Alexander Kolb
| Alexander Kolb | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 May 1891 Mainz, Germany |
| Died |
4 April 1963 (aged 71) Darmstadt, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918).svg.png){kind=small} Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1909–43 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Alexander Kolb (12 May 1891 – 4 April 1963)[1] was a German Generalleutnant during World War II.
Biography
Kolb was born in Mainz. He entered Army Service as Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment in 1914. After Adjutant of the General Of Flak Artillery of Fortress of Mainz he became Battery-Leader in the 3rd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (1914/15) and 18th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (1915/18). 1918 he was a commander of the 32nd Foot-Artillery-Battalion. After the First World War he works for the Hessian Protection-Police and State-Police-Department Worms.
In 1935 he became Battalion-Commander in the 10th Flak-Regiment and 1936 Battalion-Commander in the 25th Flak-Regiment. After use as Commander of the 13th Flak-Regiment (1937/38) and Higher Commander of Flak Artillery III (1938) he was Commander of Air-Defence-Command 2, Stettin and Delegate with the Formation of Air-Defence-Command. At 1 January 1939 he was appointed Generalmajor and 1 November 1940 Generalleutnant.
1939/40 he was Commander of Air-Defence-Command 6, Hannover, and 1940 Commander of Flak-Artillery in Air-Region XI. 1940/41 he got the Command of Air-Defence-Command 8. From 1 Jul 1941 to 31 May 1943 Alexander Kolb was Officer with Special Duties of the Ministry of Aviation (Germany) (RLM) and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe. He retired in 1943.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross of 1939, 1st and 2nd class
References
- ↑ "Generalleutnant Alexander Kolb (12.05.1891 - 04.04.1969) - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek". www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. Retrieved 16 October 2016.