(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Walther Brehmer
Born: 28 Jun 1894 in Nordhausen
Died: 19 Sep 1967 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (15 Jun 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Aug 1913); Fähnrich (20 Nov 1913); Leutnant (19 Jun 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1917); Rittmeister (01 Oct 1925); Major (01 Jun 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (08 Mar 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 15th Pioneer-Battalion (08 Mar 1913-02 Aug 1914)
2nd Officer with the Pioneer-Battalion of the 7th Cavalry-Division (02 Aug 1914-08 Nov 1914)
Leader of the Cavalry-Pioneer-Battalion of the 7th Cavalry-Division (08 Nov 1914-23 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 15th Pioneer-Battalion (23 Jan 1919-22 May 1919)
Transferred into the 18th Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion (22 May 1919-12 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 11th Reichswehr-Pioneer-Battalion and Leader of the Brigade-Pioneer-Construction-Troop 211 (12 Sep 1919-08 May 1920)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Company of the 11th Pioneer-Battalion (08 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 16th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1928)
Detached to the Pioneer-School in Münsingen (01 Oct 1923-20 Oct 1925)
Detached to the Battle-School-Course in Döberitz (20 Oct 1925-28 Nov 1925)
Detached to the Course on sMG in Döberitz (11 Oct 1927-08 Nov 1927)
Squadron-Chief in the 16th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1933)
Detached to Course in Cavalry, Signals and Gun Service in the 4th Mounted-Regiment (08 Apr 1929-04 May 1929)
Detached to a Course on Light Mortars in Döberitz and Jüterbog (24 Feb 1931-13 Mar 1931)
Transferred into the 14th Mounted-Regiment and Location-Senior in Schleswig (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into Mounted-Regiment Gera (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to the Army-Motor-Transport-School in Berlin (30 Jan 1935-15 Feb 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 1st Rifle-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Aug 1938)
Commander of the 10th Rifle-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 10th Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-02 Sep 1941)
Commander of the 9th Rifle-Brigade (02 Sep 1941-24 May 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (24 May 1942-10 Jun 1942)
Detached to Panzer-Troop-School (10 Jun 1942-15 Jun 1942)
Commandant of Erfurt (15 Jun 1942-20 Aug 1943)
General with Special Duties with the Command of Greater Paris and at the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 325th Security-Division (20 Aug 1943-24 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (24 Jul 1944-22 Dec 1944)
Detached to Army-Group F (22 Dec 1944-15 Apr 1945)
Commandant of Berlin (15 Apr 1945-04 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (04 May 1945-09 Oct 1955)
Released (09 Oct 1955)

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