(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Paul Overdyck
Born: 25 Jun 1894 in Hersfeld
Died: 22 Nov 1960 in Berlin
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (22 Mar 1913); Fähnrich (18 Oct 1913); Leutnant (05 Aug 1914); Charakter als Oberleutnant (30 Sep 1919); Polizei-Oberleutnant (19 Sep 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (07 Apr 1924); Polizei-Major (20 Apr 1934); Major (01 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1938); Oberst (01 Mar 1940); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Company-Officer in the 12th Telegraph-Battalion (22 Mar 1913-05 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School in Potsdam (08 Nov 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Transferred to the 5th Corps-Telephone-Battalion (06 Aug 1914-01 Sep 1915)
Transferred to the 14th Army-Telephone-Battalion (02 Sep 1915-12 Jul 1917)
Transferred to the 4th Army-Telephone-Battalion (13 Jul 1917-30 Aug 1917)
Transferred to the 33rd Division-Radio-Battalion (31 Aug 1917-20 Dec 1917)
Transferred to the Signals-Battalion Pascha II (21 Dec 1917-05 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the Guards-Signals-Replacement-Battalion (06 Apr 1919-15 Jun 1919)
Transferred to the Staff of the Signals-Command of the XX. Army-Corps (16 Jun 1919-18 Sep 1919)
Retired (18 Sep 1919)
Entered Police Service with the Police in Upper Silesia and Berlin (19 Sep 1919-23 Apr 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the State-Police-Group ‘General Göring’ (24 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Commander of the II. Battalion of the Luftwaffe-Regiment ‘General Göring’ (01 Oct 1935-20 Aug 1936)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (21 Aug 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Transferred to the Staff of the Air-Signals-Battalion I/14 (01 Oct 1936-05 Nov 1936)
Commander of the Air-Signals-Battalion I/14 (06 Nov 1936-30 Sep 1937)
I/NVW in the Staff of Air-District-Command IV (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the Air-Signals-Battalion I/14 (01 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Commander of the Air-Signals-Battalion II/2 (01 Jul 1938-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of the 2nd Air-Signals-Regiment (01 Apr 1939-27 Oct 1939)
Commander of the Air-Signals-Regiment Overdyck (28 Oct 1939-09 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 12th Air-Signals-Regiment (10 Mar 1940-22 Jun 1940)
Commander of the Officers and Officer-Aspirants Courses at the Air-Signals-School Halle/Saale (23 Jun 1940-17 Nov 1942)
At the same time, Commander of the Air-Signals-School Halle/Saale and Air-Base-Commandant Halle/Saale (27 Sep 1940-17 Nov 1942)
Signals-Leader of the VIII. Flying-Corps (18 Nov 1942-01 Sep 1943)
Higher Signals Leader with Air-Fleet-Command 4 (02 Sep 1943-28 Dec 1944)
Commander of the Air-Signals Training and Replacement Division (29 Dec 1944-10 Apr 1945)
Commander of Air-Signals Training and Replacement Troops North (11 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-31 Aug 1946)
Released (31 Aug 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutches Kreuz in Silber (02 Jun 1944)


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