(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Oskar Vorbrugg
Born: 11 Jul 1902 in Fürth
Died: 21 May 1946 in Rimini, Italy (accidental death)
Promotions:
Oberkanonier (01 Nov 1921); Gefreiter (01 Sep 1923); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1924); Fähnrich (01 Oct 1925); Oberfähnrich (01 Aug 1926); Leutnant (01 Dec 1926); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1929); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1935); Major (01 Jun 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1941); Oberst (01 Jan 1943); Generalmajor (25 Feb 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army (01 May 1919)
In the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 May 1919-20 Jun 1919)
In the 24th Pioneer-Battalion (21 Jun 1919-19 Aug 1919)
In the 24th Artillery-Regiment (20 Aug 1919-31 Dec 1920)
In the 7th Artillery-Regiment, from 20 Mar 1923 NCO-Aspirant, from 15 Jul 1924 Officer-Aspirant (01 Jan 1921-30 Nov 1926)
Detached to the Infantry-School (01 Mar 1925-31 Oct 1925)
Detached to the Artillery-School (12 Nov 1925-13 Aug 1926)
Battery-Officer in the 7th Artillery-Regiment, from 01 Oct 1933 in the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Dec 1926-30 Sep 1934)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1935)
General-Staff-Training at the Army-War-Academy and at the Air-War-Academy and Pilot-Training (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
With Flak-Battalion Fürth (01 Oct 1935-31 Oct 1935)
At the same time, Detached to Flying-Squadron Cottbus (01 Oct 1935-26 Oct 1935)
Officer with Special Duties at the Air-War-Academy Berlin (01 Nov 1935-08 Dec 1935)
Detached to the RLM (09 Dec 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Advisor in the Operations-Department, then Advisor for Training of Flak-Artillery in the 3rd Department of the Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Apr 1936-30 Apr 1938)
Detached to I. Group of Bomber-Wing 254 (01 May 1935-31 May 1938)
Battery-Chief in Flak-Battalion I/74 (01 Jun 1938-14 Nov 1938)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 24th Flak-Regiment (15 Nov 1938-12 Feb 1940)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the II. Flak-Corps (12 Feb 1940-15 Jun 1941)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Air-Region-Command Holland (16 Jun 1941-10 Oct 1941)
Chief Of Staff of the Wehrmacht-Plenipotentiary in Bohemia & Moravia (11 Oct 1941-30 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 21st Flak-Regiment (01 Dec 1942-29 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 23rd Flak-Division (24 Oct 1944-30 Jan 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL - Detached to the General of Flak Forces for Briefing in the Employment Principles of Flak-Artillery in the Homeland Theatre of War (30 Jan 1945-02 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 10th Flak-Division (03 Feb 1945-09 Feb 1945)
Commander of the 25th Flak-Division (10 Feb 1945-02 May 1945)
In British Captivity (02 May 1945-21 May 1946)
Accidental death while in British captivity in Rimini, Italy (21 May 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (1202): am 09.06.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 21 (mot)
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 27.10.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 21 (mot)
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse: 01.05.1937
- Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen: 13.09.1937
- 1939 EK II: 20.05.1940
- 1939 EK I: 11.07.1940
- Flakkampfabzeichen: 26.03.1943


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