(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Gustav Nordt
Born: 05 Nov 1885 in Trotczin, District Gerdauen, East Prussia
Died: 27 Aug 1962 in Alfeld, Leine
Promotions:
Leutnant (10 Mar 1904); Oberleutnant (16 Jun 1913); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1915); Charakter als Major (31 Jan 1920); Polizei-Major (01 Oct 1919); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Company-Officer in the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (10 Mar 1904-30 Sep 1913)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1907)
Battalion-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1913)
Pilot-Training in Döberitz and Graudenz (01 Oct 1913-31 Jul 1914)
Leader of the Artillery-Flying-Battalion Thorn (31 Jul 1914-02 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 17th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-1915)
Leader of the Flying-Battalion A 204; Commander of the Instruction-Battalion of the Artillery-Flying-School East; Leader of the 5th Field-Flying-Battalion; Leader of Flying-Group Quaent (1915-00 Aug 1917)
2nd General-Staff-Officer of the 197th Infantry-Division (00 Aug 1917-1918)
With the General-Staff of the XXIV. Reserve-Corps (1918-1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 84th Territorial-Brigade (1918-1919)
With the General-Staff of Border-Protection-High-Command North-East-Prussia (1919-30 Sep 1919)
Granted Leave (01 Oct 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Retired (31 Jan 1920)
Entered Police Service as Director of the Police-Depot West, Hannover (01 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1923)
Retired (31 Mar 1923)
Member of the Firm Junkers-Air-Commerce-AG then of the German Lufthansa (01 Apr 1923-30 Nov 1933)
Chief Of Staff with the Presidency of German Air-Sport-Formation (01 Dec 1933-31 May 1934)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Leader of the Air-Office Berlin (01 Jun 1934-30 Nov 1937)
Commander of Military-District-Command Dresden II (01 Dec 1937-30 Apr 1938)
Commander of Military-District-Command Berlin II (01 May 1938-15 Dec 1943)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Magdeburg (16 Dec 1943-31 Oct 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (01 Nov 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)

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