Erhard Milch
From 8 July 1942 through 30 November 1943, he served as a special assistant to "Generalfeldmarshall" Erhard Milch. On 1 December 1943 Dahlmann was promoted to "generalleutnant" and entrusted with the flight security, flight operations, and ground organization of the Luftwaffe. He served in that capacity until 8 May 1945, VE Day, when he was captured. He would not be released until August 1947.