German Luftwaffe General Otto Deßloch bei Besichtigung
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
DESSLOCH, Otto. (DOB: 11.06.89 in Bamberg). (RE). 20.07.10 entered the Heer, joined Chevaulegers-Rgt. 5.
28.10.12 promo to Lt. World War I veteran (pilot). 21.08.14 badly WIA in the Chateau Salins area -
hospitalized at Viviers (to 18.10.14). 01.15 trf to FFA 8b. 13.02.16 WIA in a crash - made emergency landing
in Switzerland and interned for 3 months. 16.03.16 promo to Oblt. 01.17 Oblt., appt Kdr. Fliegerschule
Schleissheim. 01.17 appt Staka Jasta 16. 04.17 appt Staka Jasta 35. 09.17 appt Kdr. FEA 2b. 12.17 appt
Kdr. Fliegerschule 1 (to 11.18). Early 1919 appt Kdr. the Flugpark at Gersthofen. 04.19 heavily involved in
the flying elements of the Freikorps, commanding Truppen-Fliegerstaffel 21b (Freiwilligen Flieger Abteilung
Dessloch). 05.10.19 trf to Stab/Ln.Abt. 23. 1920s held a series of posts in the military, mostly air related.
01.07.21 promo to Hptm. 26.04.26 with Reiter Rgt. 17 began training secretly in Lipezk (Flugzentrum
Lipetsk) (to 28.02.27). 01.03.27 detached for special duties with 7. Div. 01.06.32 trf to Stab/Kav.Rgt. 18.
01.12.33 trf from the Heer to the Luftwaffe with a rank of Maj. and appt Kdr. FFS A/B 82 Cottbus and Kdt.
Fl.H. Cottbus. 01.02.34 Maj., appt Kdr. FFS C 5 (to 31.03.35). 01.10.34 promo to Obstlt. 01.04.35 appt Kdr.
FF-Schulen Land. 01.10.35 appt Kdr. Fliegergruppe Ansbach (later II./KG 155). 12.03.36 appt Kommodore
KG 155 Ansbach. 01.04.36 promo to Oberst. 1937 Kommodore KG 355. 01.01.39 promo to Gen.Maj.
01.02.39 appt Kdr. 6. Fliegerdivision (to 04.10.39). 03.10.39 appt Komm.Gen. II. Flakkorps. 24.06.40
Gen.Maj., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II. Flakkorps. 19.07.40 promo to Gen.Lt. 01.01.42 promo to
Gen.d.Flakartillerie. 12.04.42 appt Komm.Gen. I. Flakkorps. 25.11.42 appt Komm.Gen.u.Befh. Lw.Kdo.
Kaukasus (to 06.02.43). 07.02.43 appt Komm.Gen.u.Befh. Lw.Kdo. Kuban (to 08.03.43). 26.03.43
concurrently appt acting Chef of Lfl. 4. 04.09.43 appt Oberbefehlshaber Luftflotte 4 (to 25.08.44). 01.03.44
promo to Generaloberst (with effect from 01.03.43?). 10.05.44 awarded Eichenlaub. 22.08.44 appt
Oberbefehlshaber Luftflotte 3 (to 22.09.44). 22.09.44 re-appt Oberbefehlshaber Luftflotte 4 (to 21.04.45).
08.04.45 appt Oberbefehlshaber Lw.Kdo. 4 (to 27.04.45). 27.04.45 appt Oberbefehlshaber Luftflotte 6 (to
08.05.45). 08.05.45 became POW. 1948 released from Allied custody. †13.05.77 in München.
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