(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Johannes Missfelder
Born: 04 Apr 1890 in Sohrau, Silesia
Died: 21 Mar 1974 in Titisee
Promotions:
Fähnrich (18 Oct 1910); Leutnant (20 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (18 Aug 1918); Major (18 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (20 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (09 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 73rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Mar 1910-31 Mar 1914)
Pilot-Training in Leipzig-Lindenthal (01 Apr 914-24 Aug 1914)
Shot Down (18 Aug 1914)
Observer with the 35th Field-Flying-Battalion (25 Aug 1914-30 Jun 1917)
Leader of Battle-Squadron 12 (01 Jul 1917-23 Apr 1918)
Leader of Battle-Flying-Squadron-Group D (24 Apr 1918-01 Jul 1918)
Commander of Instruction-Battalion A and of the Artillery-Flying-School East II (Kurland) (02 Jul 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Leader of the 408th Flying-Battalion (Commander-in-Chief East) (01 Jan 1919-18 Jul 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the 73rd Field-Artillery-Regiment, taken ill and Granted Leave (19 Aug 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Apr 1941) and Advisor for Ground-Organisation in the 2nd Department, Luftwaffe General Staff (15 Feb 1935-31 Dec 1939)
Airport-Area-Commandant Lübeck-Blankensee (01 Jan 1940-30 Jun 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant 10/XII, Morlaix (01 Jul 1941-06 Jun 1943)
Senior-Quartermaster of the German Luftwaffe-Mission in Bulgaria (07 Jun 1943-16 May 1944)
Airport-Area-Commandant 3/XI, Schleswig (17 May 1944-25 May 1945)
In British Captivity (25 May 1945-27 Mar 1946)
Released (27 Mar 1946)

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