(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Karl Halberstadt
Born: 30 Jan 1897 in Gotha
Died: 22 Jul 1972 in Kitzingen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 Jan 1916); Leutnant (08 Jul 1916); Charakter als Oberleutnant (31 May 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (09 Jun 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Apr 1926); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1935); Major (01 Apr 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker, Company-Officer and Company-Leader in the 79th Infantry-Regiment (17 Jun 1915-30 Apr 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 20th MG-Battalion (01 May 1919-31 May 1920)
Retired (31 May 1920)
Entered Police Service with the Security then Protection Police in Hannover, Wesermünde, Berlin and Mönchengladbach (09 Jun 1920-30 Apr 1929)
Leader of the Instruction-Department at the Police-School Bonn (01 May 1929-31 Oct 1933)
Instructor for Weapons Instruction, Army, Signals and Flight Affairs at the Higher Police School Eiche (01 Nov 1933-31 Jul 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service with the Staff of Flak-Battalion Gotha (01 Aug 1935-31 Dec 1935)
With the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Flak-Regiment, at the same time Mobile-Specialist (01 Jan 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Battalion-Commander in the 33rd Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-14 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 50th Flak-Regiment (15 Feb 1940-30 Apr 1941)
Commander of the Air-Region-Flak-Artillery-School XII/XIII, Kitzingen (01 May 1941-14 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 79th Flak-Regiment (15 Apr 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Commander of Flak-Brigade XVIII (01 Mar 1943-06 May 1945)
In British Captivity (06 May 1945-27 Feb 1948)
Released (27 Feb 1948)

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