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Z ,u f t waf f e P er s onne l Of f i c e , a l l ma t t er s per t a i ni ng t o t he pe r s onne l admin i s t r a-
t i on of c i v i l i . an of f i c i a l s , c l e r i c a l per s onne l , and l abor er s wer e a l s o t he r e s -
pons i b i l i t y of t he Admin i s t r at i on Of f i c e .
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The c g an i z at i on and expan s i on of t he Luf t wa f f e gr ound s erv i ce s
( e s t abl i s h -
me nt of a i r f i e l d commands , advance d z i rpor t s , e t c . ) Wer e s ubj e ct t o i ns t r uc t i ons
i s s ue d by t h E Ai r Command Of f i ce .
The Luf t ra f f e P er s onne l Of f i ce was r e s pons i bl e f or f i l l i ng of f i cer pos i t i ons
in ac cor dance wi t h t l e s t r eng t h aut hor i zat i on t abl e s i s sue d by t he Air Command
Of f i ce and f or t he e s t ab l i s hme nt of' a pe r so nne l r e s erve c apabl e of ine e t ing t h se
r e qu ir eme nt a c onne c t e d wi t h mi l i t ary pl ann ing f or t he immedi a t e f ut wre . The
P er s onne l Of f i ce was a l s o i n charg e of a l l aa pe c t s of per 9o nne l ad mi n i s t r a t i on
and We l f ar e , Wi t h t he ex ce pt i on of t hoe e per t a i ni ng t o c i v i l i an of f i c i 8 . l s and
ot her c iv i l i an per s onne l , whi eh ( i n ac c or danc e wi t h t he e x a . mpl e s e t by t he Arm a y )
we r e handl e d by t he Admi n i s t r a t i on Of f i c e .
The Gener a l Air Of f i c e ,
t Y e on l y pur e l y c i v i l i an of f i c e , wa s r epons i bl e f or
t he over - a l l admi n i s t r a t i on of av i at i on ac t i v i t y v:i t hi n t he Ge rman Re i ch .
i ncl uded t he s uper v i s i on of f i e l ds of ende av or wh i c h - l i ke t he Re i c hs 16et eor o-
l o i ca l Ser v i ce ,
3 or e over ,
Th is
f or examp l e - s er ve d bot h c ommer c i a l an d mi l i t az y a ir ac t i v i t y .
t he Ge ner a . l . ir Of f i ce had c harg e of aer i a l phot ogr a ph , }r f or bo t h
c ommer c i al and mi l i t ary pur pos e e .
The Cent r a l Br anch was cr eat ed t o t ake car e of al l t he mi s ce l l as e ous ad -
min is t r at i ve dut i e s x hi c h be c ame nec e s s ar y wi t h t he e s t abl is hment of t he Re i c hs
Ai r ii ni s t ry and Ri t n t he s ubs e quent expans i on of t he Luf t af f e .
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