(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Ministerialdirigent Dipl.Ing. Walter Kelm
Born: 21 Aug 1883 in Wilhelmshaven
Died: 12 Oct 1954 in Berlin
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (16 Oct 1909); Preuß. Regierungsbaumeister (09 Jun 1911); Oberleutnant der Reserve der Marineinfanterie (17 Oct 1915); Oberleutnant der Reserve der Marineinfanterie (27 Nov 1918); Oberregierungsbaurat (11 Nov 1933); Ministerialrat (31 Oct 1935); Ministerialdirigent (19 Jul 1940)
Career:
With the Naval-Construction-Administration in Wilhelmshaven (00 Aug 1906-00 Nov 1909)
With the Structural-Engineering-Office in Kiel (00 Dec 1909-00 Jun 1910)
With the Provincial-Government Schleswig-Holstein (07 Mar 1910-06 Jun 1910)
With Construction-Office II in Kiel-Wik (16 Jan 1912-27 Jun 1913)
With the Military Construction-Office in Jüterbog (28 Jun 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Company-Officer in the V. Sea-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-00 Oct 1914)
Company-Officer in the 1st Naval-Infantry-Regiment (Flaunders) (00 Oct 1914-00 Sep 1916)
Company-Officer in the Coastal-Battalion (Flaunders) (00 Sep 1916-18 Mar 1917)
Company-Officer in the 4th Naval-Pioneer-Company (19 Mar 1917-28 Feb 1918)
Regierungsbaumeister on the Piuoneer-Training-Grounds Markendorf (01 Mar 1918-10 Jun 1920)
Executive of the Reichs-Property-Office II, Kiel-Wik (11 Jun 1920-14 Sep 1922)
Transferred into the Navy as Executive in the Naval-Construction-Office Kiel-Wik (15 Sep 1922-31 Mar 1934)
Advisor in the Naval Administration Office, Naval Command (01 Apr 1934-10 Jan 1936)
General-Advisor for Structural Engineering in the Naval Construction Office, OKM (11 Jan 1936-14 Nov 1939)
Chief of the Structural Engineering Department (C III) in the Naval Administration Office, OKM (15 Nov 1939-31 Mar 1943)
Chief of the Office-Group for Structural Engineering, General Naval Head-Office, OKM (01 Apr 1943-24 Jul 1944)
In an automobile accident, in Bernau Reserve-Hospital (13 Dec 1943-28 Aug 1944)
General Advisor for Construction Technology with the Chief of Kriegsmarine-Defence in OKM (25 Jul 1944-00 May 1945)

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