(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Walter Brenken
Born: 26 Feb 1883 in Münster, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Died: 02 Jan 1952 in Bad Ems
Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 Feb 1902); Leutnant (27 Jan 1903); Oberleutnant (16 Jun 1910); Rittmeister (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Feb 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1929); Oberst (01 Apr 1932); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Feb 1902)
Fähnrich in the 7th Ulanen-Regiment (27 Feb 1902-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1907-1909)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of the XXI. Army-Corps (02 Aug 1914-22 Dec 1914)
Adjutant of the 62nd Infantry-Brigade (22 Dec 1914-21 Jan 1916)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) in the General-Staff of the 12th Army (21 Jan 1916-07 Sep 1916)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the 12th Army (07 Sep 1916-09 Sep 1917)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the Staging-Inspection of the South Army (09 Sep 1917-01 Jan 1918)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 6th Reserve-Division (01 Jan 1918-01 Aug 1918)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) in the General-Staff of the 5th Army (01 Aug 1918-00 Nov 1918)
In the General-Staff of Army-Group Gallwitz (00 Nov 1918-00 Jan 1919); In the General-Staff of Section-Command II, Wipperfürth (00 Jan 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Squadron-Chief in the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1923)
With the Staff of Group-Command 2 (01 Oct 1923-12 May 1925)
Instructor at the Cavalry-School, Hannover (12 May 1925-01 May 1931)
Commandant of Hannover (01 May 1931-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Entered Army Service as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Oct 1935); Active-Officer (1941)
Commander of Military-District-Command Koblenz (01 Oct 1935-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)

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