(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Dipl.Ing. August-Albert Ploch
Born: 02 Aug 1894 in Brandenburg, East Prussia (Ostpreußen)
Died: 27 Aug 1967 in Lörrach
Diploma In Engineering: 1927
Promotions:
Vizefeldwebel (27 Jan 1916); Leutnant (02 Sep 1916); Oberleutnant (01 Sep 1923); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1928); Major (01 Mar 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1940)
Career:
Entered the Army as a War Volunteer, Officer-Aspirant, Company then Battery Officers in the 44th Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment, in the 4th then 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiments (02 Aug 1914-14 Nov 1916)
Flying-Training with the 11th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (15 Nov 1916-26 Mar 1917)
Pilot with the 202nd Flying-Battalion (27 Mar 1917-27 Apr 1918)
With the 5th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (28 Apr 1918-09 Jun 1919)
With the Air-Bases Hannover, Cottbus and Paderborn (10 Jun 1919-01 May 1920)
With the 6th Motor-Transport-Column (02 May 1920-26 Sep 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (27 Sep 1920-31 Mar 1921)
Placed to the Disposal of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1921-31 Mar 1928)
Studying at the Technical College Charlottenburg (1922-1927)
With the Staff of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-31 Mar 1929)
Advisor in the Army Weapons Office, RWM (01 Apr 1929-31 Aug 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Advisor in the RLM (01 Sep 1933-30 Jun 1934)
Squadron-Captain in Bomber-Wing 252 (01 Jul 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Commander of Flying-Group Tutow (01 Apr 1935-31 Jan 1936)
Department-Chief in the RLM (01 Feb 1936-31 Jul 1938)
Chief Of Staff of the General-Air-Equipment-Master, RLM (01 Aug 1938-30 Sep 1941)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command II (01 Oct 1941-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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