German General Carl August von Gablenz Knight's Cross
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GABLENZ, Carl August, Freiherr von. (DOB: 13.10.93 in Erfurt). (RkHS, RkkvkS). 10.02.13 entered
the Heer. 10.02.13 entered the Heer, with Kaiser Alexander Gren.Rgt. 1. 19.06.14 promo to Lt.
WWI served in the Fliegertruppe. 14.11.14 began training as a flight observer with Fliegerersatz-Abt.
1. 12.12.14 trf to Feldflieger-Abt. 42. 12.08.15 began pilot training with Fliegerersatz-Abt. 2.
27.09.15 trf to Armeeflugpark Falkenhausen. 14.10.15 trf to Feldflieger-Abt. 42. 14.11.15 trf to
Kampfeinsitzer-Abt. 1. 03.12.15 again trf to Feldflieger-Abt. 42 (third time). 30.12.15 trf to Bogohl
1. 16.07.16 appt Führer of Staffel 5 of Kagohl. 1. 22.12.16 with the Stab des Kommandierenden
Generals der Luftstreitkrafte. 14.07.17 appt Techn.Offz. with the Stab of Kommandeurs der Flieger
der HGr. F. 01.03.18 appt Ausb.Offz. with Bogohl 7. 14.12.18 trf to Geschwader-Schule Paderborn
for fighter training. WWI Ritterkreuz des koniglich Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern.
WWI served in Palestine. 01.06.19 joined the Freikorps Luettwitz as a pilot. 1919 with Deutsche
Luftreederei for 6 months. 26.10.20 released from the Reichsheer. 1920 appt head of the
Administrative Board of Greien Standesherrschaft Militsch. 1924 entered the employ of the Junkers
Flugzeugwerk and Junkers Luftwerkehr. 01.26 became a Technical Advisor for Lufthansa. (n.d.)
member of the NSFK from its inception. 1933 flew first Lufthansa aircraft across the South Atlantic.
01.07.33 became technische Leiter of Deutsche Lufthansa. 1933 flew first Lufthansa aircraft across
the South Atlantic. 12.06.35 trf from Dt.Lufthansa to the Luftwaffe and assigned to Fliegergruppe
Tutow as a pilot. 12.06.35 attended Beobachterlehrgang at Tutow as an Oblt.d.R. (to 10.07.35).
16.03.36 pilot and Beobachter (observer/navigator) with Fliegertruppe Neubrandenburg. 01.04.36
promo to Hptm.d.R. 1937 flew from Kabul to Kansu Province/China. 01.10.36 promo to Maj.d.R.
26.09.38 trf to Stab/KG.z.b.V. 172 (to 01.10.38). 1939 flew to Tokio. 26.08.39 appt Kommodore
KG.z.b.V. 172 (to 09.11.39). 10.11.39 appt Kdr. der Blindflugschulen d.Lw. (to 30.09.41). 01.02.40
promo to Obstlt.d.R. 12.03.40 appt Lufttransportführer (Land) (to c.05.05.40). 05.05.40 appt
Lufttransportführer beim Gen.Qu.d.Lw. (to 30.09.41). 01.06.40 promo to Oberst d.R. 01.10.41
promo to Gen.Maj. and appt Chef d.Planungsamt/Generalluftzeugmeister and member of the Board of
Directors of Dt. Lufthansa (to 21.08.42). 11.41 appt technischer Leiter/RLM. 21.08.42 Gen.Maj.,
Flugbereitsschaft. Aldershof KIA - Si 204 (DI+IA) (WNr. 7132) crashed vicr Mühlberg a.d.Elbe, near
Riesa, wings had broken off during evasive maneuvers. 04.09.42 posthumously awarded the
Ritterkreuz des Kriegesverdienstkreuze mit Schwertern.
- https://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - G-K Apr 2024.pdf
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