Generalmajor Erwin Barends Born: 03 Jun 1880 in Hamburg Died: 29 Mar 1952 in Camp Voikovo, USSR Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Apr 1902); Leutnant (18 Aug 1902); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Hauptmann (19 Aug 1914); Major (01 Jul 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1929); Oberst (01 Feb 1932); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Apr 1902)
Fahnenjunker in the 113th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1901-11 Feb 1904)
Transferred into the 144th Infantry-Regiment � Adjutant of the I. Battalion (11 Feb 1904-01 Oct 1911)
Detached to the Inspection of Air and Motor Transport Affairs (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Pilot-Training and Pilot with the 4th Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Leader of Flying-Battalions and Flying-Group-Commander (02 Aug 1914-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of the Military-District-Command II (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred into the 14th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1926)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-01 Nov 1929)
With the Regiments-Staff of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1929-28 Feb 1932)
Retired from Army Service (28 Feb 1932)
Reactivated as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Sep 1933); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Oberst (E) with Military-Replacement-Inspection Schwerin (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of Military-District-Command Neu-Strelitz (01 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 632nd Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-15 Aug 1940)
Commander of Military-District-Command Neu-Strelitz (15 Aug 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 570th Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1940-31 Oct 1942)
Retired from Army-service (31 Oct 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
- - Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- - 1939 EK I �S-
- - 1939 EK II �S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV Klasse
- - Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III Klasse mit Schwertern
- - Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- - Ritterkreuz I Klasse des kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- - Ritterkreuz II Klasse des Grossherzoglich-Badischen Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern
- - Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- - K.u.K. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- - T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- - Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- - Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
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