(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Richard Ossig
Born: 13 Feb 1891 in Rengersdorf by Glatz
Died: 25 Dec 1950 in Hannover
Promotions:
Gefreiter (27 Jan 1912); Unteroffizier (26 Oct 1913); Sergeant (15 Aug 1914); Vizefeldwebel (25 Nov 1915); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (03 Apr 1916); Polizei-Wachtmeister (26 Sep 1919); Polizei-Zugwachtmeister (01 May 1920); Polizei-Hauptwachtmeister (28 Mar 1921); Polizei-Leutnant (28 Mar 1923); Polizei-Oberleutnant (15 Dec 1925); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Jul 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Two-Year-Volunteer in the Guards-Pioneer-Battalion (12 Oct 1909-23 Sep 1910)
Transferred to the Protection-Troop as Volunteer with the Protection-Troop in German South-West Africa (24 Sep 1910-14 Mar 1914)
Transferred to Army Service in the 51st Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1914-14 Jun 1914)
Flying-Observer-Training with the 4th Flying-Battalion (15 Jun 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Observer with the 26th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-20 Feb 1915)
Pilot-Training with the 6th Flying-Replacement-Battalion then at the Military-Flying-School Leipzig-Lindenthal (21 Feb 1915-21 Jul 1915)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park of Bug-Army (22 Jul 1915-26 Aug 1915)
Pilot with the 63rd and 29th Field-Flying-Battalion (27 Aug 1915-22 Aug 1917)
Detached to Radio-Experiments-Institute Döberitz (23 Aug 1917-27 Nov 1918)
Pilot with the Border-Protection-Flying-Squadron 403 then with the Troop-Flying-Squadron 6 (28 Nov 1918-26 Sep 1919)
Transferred to Police Service with the Security-Police Breslau (26 Sep 1919-11 Jun 1926)
Police-Officer-Aspirant-Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (20 Sep 1921-20 Dec 1921)
Leader of the Police-Flight-Watch Wesermünde (12 Jun 1926-31 Dec 1929)
Leader of the Police-Flight-Watch Wilhelmshaven (01 Jan 1930-17 Jun 1934)
Detached to the Flight-Office Stettin (18 Jun 1934-27 Aug 1935)
Transferred to the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 15 Dec 1938) and Commander of the Air-Office Stettin (28 May 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Airport-Commandant Hannover (01 Oct 1936-16 Feb 1940)
At the same time, Military Leader of the Flying-Exercise-Office Hannover (17 Feb 1937-16 Feb 1940)
Air-Base-Commandant Travemünde (16 Feb 1940-07 Mar 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant Seeland (08 Mar 1941-30 Jun 1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/XI (01 Jul 1941-30 Sep 1944)
Airport-Area-Commandant 2/XVII, Prague (01 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (08 May 1945-24 Apr 1950)
Released (24 Apr 1950)

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