(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Albrecht von Massow
Born: 12 May 1879 in Oldenstädt, District Uelzen
Died: 06 Mar 1953 in Schenkenzell, Schwarzwald
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1897); Leutnant (18 Aug 1898); Oberleutnant (04 Aug 1909); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1913); Major (18 Oct 1917); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (24 Mar 1897-30 Sep 1899)
Battery-Officer in the 54th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-13 Nov 1901)
Transferred to the Instruction-Regiment of the Field-Artillery-Firing-School (14 Nov 1901-30 Sep 1904)
Battery-Officer in the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1904-30 Sep 1912)
At the same time, Studying at the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1904-23 Jul 1906)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 18th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1907-31 Jan 1911)
Flying-Training at the Flying-School Döberitz (01 Jul 1912-30 Sep 1912)
Adjutant of the 34th Field-Artillery-Brigade (01 Oct 1912-22 Aug 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 Aug 1914-02 Dec 1914)
Observer with the 25th Flying-Battalion (03 Dec 1914-02 Feb 1915)
Detached to the 222nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Feb 1915-13 Feb 1915)
Battery-Chief in the 48th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Feb 1915-21 Mar 1915)
1st Adjutant with the General-Command of the XXIV. Reserve-Corps (22 Mar 1915-05 May 1916)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Guards-Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 May 1916-21 Sep 1916)
Detached to the War Ministry (22 Sep 1916-14 Oct 1916)
Detached to the Staff of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field-Army (15 Oct 1916-13 Nov 1916)
Advisor for Field Artillery and Infantry Munitions Replacement, Operations-Department, Supreme Army Command (14 Nov 1916-31 Jul 1917)
Advisor in the Prussian War Ministry (01 Aug 1917-15 Feb 1919)
Retired (15 Feb 1919)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Advisor with the General-Air-Equipment-Master, RLM (01 Jul 1935-31 Jul 1936)
Department-Chief in the RLM (01 Aug 1936-30 Sep 1938)
Detached to Military-Replacement-Inspection Leipzig (01 Oct 1938-1939)
Group-Leader Luftwaffe with Military-Replacement-Inspection Berlin (1939-27 May 1940)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group 1 and Quartermaster of Air-Region-Command 1, Königsberg (28 May 1940-12 Oct 1941)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe – Detached to the Staff of the General with Special Duties with Air-Region-Command VIII (13 Oct 1941-22 Oct 1941)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group M, Berlin (23 Oct 1941-10 Nov 1941)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group 8, Breslau (10 Nov 1941-07 Apr 1942)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (07 Apr 1942-31 May 1942)
Retired (31 May 1942)

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