(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.Konteradmiral (Ing.) Walter Berendt
Born: 16 Apr 1878 in Görlitz
Died: 16 Aug 1978 in Bayreuth
Promotions:
Maschinist (01 Apr 1906); Marineingenieuraspirant (27 Sep 1906); Marineingenieuroberaspirant (01 Apr 1908); Marine-Ingenieur (12 Dec 1908); Marine-Oberingenieur (12 Apr 1913); Marine-Stabsingenieur (28 Apr 1918); Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (18 Oct 1919); Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Apr 1922); Fregattenkapitän (Ing.) (30 May 1925); Kapitän zur See (Ing.) (01 Apr 1926); Charakter als Konteradmiral (Ing.) (31 Oct 1929)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Maschinistapplikant at the Deck-Officer-School then II. Torpedo-Division (27 Sep 1906-30 Sep 1908)
Engineering Officer with the I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Engineer with the I. School-Flotilla (04 Jan 1909-06 Sep 1909)
At the same time, Chief Engineer with the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (01 Nov 1909-27 Nov 1909)
At the same time, Chief Engineer with the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (04 Apr 1910-10 Jun 1910)
At the same time, Chief Engineer with the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (23 Aug 1910-10 Sep 1910)
Engineering Officer with the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1911)
At the same time, Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 155’ (04 Jan 1911-08 Mar 1911)
At the same time, Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 155’ (11 Mar 1911-15 Apr 1911)
At the same time, Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 155’ (26 Aug 1911-13 Sep 1911)
Company-Officer with the II. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Departed to East Asia (01 Apr 1912-03 Jun 1912)
Watch-Engineer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Gneisenau’ (04 Jun 1912-02 Jun 1914)
Returned Home and On Board the School-Ship ‘Derfflinger’ (03 Jun 1914-31 Aug 1914)
Watch-Engineer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Derfflinger’ (01 Sep 1914-00 Nov 1915)
Chief Engineer on a Torpedo-Boat then Half-Flotilla-Engineer with the 16th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (00 Nov 1915-00 Jul 1918)
Construction-Supervision for Torpedo-Boats New Construction and with the Torpedo-Boat-Workshop Kiel-Wik, Shipyard Schichau (00 Jul 1918-30 Jan 1920)
With the Processing-Centre Kiel and Detached to the 10th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (31 Jan 1920-31 May 1920)
Company-Leader with the Coastal-Defence-Regiment Wilhelmshaven (01 Jun 1920-24 Oct 1920)
Company-Leader with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion II (25 Oct 1920-31 Mar 1922)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Apr 1922-07 Jun 1922)
Chief Engineer on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (08 Jun 1922-23 Sep 1924)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (24 Sep 1924-30 Sep 1925)
At the same time, Surplus Engineer on the Motor-Ship ‘Havelland’ (29 Jan 1925-16 Jul 1925)
Station-Engineer of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Oct 1925-25 Sep 1927)
Fleet-Engineer, Fleet-Command (26 Sep 1927-13 Oct 1929)
Retired (31 Oct 1929)
Employed by the Navy (Reactivated as Territorial-Officer on 01 Oct 1933 then Supplemental-Officer from 05 Mar 1935) and Leader of the Psychological Tests Office of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 May 1933-31 Mar 1939)
Retired (31 Mar 1939)

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