[Andy Mitchell]

From de Zeng and Sankey - Luftwaffe Careers

HOLLE, Alexander. (DOB: 27.02.98 in Bielefeld). (i.G.). (R, DKG). 16.11.15 joined the army as an officer candidate. WWI served with the infantry, finishing as a balloon observer and Lt. 29.01.17
promo to Lt. 10.19 entered the Reichswehr. 01.10.20 trf to Inf.Rgt. 16. 08.24 detached for flight training as a pilot with Focke-Wulf Bremen and with "Sportflug GmbH" (to 05.27). 01.04.25 promo
to Oblt. 01.04.28 Oblt., Inf.Rgt. 16, received secret flight training in Lipezk/Soviet Union with Flugzentrum Lipetsk (to 30.10.29). 01.11.30 on the Geheime Fliegerliste. 01.06.31 attended Luftkriegschule. 01.10.31 Generalstab training, including the Heereskriegsakademie Berlin (to
31.03.34). 1931-33 attended a series of short courses with DVS Schleissheim. 01.02.33 promo to Hptm. 01.10.33 attended the Kriegsakademie Berlin. 01.04.34 trf to the Luftwaffe from the Heer with a rank of Hptm. and appt Ia in Stab/1. Fl.-Div. 01.04.35 appt Referent beim Inspekteur der Kampfflieger/RLM. 01.07.35 promo to Maj. and appt Kdr. I./St.G. 163 and concurrently Kdt. Fl.H. Breslau. 11.36 appt Chef des Stabes of the Condor Legion (to early 1937). 01.04.37 appt Kdr. III./St.G. 162. 01.10.37 promo to Obstlt. and appt Kdr. I./St.G. 163. 04.02.38 Obstlt., appt Chef
d.Stabes/Lw.Kdo. Ostpreussen (to 30.09.39). 01.10.38 received RDA 01.08.37. 11.10.39 appt Ch.d.Stabes/IV. Fliegerkorps (to 12.40). 01.02.40 promo to Oberst (RDA 01.08.39). 15.10.40 appt Kommodore KG 26 und concurrently Fliegerführer Nordost (to c. 12.03.41). c.12.03.41 appt
Fliegerführer Nord (Norway) (to c.01.11.41). 01.11.41 appt Fliegerführer Nord (Ost) (to 07.06.43).
11.05.42 awarded DKG, Fliegerführer Nord (Ost). 23.12.42 awarded Ritterkreuz, Fliegerführer Nord.
01.01.43 appt (acting?) Komm.Gen. X. Fliegerkorps (to 22.05.43). 01.02.43 Gen.Maj., concurrently appt (acting?) Befh.d.dt.Lw. in Südgriechenland (to 30.10.43?). 07.06.43 trf to Lw.-Kdo. Südost for further assignment. 15.06.43 (concurrently?) appt Kdr. Luftwaffenstab (Luftgaustab) Griechenland
(to 02.44). 15.10.43 re-appt Komm.Gen. X. Fliegerkorps (to 01.09.44). 01.05.44 promo to Gen.Lt. 25.08.44 Gen.Lt., appt temporary Oberbefehlshaber Luftflotte 4 (to 26.09.44). 22.09.44 Gen.Lt., appt provisional Oberbefehlshaber Luftflotte 3 (to 26.09.44). 28.09.44 Gen.Lt., appt provisional Oberbefehlshaber Lw.Kdo. West (to 15.11.44). 15.12.44 appt Kommandierender Gen. des IV. Fl.Korps. 23.12.44 Gen.Lt., appt Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Dänemark
(to 08.05.45). 09.05.45 captured at Skanderborg/Denmark and became POW, and then later interned. 08.02.48 released.

†16.07.78 in München.

Quite a career. But no mention of the Island "saga".