(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Felix Vodepp
Born: 20 Oct 1896 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Died: 18 Apr 1967 in Linz, Austria
Promotions:
Zögling (20 Sep 1910); Fähnrich (01 Aug 1914); Leutnant (26 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1916); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1920); Major (31 Aug 1931); Oberstleutnant (10 Jun 1933); Oberst (16 Jun 1937); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Zögling at the Pionier Kadettenschule, Hainburg (20 Sep 1910 - 31 Jul 1914)
Entered the Austrian Army (01 Aug 1914)
Assigned as Fähnrich and Platoon-Leader in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-00 Apr 1916)
With the 2nd Pioneer-Replacement-Company, Linz (00 Apr 1916-00 May 1917)
With the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion then with the 25th Sapper-Battalion (00 May 1917-11 Nov 1918)
With Sapper-Replacement-Battalion II, Linz (12 Nov 1918-31 Dec 1918)
With Sapper-Auxiliary-Defence-Company II, Linz (01 Jan 1919-08 Oct 1920)
In the 4th Technical Battalion (09 Oct 1920-28 Feb 1923)
In the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1923-16 Dec 1924)
In the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (17 Dec 1924-14 Sep 1932)
With Brigade-Command 6 (15 Sep 1932-31 May 1933)
Advisor in the Presidential-Department in the Federal Ministry for Army Matters, Vienna (01 Jun 1933-31 May 1937)
With the General-Troop-Inspectorate (01 Jun 1937-05 Sep 1937)
Instructor at the Higher Officer Courses at the Theresian Military Academy, Wiener Neustadt (06 Sep 1937-30 Sep 1938)
Transferred into the German Luftwaffe (15 Mar 1938)
Instructor for Military-Geography and Geo-Politics at the Air-War-Academy, Berlin-Gatow (01 Oct 1938-20 Sep 1939)
With the Staff of the President of the Luftwaffe-Commission then of the General of Flak-Artillery with the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (21 Sep 1939-05 Oct 1939)
Chief of Staff of Air-Region-Command XIII (06 Oct 1939-28 Feb 1939)
Chief of Staff of Air-Region-Command VI (29 Dec 1939-17 Jun 1941)
Chief of Staff of Wehrmacht-Commander Eastern Territories (18 Jun 1941-12 Aug 1944)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (13 Aug 1944-1944)
Commander of the Investigation-Staff of Fortress-Areas in Air-Region XVII (1944-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (18 Dec 1943)


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