(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Günther Sachs
Born: 04 May 1903 in Springe, Deister
Died: 15 Jul 1962 in Venedig
Promotions:
Gefreiter (14 Aug 1922); überzähliger Unteroffizier (15 Nov 1922); etatsmäßiger Unteroffizier (21 Mar 1923); Fähnrich (01 Sep 1923); Oberfähnrich (20 Aug 1924); Leutnant (01 Dec 1924); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1928); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1934); Major (01 Apr 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Volunteer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (16 Mar 1921-07 Aug 1922)
Offiziersanwärter in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (08 Aug 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Detached to the Infantry-School in Munich (21 Sep 1922-07 Aug 1923)
Detached to the Artillery-School in Jüterbog (01 Oct 1923-21 Aug 1924)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1934)
Observer-Course with the Photography-Office of the 6th Division (02 Mar 1925-21 Mar 1925)
Weather Service Course on the Firing-Grounds Jüterbog (30 Nov 1925-22 Dec 1925)
Gas-Protection-Course in Berlin (31 Oct 1927-12 Nov 1927)
Motor-Transport-Course for Artillery in Jüterbog (10 Oct 1928-05 Dec 1928)
Artillery-Course in Königsberg and Pillau (07 Oct 1929-09 Nov 1929)
Artillery-Course in Pillau (22 Aug 1930-29 Sep 1930)
Technical Officer-Course (07 Oct 1930-13 Feb 1931)
Artillery-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Döberitz (26 Mar 1931-26 Apr 1931)
Detached to Officers-Courses in Berlin (camouflaged War Academy) (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
At the same time, Detached to the 7th Signals-Battalion (01 Jul 1934-30 Jul 1934)
At the same time, Detached to the 9th Mounted-Regiment (15 Aug 1934-15 Sep 1934)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1934-30 Jun 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1935)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jul 1935-12 Nov 1935)
Observer-Course at the Flying-School Braunschweig (14 Aug 1935-11 Oct 1935)
Advisor for the Training of Flak-Artillery in the 3rd Department of the Luftwaffe General Staff (13 Nov 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Chief Of Operations in the Inspection of Flak-Artillery and Air-Protection, RLM (01 Apr 1936-31 Jan 1938)
Chief of the Heavy Flak-Artillery-Cadre-Battery Chemnitz (I./10th Flak-Regiment) (01 Feb 1938-14 Nov 1938)
Firing-Course at the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (09 Jun 1938-15 Jun 1938)
Detached Aeronautical Advanced-Training at the Pilot-School E, Plauen (01 Nov 1938-05 Nov 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 22nd Flak-Regiment (15 Nov 1938-30 Apr 1939)
With the Staff of Air-Region-Command XI (01 May 1939-31 Aug 1939)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Air-Region-Command XI (01 Sep 1939-23 May 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Air-Region-Command Belgium-North France (24 May 1940-11 Oct 1940)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command VIII (12 Oct 1940-15 Dec 1940)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command XI (16 Dec 1940-21 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 6th Flak-Regiment (22 Jan 1942-19 Nov 1942)
Chief Of The General Staff of the III. Luftwaffe-Field-Corps (20 Nov 1942-10 Oct 1943)
Chief Of The General Staff of Air-Region-Command VIII (11 Oct 1943-31 Jan 1944)
Commander of Motorised-Flak-Brigade X (01 Feb 1944-30 Sep 1944)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary-Command of the 12th Flak-Division (25 Mar 1944-10 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 18th Motorised-Flak-Division (02 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
At the same time, Commander of Luftwaffe-Command East Prussia (24 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity then Interned (08 May 1945-25 Feb 1948)
Released (25 Feb 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (1572): am 24.01.1945 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 18. Flak-Division (mot)
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 03.01.1944 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabes Luftgau-Kommando VII (Krakau)
- Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen: 24.09.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse: 15.05.1939
- 1939 EK II: 27.04.1940
- 1939 EK I: 09.04.1942
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 02.08.1942
- Flakkampfabzeichen: 04.08.1942
- Wehrmachtbericht: 10.03.1945


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