(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Heinrich Berendes
Born: 30 Jul 1881 in Thorn
Died: 17 Mar 1961 in Dortmund
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (22 Mar 1900); Fähnrich (15 Dec 1900); Leutnant (18 Aug 1901); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Jun 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Oberst (01 Apr 1932); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Mar 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1900)
Fähnrich in the 29th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1900-27 Jan 1911)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1905-30 Sep 1909)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1911-00 Mar 1915)
Leader of the III. Battalion 68th Infantry-Regiment (00 Mar 1915-01 May 1915)
Company-Leader in the 29th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1915-00 Jan 1916)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 29th Infantry-Regiment (00 Jan 1916-00 May 1916)
With the Replacement-General-Command of the VIII. Army-Corps (00 May 1916-00 Feb 1917)
Adjutant of the 15th Reserve-Division (00 Feb 1917-00 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 29th Infantry-Regiment (00 Jan 1919-00 May 1919)
1st Adjutant of Dissolving-Staff 32 (00 May 1919-00 Aug 1919)
Adjutant of the VIII. Army-Corps (00 Aug 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 19th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Leader in the II. Battalion of the 2nd Teaching-Regiment (01 May 1920-00 Aug 1920)
Company-Leader in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Mar 1923)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Mar 1923-01 Apr 1929)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Jul 1931)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Jul 1931-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Entered Army Service as Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1933)
Commander of Military-District-Command II, Dortmund (01 Oct 1933-31 Jul 1937)
Retired (31 Dec 1937)
Placed to the Disposal of the Army (01 Jan 1938)
Field Commandant 752, Quimper (04 Jun 1940-23 Jul 1941)
Field Commandant 246, Krivoi-Rog, later Dniepropetrovsk (23 Jul 1941-27 Mar 1942)
Field Commandant 755, Le Mans (27 Mar 1942-13 Feb 1943)
Führer-Reserve (13 Feb 1943-31 Mar 1943)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)

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