German Eduard Dietl Curt Pflugbeil Kurierkette Lappland
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
PFLUGBEIL, Curt Leopold. (DOB: 09.05.90 in Hütten bei Königstein/Elbe). (RkHS, RkM, RE).
01.04.10 entered the Heer(Inf.). 21.11.11 promo to Lt.(RDA 20.08.09). WWI served in the
Infanterie, then the Fliegertruppe, rising to Oblt. 23.04.18 Oblt., with BG 4/23, appt Staka
Schlachtstaffel 27 (to 28.04.18 then WIA). 27.07.15 awarded Ritterkreuz des königlich-sächsischen
Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden. 21.10.15 promo to Oblt. 15.12.15 underwent flight training with
Fliegerersatz-Abt. 10. 01.02.16 trf to Kampfstaffel 24 as a pilot. 19.12.16 appt Führer of
Kampfstaffel 27. 01.01.17 trf to Schutzstaffel 9 as a pilot. 01.01.17 Oblt., with KG 5/27 appt Staka
Schlachtstaffel 9 (to 20.06.17 then to KG 4/23). 21.06.17 appt Führer of Kampfstaffel 23. 17.04.18
awarded Ritterkreuz des königlich-preussischen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwerten.
23.04.18 WIA in a crash, then on sick leave. 01.08.18 trf to Armeeflugpark 11. 14.01.19 appt
Gerichts-Offz. of Fliegerersatz-Abt. 6. 12.02.19 returned to the ground forces. 1920 Oblt., retained
by the Reichswehr within Inf.Rgt. 11. 01.04.21 promo to Hptm., (RDA 18.08.18). 01.10.26 appt
Rittmeister. 01.08.28 Rittmeister, Reiter-Rgt. 11, underwent secret bomber training in Russia
(Flugzentrum Lipetsk), Sweden and Italy (to 1931). 01.04.31 assigned to Stab of 3. Div. as a
Rittmeister. 01.10.33 trf to Luftwaffe from the Heer with a rank of Maj. 01.11.33 promo to Maj.
01.03.34 Obstlt., appt Kdr. Bombenschule Lechfeld (to 01.03.35). 01.08.34 promo to Obstlt.
01.03.35 appt Kdr. Grosse KFS Lechfeld. 01.09.35 assigned as Offizier z.b.V. des RLM und Ob.d.L.
(pending assignment). 01.10.35 appt Inspekteur der Kampf-u.Sturzkampfflieger/RLM. 01.04.36
promo to Oberst. 01.04.37 appt provisional Höhere Kdr. der Lehrtruppen der Luftwaffe. 04.07.38
concurrently Vertreter (deputy) Kdr. 4. Fl.Div. 01.01.39 promo to Gen.Maj. 07.08.39 appt Kdr
Luftgaustab z.b.V. 8. 08.10.39 appt Kdr. Luftgaustab z.b.V. 16. 24.06.40 appt Kommandierender
General und Befehlshaber in Luftgau Belgien-Nordfrankreich. 20.08.40 appt Kdr. IV. Fl.Korps.
01.09.40 promo to Gen.Lt. 05.10.41 awarded Ritterkreuz. 01.02.42 promo to Gen.d.Fl. 04.09.43
appt Chef then (from summer 1944) Oberbefehlshaber of Luftflotte 1. 27.08.44 awarded Eichenlaub.
17.04.45 appt Komm.Gen.u.Befh. Lw.Kdo. Kurland (to 08.05.45). 08.05.45 into Soviet captivity -
sentenced to 25 years hard labor. 04.01.54 released - apparently due to poor health. †31.05.55 in
Weende/Kreis Göttingen.
Kurierkette Norwegen
Was formed in 1941 and was later redesignated as Kurierkette Lappland in June 1941 at Petsamo, Finland.
It was assigned the operational code '1R' (Staffel letter H) and remained at Petsamo, which was its main base, from June 1941 to April 1943.
The Kette also frequently flew out of Rovaniemi, Kestenga and Taivaleski, Finland and was called a variety of names including Kurierkette b.AOK Norwegen, Kurierkette b.Ob.Kdo.XX Gebirgsarmee, and Kurierkette b.AOK 20 Lappland.
A single loss was recorded on 22 Nov 1941 when Fi 156 (W.Nr. 5314) made a forced landing at Mikkeli in SE Finland.
It was disbanded on 16 November 1944 at Bardufoss in northern Norway after having left Finland on 26 October 1944.
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