(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Walter Barenthin
Born: 13 Jan 1888 in Berlin
Died: 28 Feb 1959
Promotions:
Fähnrich (22 May 1909); Leutnant (27 Jan 1910); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (18 Apr 1917); Major (01 Sep 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Sep 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1943)
Career:
Accepted into the Army as Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 21st Pioneer-Battalion (17 Sep 1908-00 Jan 1914)
Detached to the Military Technical Academy (01 Oct 1911-31 Aug 1913)
Adjutant of the Commander of Pioneers of the XVII. Army-Corps (00 Jan 1914-31 Jul 1914)
Adjutant of the 25th Pioneer-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-00 May 1915)
Company-Chief in the 25th Pioneer-Regiment (00 May 1915-31 Dec 1917)
Company-Chief and Instructor at the Pioneer-School in Jeumont by Maubeuge (01 Jan 1918-30 Apr 1918)
Adjutant of the 5th Pioneer-Inspection, Cologne (01/05/1918-1919)
Retired from Army Service (31 Mar 1920)
Reactivated into the Army and Attended Selection-Course in the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 May 1936-31 May 1936)
Company-Chief in the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jun 1936-31 Oct 1937)
Staff-Officer in the Staff of Barrier-Service-Group ‘Regensburg’ (01 Nov 1937-30 Apr 1938)
Pioneer-Staff-Officer with the Territorial-Army-Commander of Hannover (01 Jun 1939-31 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 216th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Sep 1939-31 Mar 1941)
Transferred to the Luftwaffe and Corps-Pioneer-Leader of the XI. Flying-Corps (Parachute) – (Air-Landing Crete) (01 Apr 1941-31 Oct 1942)
Commander of the Luftwaffe-Jäger-Regiment Barenthin (Africa/Tunis) (01 Nov 1942-10 Mar 1943)
Wounded, in hospital (10 Mar 1943-00 May 1943)
Commander of the Supplemental-Units and Schooling of the XI. Flying-Corps (00 May 1943-12 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 3rd Parachute-Division (13 Sep 1943-14 Feb 1944)
Higher Commander of the Replacement and Training Units of the Parachute-Army (15 Feb 1944-30 Dec 1944)
Commander of the Parachute-Training and Replacement-Division (31 Dec 1944-31 Mar 1945)
Commander of the 20th Parachute-Division (01 Apr 1945-09 May 1945)
In British captivity (10 May 1945-27 Aug 1947)
Released (27 Aug 1947)

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