Oberstabsintendant RIchard Plagemann

[Stijn David]

Hello,

Is there anyone who can give me information on the named person:

Richard Plagemann

He has won the KC with X of the War Merit cross and was a Lw. member during WWII. So most probably also WWI aerial service.

I am looking for information :

A) career

B) Picture of the man

C) Awards won

Thanks in advance,

[webr55]

That is Generaloberstabsintendant Richard Plagemann, one of the two highest Luftwaffe officials. Here is his bio according to the Generals' bios series:

(But he can't be the Lt Plagemann from the White Falcon list.)

Born: 17 Jan 1893 in Barleben by Magdeburg

Died: 09 Jun 1967 in Braunschweig

Promotions:

Gefreiter (11 Nov 1910); Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1911); Unter-Zahlmeister (08 Feb 1914); Militär-Intendantur-Diätar (01 Apr 1918); Oberregierungs-Sekretär (01 Apr 1922); Regierungs-Assessor (01 Oct 1923); Regierungsrat (01 Jan 1925); Oberregierungsrat (01 Apr 1934); Ministerialrat (01 Apr 1935); Intendant (06 Oct 1936); Luftkreis-Intendant (12 Apr 1938); Dienstgradabzeichen eines Generalmajors verliehen (01 Jan 1939); General-Intendant (20 Feb 1940); Dienstgradabzeichen eines Generalleutnants verliehen (21 Oct 1940); Generalstabs-Intendant (01 Apr 1942); General-Oberstabsintendant (01 Jul 1944)

Career:

Entered the Prussian Army with the 66th and 153rd Infantry-Regiments, aswell as in the 40th Field-Artillery-Regiment, from 01 May 1912 Paymaster-Training (01 Apr 1910-01 Aug 1914)

Unterzahlmeister with the Replacement-Battalion of the 153rd Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-09 Oct 1914)

Unterzahlmeister with the 4th Train-Battalion (Reserve-Transport-Park-Column 78) (10 Oct 1914-16 Mar 1916)

With the Field-Intendancy of the XXV. Reserve-Corps (17 Mar 1916-16 Apr 1916)

Field-Intendancy-Assistant-Deputy with the XXV. Reserve-Corps (17 Apr 1916-04 Mar 1918)

Deputy Military Intendant of the IV. Army-Corps (05 Mar 1918-31 Mar 1918)

Paymaster-Probational Service (07 Aug 1918)

Militär-Intendantur-Di?tar with the Deputy Intendancy of the V. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1918-00 Feb 1920)

At the same time, Training as Intendancy-Secretary (08 Aug 1918-21 Feb 1919)

Detached to the RWM (00 Feb 1920-31 Jan 1921)

With Military-District-Administration-Office II (01 Feb 1921-30 Sep 1923)

Regierungs-Assessor then Regierungsrat with Military-District-Administration-Office II (01 Oct 1923-31 Jan 1926)

Regierungsrat with Military-District-Administration-Office I (01 Feb 1926-27 Jan 1931)

Regierungsrat with Military-District-Administration-Office IV (28 Jan 1931-06 Jul 1933)

Detached to the RLM (07 Jul 1933-20 Aug 1933)

Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Regierungsrat then Oberregierungsrat in the RLM (21 Aug 1933-30 Sep 1936)

Air-District-Intendant with Air-District-Command VII (01 Oct 1936-25 Apr 1938)

Chief Civil Servant of Luftwaffe-Troop-Command 2 (25 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1938)

Air-Region-Intendant with Air-Region-Command XI (01 Jul 1938-31 May 1939)

Air-Fleet-Intendant of Air-Fleet-Command 2 (01 Jun 1939-30 Sep 1939)

Air-Fleet-Intendant of Air-Fleet-Command 2, Intendant of the Commander-in-Chief South (01 Oct 1939-14 Sep 1943)

With Special Duties in the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (15 Sep 1943-22 Sep 1943)

Chief-Intendant of the Luftwaffe in OKL (23 Sep 1943-1945)

Decorations & Awards:

Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (05 Oct 1943)

Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern (17 Jan 1945)

Edited November 13, 2017 by webr55

[Stijn David]

Hi,

Thank you very much => you confirmed it already perfectly, he is not the searched Lt. Plagemann.

Cordial greetings,

[Paul R]

Hi,

Thank you very much => you confirmed it already perfectly, he is not the searched Lt. Plagemann.

Cordial greetings,

Now this is a very interesting man... I bet that he knew more detailed secrets than some of the battlefield Generals. The military would not function without the officials!!

[Guest Rick Research]

WW1 awards: EK 1 & 2, Saxe-Altenburg Bravery Medal.