(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalrichter Dr. Manfred Roeder
Born: 20 Aug 1900 in Kiel
Died: 18 Oct 1971 in Glashütten
Doctorate In Jurisprudence: 1921
Promotions:
Charakter als Leutnant (01 May 1920); Gerichts-Referendar (01 May 1931); Gerichts-Assessor (17 Aug 1934); Kriegsgerichtsrat (01 Nov 1935); Oberkriegsgerichtsrat (01 Jan 1939); Oberstkriegsgerichtsrat (01 Aug 1941); Oberstrichter (01 May 1944); Generalrichter (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker, Fähnrich and Platoon-Leader in the 83rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Dec 1917-00 Jan 1919)
With the Guards-Rifle-Cavalry-Division (00 Jan 1919-07 Mar 1920)
With the Russian Volunteer-West-Army (08 Mar 1920-01 May 1920)
Retired (01 May 1920)
Scientific Assistant with the Charlottenburger Water & Industry Works AG, Berlin (04 Apr 1921-1922)
Director of the Personnel-Department of the Charlottenburger Water & Industry Works AG, Berlin (1922-31 Dec 1924)
Manager of the Rittergutes Neetze (01 Jan 1925-31 Dec 1928)
Syndic of the Unterelbischen Einkaufs-KG W. Wallstab, Hamburg (01 Jan 1929-31 Dec 1930)
Referendar (Junior Barrister) at the Local-Court Lüneburg (01 May 1931-30 Apr 1934)
Referendar (Junior Barrister) at the Local-Court Hannover (01 May 1934-31 Aug 1934)
Entered the Army as a Supplemental-Officer in Jüterbog, Altes Lager (01 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1934)
Entered State Service as Gerichtsassessor with the Local-Court Charlottenburg (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Military-Justice-Official on Probation with the Court of Artillery-Leader I, Königsberg (01 Apr 1935-31 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Kriegsgerichtsrat with the Court of the Higher Commander of Flak-Artillery I, Air-District I, Königsberg (01 Nov 1935-31 Mar 1937)
Service-Supervisory-Chief Military-Justice-Official with Luftwaffe-Court VII, Braunschweig (01 Apr 1937-30 Nov 1937)
Service-Supervisory-Chief Military-Justice-Official with Luftwaffe-Court 2, Berlin (01 Dec 1937-31 Jul 1941)
Judge at the Field-Court of Air-Region-Command III (01 Aug 1941-14 Apr 1942)
Detached to the Reichs War Court (15 Apr 1942-31 Dec 1943)
Chief-Judge and Legal-Official with Air-Fleet-Command 4 (01 Jan 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (20 Apr 1945)


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