(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalarzt Dr.med. Otto Thomann
Born: 25 Feb 1894 in Darmstadt
Died: 14 Oct 1968 in Netphen, Sieg
Doctorate In Medicine: 00 Mar 1922
Promotions:
Gefreiter (27 Jan 1915); Unteroffizier (19 Apr 1915); Feldunterarzt (14 Feb 1916); Feldhilfsarzt (30 Jun 1917); Stabsarzt (01 Mar 1935); Oberstabsarzt (01 Jan 1937); Oberfeldarzt (01 Nov 1938); Oberstarzt (01 Jan 1944); Generalarzt (01 Aug 1944)
Career:
Medical-Studies at the University of Frankfurt, Main then Marburg, Lahn (1912-23 Aug 1914)
Entered the Army (24 Aug 1914)
War-Volunteer in the 6th Ulanen-Regiment (24 Aug 1914-22 Nov 1914)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 81st Infantry-Regiment (23 Nov 1914-26 Nov 1914)
Auxiliary-Medic with the 518th Medical-Company then also Temporary Battalion-Medic (27 Nov 1914-12 Nov 1918)
Watch Medic in the Garrison-Hospital Hanau, Main (13 Nov 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Retired (31 Jan 1919)
Medical-Studies at the University of Marburg, Lahn (01 Feb 1919-00 Dec 1920)
Assistenzarzt at the University-Clinic Marburg, Lahn (03 Feb 1921-30 Sep 1924)
1st Assistenzarzt then Oberarzt at the City Infirmary Siegen (01 Oct 1924-28 Feb 1935)
Entered Army Service (01 Mar 1935)
With the Army-Medical-Battalion Münster (01 Mar 1935-30 Apr 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 May 1935)
Leader of the Luftwaffe-Medical-Squadron Münster (4th Air-District-Medical-Battalion) (01 May 1935-31 May 1938)
Leader of the Lufteaffe-Medical-Squadron Jüterbog (3rd Air-Region-Medical-Battalion) )(01 Jun 1938-30 Nov 1938)
Leader of the Preparatory-Command of Luftwaffe-Hospital Greifswald (01 Dec 1938-31 Dec 1938)
Chief-Medic of the Luftwaffe-Hospital Greifswald (01 Jan 1939-16 Sep 1940)
Chief-Medic of the Luftwaffe-Hospital Braunschweig (17 Sep 1940-30 Nov 1941)
Air-Region-Medic Rostov (01 Dec 1941-19 Feb 1942)
Air-Region-Medic Kiev then Kharkov (20 Feb 1942-31 Oct 1942)
Air-Region-Medic III/IV, Berlin (01 Nov 1942-04 Aug 1944)
Chief Medical Officer with Air-Fleet-Command 5 (05 Aug 1944-30 Sep 1944)
Chief Medical Officer with the Staff of the Commanding Genreral of German Luftwaffe in Norway (01 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (09 May 1945-04 Oct 1947)
Released (04 Oct 1947)

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