 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Supplemental-Officer-Aspirant (Luftwaffe) (Supplemental-Officer from 01 Oct 1935 and Active-Officer from 01 Oct 1942) and Advisor in the RLM/LA III (20 Mar 1934-30 Jun 1936)
Group-Leader I C in the War-Science Department, Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Jul 1936-10 Sep 1939)
Commandant of Airport-Area Großenheim (11 Sep 1939-01 Nov 1939)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) in the Staff of the Commander Of Luftwaffe of Army-Group B (02 Nov 1939-20 Sep 1940)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) in the General-Staff of IV. Flying-Corps (21 Sep 1940-24 Mar 1941)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) of the Commander Of Luftwaffe of Army-Group B (25 Mar 1941-06 Mar 1942)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Air-Region-Command Belgium-North France (07 Mar 1942-15 Aug 1942)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (16 Aug 1942-31 Aug 1942)
Commandant of Airport-Area 3/IV (01 Sep 1942-31 Oct 1942)
Commandant of Airport-Area 2/II, Warsaw (31 Oct 1942-20 Nov 1942)
Commandant of Airport-Area 1/III (21 Nov 1942-19 Feb 1943)
Commandant of Airport-Area 3/I (20 Feb 1942-30 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve, Flying-Replacement-Division (01 Oct 1944-31 Mar 1945)
Retired (31 Mar 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (00 May 1945-00 Jul 1946)
Died In Soviet Captivity (00 Jul 1946)

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