Hermann Adler (Major General)

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Hermann Adler (born November 20, 1890 in Berlin , † January 26, 1967 in Junkersdorf ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II , and a military writer . Most of his works were placed on the list of literature to be segregated in the Soviet occupation zone in 1946 .

Life

Adler joined the 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 67 on October 1, 1910 as a one-year volunteer . With the outbreak of the First World War he was reactivated and assigned to the 6th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 95 as Vice Sergeant in the Reserve , with which he reached the front. On January 30, 1915 he was promoted to lieutenant of the reserve and as such he was transferred to the air force on October 1, 1915 . He was a member of this after the end of the war until he left military service on February 15, 1919.

Adler was a major in the Reich Ministry of Aviation in 1939 . In 1941 he had the rank of lieutenant colonel and was co-editor of the German aviation calendar for several years. In the same year he took on the technical advice on the script for the documentary Himmelstürmer by Walter Jerven.

In 1944 Adler took over command of the Flieger-Regiment 93 and a short time later the paratrooper regiment "Adler" named after him. On April 1, 1945 he was promoted to major general. From June to July 1945 he was interned in East Frisia and then until December 1946 in English captivity.

Works (selection)

  • Air Force Ground Service , Leipzig: Detke 1938
  • Our Air Force in Poland , Berlin: Limpert 1939
  • The reserve officer of the Air Force , Berlin: Mittler 1939
  • Development of aviation , Leipzig: Pestalozzi-Fröbel-Verl. 1940
  • Bombs on Poland , Reutlingen: Enßlin & Laiblin 1940
  • We're attacking England! Berlin: Limpert 1940
  • War aircraft , Leipzig: Pestalozzi-Fröbel-Verl. 1940
  • Development and use of the Luftwaffe , Münster: Coppenrath 1941
  • Careers in the Air Force , Berlin: Mittler 1942
  • Volunteer before! Leipzig: Detke 1943
  • with Richard Schulz: Luftwaffe primer of the German boy , Munich: Lehmann 1943
  • How do I become an Air Force officer? Berlin: Mid-1943

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand: The Generals of the German Air Force 1935-1945. Volume 1: AG. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1991. ISBN 3-7648-1701-1 . Pp. 14-15.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Himmelstürmer" at Filmportal.de
personal data
SURNAME Adler, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently major general in World War II and military writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1967
Place of death Junkersdorf