SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11


NAME: Generalarzt Dr. med. Otto Thomann (Luftwaffe)

PW NO:          511837
RANK:           Generalarzt
CAPTURED:  Norway
DATE:            28 November 1945

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH:     25 February 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH:   Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH:    14 October 1968
PLACE OF DEATH:  Netphen/Sieg
NATIONALITY:       German
RELIGION:
OCCUPATION:        Air Force Medical Officer
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
NEXT OF KIN:         Elisabeth Thomann, (British Zone)

Promotions:

  • War Volunteer: 24 August 1914
  • Gefreiter: 27 January 1915
  • Unteroffizier: 19 April 1915
  • Feldunterarzt: 14 February 1916
  • Feldhilfsarzt: 30 June 1917
  • Stabsarzt: 1 March 1935 – RDA 1 February 1931
  • Oberstabsarzt: 1 January 1937
  • Oberfeldarzt: 1 November 1938
  • Oberstarzt: 1 January 1941
  • Generalarzt: 1 August 1944

Commands & Assignments:

  • 1912-23 August 1914: Studied medicine at the Universities of Frankfurt am Main and Marburg am Lahn.
  • 24 August 1914-22 November 1914: Entered the Army as a War Volunteer in the Thüringisches Ulanen-Regiment Nr.6.
  • 23 November 1914-26 November 1914: Transferred to the Replacement Battalion of the Infanterie-Regiment Landgraf Friedrich I von Hessen-Cassell (1. Kurhessisches) Nr.81.
  • 27 November 1914-12 November 1918: Hilfsarzt in Medical Company 518 and, for a time, also served as a Deputy Battalion Doctor.
  • 13 November 1918-31 January 1919: Deputy Doctor at the Garrison Hospital of Hanau am Main.
  • 31 January 1919: Separated from the Army.
  • 1 February 1919-December 1920: Studied medicine at the University of Marburg am Lahn.
  • 3 February 1921-30 September 1924: Assistant Doctor at the University of Marburg Clinic.
  • March 1922: Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.).
  • 1 October 1924-28 February 1935: First Assistant Doctor and then Senior Doctor at the Siegen City Hospital.
  • 1 March 1935: Entered the Army with the rank of Stabsarzt.
  • 1 March 1935-30 April 1935: Assigned to the Army Medical Battalion “Münster.”
  • 1 May 1935: Transferred from the Army to the Luftwaffe.
  • 1 May 1935-31 May 1938: Leader of the Münster Luftwaffe Medical Section (Luftkreis [Air District] Medical Battalion 4).
  • 1 June 1938-30 November 1938: Leader of the Jüterbog Luftwaffe Medical Section (Luftkreis Medical Battalion 3).
  • 1 December 1938-31 December 1938: Leader of the Forward Command of the Greifswald Luftwaffe Hospital.
  • 1 January 1939-16 September 1940: Chief Doctor at the Greifswald Luftwaffe Hospital.
  • 17 September 1940-30 November 1941: Chief Doctor at the Braunschweig Luftwaffe Hospital.
  • 1 December 1941-19 February 1942: Luftgau [Air Administrative Zone] Doctor Rostov, Russia.
  • 20 February 1942-31 October 1942: Luftgau Doctor Kiev and then Kharkov, Russia.
  • 1 November 1942-4 August 1944: Luftgau Doctor III/IV, Berlin.
  • 5 August 1944-30 September 1944: Chief Medical Officer of Luftflotte [Air Fleet] Command 5 in Norway.
  • 1 October 1944-8 May 1945: Chief Medical Officer on the staff of the Commanding General of the German Luftwaffe in Norway (Generalleutnant Ernst-August Roth).
  • 9 May 1945-4 October 1947: Prisoner of war in British captivity.
    • 26th September 1947 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 252
    • 1st October 1947 transferred to Camp 186
    • 2nd October 1947 repatriated

Decorations & Awards:

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