Generalmajor Waldemar Berka Born: 03 Aug 1880 in Breslau Died: 09 Apr 1965 in Minden, Wesphalia (Westfalen) Promotions:
F�hnrich (16 Feb 1899); Leutnant (17 Oct 1899); Oberleutnant (17 Sep 1909); Hauptmann (10 Sep 11913); Major (01 May 1922); Oberstleutnant a.D. (15 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (15 Mar 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Charakter als Generalmajor (27 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (21 Jun 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1898-01 Oct 1909)
Inspections-Officer at the War School Engers (18 Nov 1907-01 Oct 1909)
Transferred back into the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1909-01 Oct 1911)
Adjutant of the District-Command Lauban (01 Oct 1911-10 Sep 1913)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 37th Fusilier-Regiment (10 Sep 1913-05 Aug 1914)
Company-Chief in the 37th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1914-04 Apr 1916)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 37th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (04 Apr 1916-03 Aug 1918)
Commander of the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 10th Reserve-Division (03 Aug 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 37th Fusilier-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-15 Feb 1919)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 47th Infantry-Regiment (15 Feb 1919-15 Jul 1919)
Company-Chief in the 9th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (15 Jul 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Hauptmann with the Regiments-Staff of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Leader of the II. Half-Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment, Glogau (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
With the Staff of the Commander Stuttgart and Detached to the 2nd Motor-Vehicle-Battalion, Wilhelmshaven (01 Oct 1922-01 Jan 1923)
Transferred back into the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-31 Mar 1923)
Retired (31 Mar 1923)
Entered Army Service as Territorial-Officer (01 Sep 1930); Supplemental-Officer (15 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Mar 1941)
District-Director in Fraustadt (01 Sep 1930-01 Feb 1931)
District-Director of Gleiwitz-Land (01 Feb 1931-15 Mar 1935)
At the same time, was Border-Guard-Director of Upper Silesian Industrial Area (01 Mar 1932-15 Mar 1935)
With the Staff of Military-District-Command VIII (15 Mar 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Director of the Branch-Office Oppeln of the Military-Replacement-Inspection Breslau (01 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1937)
Commander of Military-District-Command Nei�e (01 Apr 1937-31 Oct 1942)
Retired (31 Oct 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
Pour le m�rite (23 Jun 1918)
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