(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Kavallerie Walter Braemer
Born: 07 Jan 1883 in Königsberg, Prussia (Preußen)
Died: 13 Jun 1955 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich (02 Mar 1901); Leutnant (27 Jan 1902); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1910); Rittmeister (17 Feb 1914); Major (01 Jan 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1926); Oberst (01 Oct 1929); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1932); SS-Standartenführer (01 Oct 1935); SS-Oberführer (13 Sep 1936); SS-Brigadeführer (20 Jun 1938); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jul 1941); General der Kavallerie z.V. (01 Sep 1942); SS-Gruppenführer (20 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (02 Mar 1901)
Fähnrich in the 10th Dragoon-Regiment (02 Mar 1901-22 Mar 1914)
Detached to the Military-Riding-Institute (01 Oct 1906-01 Oct 1908)
Detached to the War-Academy (01 Oct 1908-21 Jul 1911)
At the same time, Detached to the 2nd Foot-Artillery-Regiment (16 Jun 1911-21 Jul 1911)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1912-22 Mar 1914)
Transferred to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1914-02 Aug 1914)
General-Staff-Officer of the 9th Cavalry-Division (02 Aug 1914-09 Sep 1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 75th Reserve-Division (09 Sep 1916-00 Oct 1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 6th Cavalry-Division (00 Oct 1916-00 Nov 1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 7th Cavalry-Division (00 Nov 1916-18 Apr 1917)
Officer of the Army and Detached to the General-Staff of the Royal and Imperial Austro-Hungarian XII. Army-Corps (18 Apr 1917-00 Nov 1917)
General-Staff-Officer with the Senior-Quartermaster with Army High Command 10 (00 Nov 1917-28 Mar 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 234th Infantry-Division (28 Mar 1918-00 Apr 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the XXVI. Reserve-Corps (00 Apr 1918-01 May 1919)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 20th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 May 1919-13 Dec 1919)
Transferred into the RWM (13 Dec 1919-01 Apr 1922)
Squadron-Chief in the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to Artillery-Course (16 Oct 1922-11 Nov 1922)
Transferred into the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1927)
Commander of the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1927-01 Jan 1931)
Detached to Firing-Course for Heavy Infantry-Weapons (17 Sep 1929-18 Oct 1929)
Commandant of Insterburg (01 Jan 1931-30 Nov 1932)
Retired (30 Nov 1932)
Entered SS Service (01 Oct 1935)
With the Staff of SS-Oberabschnitt North (01 Oct 1935-15 Apr 1936)
With the Staff of SS-Oberabschnitt Norh-West (15 Apr 1936-15 May 1936)
With the Staff of SS-Oberabschnitt North Sea (15 May 1936-01 Jul 1938)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Jul 1938)
Commandant of Rear Army Area 580 (26 Aug 1939-20 May 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 May 1941-24 Jun 1941)
Wehrmacht-Commander Ostland (24 Jun 1941-20 Apr 1944)
At the same time, with the Staff of SS-Oberabschnitt North Sea (30 Jan 1942-09 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Apr 1944-17 Jan 1945)
General with Special Duties with Military-District-Command I (17 Jan 1945-22 Jan 1945)
General with Special Duties with Military-District-Command II (22 Jan 1945-10 Feb 1945)
Commandant of the Rear Army Area of the 11th Army (10 Feb 1945-04 Mar 1945)
Führer-Reserve (04 Mar 1945-02 May 1945)
In British captivity (02 May 1945-00 Oct 1947)
Released (00 Oct 1947)

Awards & Decorations
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 17.01.1917
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Fürst. Hohenzollern Ehrenkreuz III Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz II Klasse des kgl. Württembg. Friedrich-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Rittekreuz I Klasse des Grossherzoglich-Badischen Ordens vom Zähringer Löwen mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I Klasse
- K.u.K. Österr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- K.u.K. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Ehrendegen der Reichsführer-SS
- Totenkopfring der SS
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern


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