(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Walther Pawelke
Born: 14 Mar 1897 in Mittenwalde, District Habelschwerdt, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 28 Jul 1968 in Cologne (Köln)
Promotions:
Gefreiter (24 Dec 1914); Unteroffizier (27 Jan 1915); Offiziers-Aspirant (15 Apr 1916); Vizefeldwebel (12 May 1916); Leuitnant der Reserve (06 Mar 1917); Leutnant (27 Jan 1919); Polizei-Leutnant (26 Mar 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (07 Apr 1924); Polizei-Hauptmann (30 Mar 1929); Polizei-Major (01 Sep 1935); Major (01 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army Reserves as a War Volunteer and Reserve-Officer-Aspirant in the 52nd Infantry-Regiment (12 Aug 1914-06 Sep 1916)
Detached to Reserve-Officer-Aspirant-Course in Döberitz (09 Feb 1916-18 May 1916)
With the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 5th Reserve-Division (07 Sep 1916-12 Sep 1916)
Company-Officer in the 421st Infantry-Regiment (13 Sep 1916-19 May 1918)
At the same time, Temporary-Company-Leader in the 421st Infantry-Regiment (26 Dec 1917-02 Feb 1918)
Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 421st Infantry-Regiment (19 May 1918-17 Aug 1918)
Taken ill, in Hospital (17 Aug 1918-20 Sep 1918)
Adjutant and Court-Officer of the I. Battalion of the 421st Infantry-Regiment (21 Sep 1918-06 Jan 1919)
Volunteer in the 44th Volunteer-Battalion (07 Jan 1919-17 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the 44th Volunteer-Battalion (17 Jan 1919-31 Oct 1919)
At the same time, Court-Officer of the 44th Volunteer-Battalion (03 Apr 1919-31 Oct 1919)
At the same time, Leader of the Signals-Platoon of the 44th Volunteer-Battalion (26 Apr 1919-31 Oct 1919)
Court-Officer of Battalion Olita (01 Nov 1919-25 Mar 1920)
At the same time, Food-Supply-Officer and Leader of the Signals-Platoon of Battalion Olita (01 Feb 1920-25 Mar 1920)
Transferred to Police Service as Platoon and Bureau-Officer with the Security-Police Königsberg-State (26 Mar 1920-20 Nov 1920)
Platoon-Leader with the Protection-Police Rastenburg (21 Nov 1920-07 Apr 1925)
Platoon-Leader with the Protection-Police Goldap (08 Apr 1925-30 Sep 1925)
Instructor at the Police-School Sensburg (01 Oct 1925-29 Apr 1929)
District-Chief with the Police-Administration Breslau (30 Apr 1929-30 Jun 1931)
Alarm-Unit-Leader with the Police-Administration Waldenburg, Silesia (01 Jul 1931-07 Oct 1934)
With the Staff of the State-Police-Inspection South-East, Breslau (08 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service at Bomber-Observers-Courses in Faßberg (01 Oct 1935-14 Jan 1936)
Company-Chief with the Flying-Group Z, Jüterbog (15 Jan 1936-31 May 1936)
Commander of Courses of the Weapon-Masters-School of the Luftwaffe, Halle/Saale (01 Jun 1936-19 Oct 1939)
Commander of the Weapon-Masters-School of the Luftwaffe, Merseburg (20 Oct 1939-31 Dec 1942)
Commander of the 21st Luftwaffe-Jäger-Regiment (01 Jan 1943-30 Nov 1943)
Commander of the Higher Technical School of the Luftwaffe, Jüterbog (01 Dec 1943-08 May 1945)
At the same time, Flight-Position-Commandant A 37/III, Jüterbog-Waldlager (15 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-08 May 1947)
Released (08 May 1947)

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