(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Dietrich Volkmann
Born: 11 Sep 1897 in Zwickau, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 18 Apr 1988 in Bad Windsheim
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (09 Dec 1914); Fähnrich (07 Apr 1915); Leutnant (16 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1931); Fliegerkapitän (01 Apr 1934); Major (01 May 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army (24 Aug 1914)
War-Volunteer, from 03 Nov 1914 Fahnenjunker in the 12th Royal Saxon Infantry-Regiment 177 (24 Aug 1914-19 Feb 1915)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Courses in Döberitz (27 Oct 1914-10 Dec 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 177th Infantry-Regiment (20 Feb 1915-05 Jul 1915)
Company-Officer in the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (06 Jul 1915-20 Aug 1915)
Temporary Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (21 Aug 1915-16 Sep 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (17 Sep 1915-16 Oct 1915)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (17 Oct 1915-01 Jan 1919)
At the same time, Company-Officer of the 9th Company of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (08 Feb 1916-10 Feb 1916)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of the III. Battalion of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1918-11 Aug 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of the III. Battalion of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (02 Oct 1918-10 Oct 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Leader of the III. Battalion of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (17 Oct 1918-16 Dec 1918)
At the same time, Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (17 Dec 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant and Demobisation-Officer of the 192nd Infantry-Regiment (02 Jan 1919-02 Feb 1919)
Detached to the 177th Infantry-Regiment (03 Feb 1919-09 Feb 1919)
Granted Leave - Participation in a College Course (10 Feb 1919-13 Apr 1919)
Adjutant of the 6th Saxon Border-Guards-Battalion (14 Apr 1919-15 May 1920)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 24th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (16 May 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1924)
Driving-Instructor-Training with the 4th Transport-Battalion (19 Jan 1922-13 Mar 1922)
Driving-Instructor-Training with the 4th Transport-Battalion (15 May 1922-31 May 1922)
Auxiliary-Instructor with Special-Course in Königsbrück (01 May 1923-31 May 1923)
Detached to the Infantry-School in Munich (21 Sep 1923-11 Nov 1923)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 4th Division/Military-District-Command IV (01 Oct 1924-30 Jun 1925)
Detached for Service with the III. Battalion of the 5h Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1925-30 Sep 1925)
Platoon-Leader in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-31 Jul 1927)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1927-31 Oct 1929)
Retired (31 Oct 1929)
Secret Flying Training (01 Nov 1929-30 Sep 1931)
Reactived to the Army (01 Oct 1931)
Director of the Photographic-Station with Military-District-Command IV (01 Oct 1931-31 Aug 1933)
Advisor in the Head-Photographic-Station, RWM (01 Sep 1933-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1934)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM (01 Apr 1934-31 Mar 1935)
At the same time, Instructor with the Selection-Course at the Flying-School Schleißheim (31 Aug 1934-17 Sep 1934)
Detached to Flying-School Neuruppin (01 Oct 1934-13 Oct 1934)
Squadron-Captain with Flying-Group Würzburg and at the same time Airbase-Commandant Würzburg (01 Apr 1935-31 Jan 1936)
Detached to Air-District-Command II, Briefing as a Selection-Officer (01 Feb 1936-11 Mar 1936)
Director of the Officer-Selection-Station of the Luftwaffe with the Command of Air-War-Schools, Berlin (12 Mar 1936-15 Mar 1937)
Advisor in the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (16 Mar 1937-31 Jul 1937)
Group-Director in the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (01 Aug 1937-31 Jan 1939)
Department-Chief L P 1b in the Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (01 Feb 1939-21 May 1940)
Commander Of Luftwaffe with the 7th Army (22 May 1940-00 Feb 1941)
Commander Of Luftwaffe with the 2nd Army (00 Feb 1941-00 Dec 1941)
Commander Of Luftwaffe with the 17th Army (00 Dec 1941-00 Mar 1942)
Commander of Air-War-School 7, Tulln (00 Mar 1942-04 Oct 1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant A6/XVII, Tulln (05 Oct 1943-05 Apr 1945)
Section-Commandant on the Danube between Krems and Klosterneuburg (06 Apr 1945-06 May 1945)
In US Captivity (06 May 1945-17 Feb 1947)
Released (17 Feb 1947)

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