(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Gerhard Rebsch
Born: 20 Feb 1894 in Berlin
Died: 23 Jul 1954 in Northeim, Harz
Promotions:
Gefreiter (29 Nov 1914); Unteroffizier (26 Feb 1915); Vizefeldwebel (01 May 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (14 May 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve (25 Nov 1918); Major (01 Apr 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army Reserves as a War Volunteer in the 149th Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-24 May 1915)
Reserve-Officer-Course (08 Apr 1915-15 May 1915)
Platoon-Leader and Temporary-Company-Leader in the 149th Infantry-Regiment (25 May 1915-14 Aug 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (14 Aug 1915-02 Jun 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 149th Infantry-Regiment (02 Jun 1916-07 Oct 1916)
Observer-Training with the 6th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (08 Oct 1916-10 Nov 1916)
Course with Experiment and Training Flight Park East (12 Nov 1916-04 Jan 1917)
Observer with Army-Flight-Park 12 (07 Jan 1917-13 Feb 1917)
Observer with the 43rd Flying-Battalion (14 Feb 1917-25 Apr 1917)
Detached to Army-Flight-Park 1 (26 Apr 1917-26 May 1917)
Observer with the 1st Flying-Battalion (27 May 1917-07 Jun 1917)
Observer and Officer with Special Duties with the 43rd Flying-Battalion (08 Jun 1917-25 Nov 1918)
Retired (25 Nov 1918)
Entered Luftwaffe Service and Attended Infantry-Course in Königsbrück and Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1935-31 May 1935)
Squadron-Captain of Flying-Squadron 2/114, Gotha (01 Jun 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Commander of Flying-Group II/113, Cottbus (01 Apr 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Instructor at the Flying-School Hildesheim (01 Apr 1937-30 Apr 1939)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 14 and Air-Base-Commandant Reichenberg (01 May 1939-10 Oct 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) of the Commander of Luftwaffe of the 8th Army (11 Oct 1939-31 Oct 1939)
Group-Leader, L In 1, RLM (01 Nov 1939-31 Oct 1940)
Department-Leader NCOs and Soldiers then Office-Group-Chief with the Chief of Air-Defence, RLM (01 Nov 1940-1944)
Detached to the Chief of Wehrmacht Motor-Transport Affairs, OKW (1944-15 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Flying-Replacement-Division (15 Jan 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-31 Mar 1947)
Released (31 Mar 1947)

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