(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flieger Karl Barlen
Born: 17 Jul 1890 in Traben-Trarbach
Died: 25 Mar 1956 in Rodweil über Usingen, Taunus
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Feb 1910); Leutnant (16 Nov 1910); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1916); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1922); Major (01 Apr 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1941); General der Flieger (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Servive (12 Jun 1909)
Officer-Aspirant and Company-Officer in the 70th Infantry-Regiment (12 Jun 1909-01 Aug 1914)
Pilot with the 8th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-13 Jul 1916)
Advisor and Group-Director with the Inspection of Flying-Troops (13 Jul 1916-00 Nov 1918)
Advisor in the Reichs-Air-Office (00 Nov 1918-23 Jan 1919)
With Air-Base Jüterbog (24 Jan 1919-25 Feb 1919)
Officer with Special Duties with the 419th Flying-Battalion at Lyk/East Prussia (26 Feb 1919-20 Jul 1919)
Company-Officer in the 70th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jul 1919-26 Aug 1919)
Company-Officer in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (27 Aug 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Pilot with the 410th Flying-Battalion, later, the 120th Artillery-Flying-Station (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 39th Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-30 Jun 1923)
Company-Chief in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1923-30 Sep 1928)
Retired from Army Service (01 Oct 1929)
Secret Flying-training in Lipezk, USSR (01 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Reactivate to Army Service (01 Oct 1929)
Advisor with Special Duties with Military-District-Command V (01 Oct 1929-31 Oct 1933)
Transferred to Luftwaffe (01 Nov 1933)
Advisor and Group-Director in the Personnel-Office of the RLM (01 Nov 1933-11 Mar 1936)
Commander of Reconnaissance-Group 115 and Air-Base-Commandant Göppingen (12 Mar 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Department-Chief in the Personnel-Office of the RLM (01 Apr 1937-31 Jan 1939)
Chief of the Office-Group for Personnel, RLM (01 Feb 1939-31 Mar 1943)
Commandant of Protection-Zone Slovakia (01 Apr 1943-08 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (08 May 1945-04 Oct 1955)
Released (04 Oct 1955)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- RK des Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgischen Greifenordens
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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