SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP
11
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Note:
the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords around his
neck.
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NAME:
General der Flieger Hans-Georg
von Seidel (Luftwaffe)
PW NO:
A967203
RANK: General der Flieger.
CAPTURED: Oberaudorf
DATE: 5th May 1945 (USA) / 17th May
1945 Handed to British
PERSONAL
D.O.B:
11 November 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH: Diedersdorf / Kreis Lebus / Provinz Brandenburg.
DIED:
10 November 1955
PLACE OF DEATH: Bad Godesberg
NATIONALITY:
German
RELIGION: Evangelical
OCCUPATION: Farmer
HEIGHT:
6' 1"
WEIGHT: 13st
3 lbs
HAIR COLOUR: Grey
EYE COLOUR: Blue
NEXT OF KIN: Axel Seidel, Wistinghausen ueber
Oerlinghausen Lippe c/o Haniel (British Zone)
NOTE: General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel served as the German camp leader of Special Camp 11. As such, he worked closely with Konteradmiral (Ing.) Hans Voss, the camp liaison officer to the British authorities
Promotions:
- Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier:
5 August 1910
- Fähnrich: 16 November 1910
- Leutnant: 18 August 1911 (Patent
20 August 1909)
- Oberleutnant: 18 August 1915
- Rittmeister: 18 August 1918
- Hauptmann i.G.: 21 August 1918
- Major i.G.: 1 May 1934
- Oberstleutnant i.G.: 1 April 1936
- Oberst i.G.: 1 August 1938
- Generalmajor: 1 September 1939
- Generalleutnant: 19 July 1940
- General der Flieger: 1 January
1942
- 18
March 1910-30 September 1913: Fahnenjunker and squadron officer in 1.
Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr.1.
- 1 October 1913-2 August 1917:
Squadron officer and squadron commander in Husaren-Regiment Kaiser Nikolaus
II von Rußland (1. Westfälisches ) Nr.8.
- 3 August 1917-31 October 1917:
Ordnance officer on the staff of 77th Reserve Division.
- 1 November 1917-30 June 1918:
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) on the staff of 2nd Infantry Division.
- 1 July 1918-13 December 1918:
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) on the General Staff of the Landwehr Corps.
- 14 December 1918-11 August 1919:
Consultant in the Operations Department of the Army High Command/General
Staff of the Field Army and General Staff of the Army.
- 12 August 1919-25 September 1919:
Transferred to the Kommandostelle of the General Staff of the Army in
Kolberg.
- 26 September 1919-27 November
1919: Transferred to the Abwicklungsstelle of the General Staff of the
Army.
- 28 November 1919-26 April 1920:
Consultant in the Army Command/Reich War Ministry.
- 26 April 1920: Separated from
the Army.
- 1 May 1934: Returned to military
service with the Luftwaffe.
- 1 May 1934-30 November 1935: Consultant
in the Air Command Department/Reich Aviation Ministry.
- 18 August 1935-11 October 1935:
Detached to aerial observer course at the Flying School Braunschweig and
at the Kampffliegerschule [Bomber Flying School] Jüterborg.
- 1 December 1935-28 February 1937:
Department Chief in the General Staff of the Luftwaffe/Reich Aviation
Ministry.
- 1 March 1937-15 April 1938: Commander
of Aufklärungsgruppe [Reconnaissance Group] 12 and, at the same
time, Military Airfield Commandant Stargard.
- 16 April 1938-30 June 1944: Quartermaster
General of the Luftwaffe.
- 1 July 1944-27 February 1945:
Commander-in-Chief of Luftflotte [Air Fleet] 10.
- 27 February 1945-6 May 1945: Führer
Reserve Luftwaffe High Command.
- 6 May 1945-17 May 1945: United States and, later, British prisoner of war.
- 17 May 1945-17 May 1948: Prisoner
of war in British captivity.
- 9th January 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1
- 12th May 1948 transferred
to Camp 186 for repatriation.
Decorations & Awards (included):
