(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Adolf Röpnack
Born: 30 Apr 1881 in Berlin
Died: 08 Jul 1964 in Bad Aibling
Promotions:
Obergefreiter (01 Sep 1900); Unteroffizier (01 Oct 1901); Feuerwerker (01 Oct 1904); Oberfeuerwerker (01 Oct 1908); Feuerwerker-Leutnant (31 May 1912); Feuerwerker-Oberleutnant (30 Jul 1917); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Charakter als Major (22 Oct 1921); Bolivian Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1923); Major a.D. (01 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Nov 1938); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Two-Year-Volunteer for Technical-Artillery-Officer-Service in the 14th Baden 14th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1899-30 Sep 1904)
Detached to the Regiments-School to Obtain Qualification for Attendance of the Ammunition-Technician-School (01 Sep 1901-31 Mar 1902)
Detached to Ammunition-Technician-School Berlin (01 Sep 1902-01 Oct 1903)
Detached to the Artillery-Depot Straßburg and Wesel, then to the Firing-Grounds Wahn, Cologne, and Koblenz (01 Oct 1904-30 Sep 1907)
Detached to Ammunition-Technician-School Berlin (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1908)
With the Staff of the Artillery-Officer on Location in Mainz (01 Oct 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Instructor at the Senior-Ammunition-Technician-School Berlin (01 Apr 1909-1912)
With the Artillery-Depot Posen (1912-1913)
Officer with the Staff of the Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Warthe, Camp Zielbau (1913-30 Sep 1913)
With the Artillery-Depot Altona-Bahrenfeld (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 9th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-00 Oct 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 9th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (00 Oct 1914-30 Sep 1915)
Detached to the German Military Mission in Turkey, Captain of Heavy Turkish artillery, Artillery-Instructor in Constantinople and Chief of the Amanus-Stage of the Baghdad-Railway in North Syria (01 Oct 1915-21 Nov 1916)
With the Staff of the 59th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (22 Nov 1916-13 Jan 1917)
Ammunition-Technician-Officer with the Turkish Weapons-Office, Workshop Baghdad, Tekrit and Damascus (14 Jan 1917-11 Sep 1917)
Ammunition-Technician-Officer with the Repair-Workshop Aleppo (12 Sep 1917-00 Oct 1917)
Ammunition-Technician-Officer with the Inspection Of Artillery in the Staff of Army-Group F (Yilderim), Syria (00 Oct 1917-31 May 1918)
Operations-Leader of the Artillery-Workshop Damascus (01 Jun 1918-30 Sep 1918)
Taken ill, in Hospital (01 Oct 1918-26 Oct 1918)
Returned Home to Germany (27 Oct 1918-31 Oct 1918)
With the Artillery-Depot then with the Processing-Office of the Artillery-Depot Altona-Bahrenfeld (01 Nov 1918-31 Dec 1919)
With the Staff of the 10th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1920-30 Sep 1920)
With the Staff of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Aug 1921)
Granted Leave (01 Sep 1921-30 Sep 1921)
Retired (30 Sep 1921)
Entered Bolivian Army Service as Arsenal-Engineer and Instructor at the War-School in the Army of the Republic Of Bolivia (01 Nov 1923-28 Feb 1927)
Retired (28 Feb 1927)
Employed as a Civilian by the Army as Advisor for Weapon and Munitions Affairs with the Fortress-Commander Breslau (01 Jan 1928-30 Nov 1933)
Advisor in the Artillery-Inspection, RWM (01 Dec 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Advisor in the Inspection of Flak-Artillery, RLM (01 Oct 1934-31 Oct 1934)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group 88 – Legion Condor (01 Nov 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Leader of Weapons, Munitions and Flak-Artillery Equipment Affairs with the Staff of Air-Equipment-Group 3, Berlin (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1939)
Munitions-Inspector in the Supply-Office of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Apr 1939-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-12 May 1945)
Released (12 May 1945)

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