Job Odebrecht

Job Odebrecht (25 February 1892 – 20 November 1982) was a German general during World War II.

Odebrecht entered the German navy as an officer cadet in 1909 and was commissioned in 1912.

After serving on flotilla craft and capital ships, he was assigned to East Africa.

He commanded a company of naval troops there when World War I broke out, and was captured by the Belgians in 1916, when German East Africa fell to the Allies.

He joined the German air force in 1935, and was promoted to Lt. Col at the end of that year.