Generalmajor Walter von Dufay Born: 28 Aug 1883 in Berlin Died: 09 Mar 1943 in Berlin-Falkensee Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1903); Leutnant (18 Aug 1904); Oberleutnant (19 Dec 1911); Rittmeister (08 Nov 1914); Major (01 Feb 1926); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1930); Oberst (01 Apr 1933); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1936) Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Oct 1903)
F�hnrich in the 6th Ulanen-Regiment (18 Oct 1903-02 Aug 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 6th Ulanen-Regiment (1909-1911)
Detached to the War Academy and Pilot-Training (01 Oct 1911-21 Jul 1914)
Pilot in the 17th Field-Flying-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-02 Sep 1914)
Shot Down over Radom and in Russian Captivity (02 Sep 1914-00 May 1918)
Released from Captivity and Returned to Germany (00 May 1918-26 Jun 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 8th Ulanen-Regiment (26 Jun 1918-21 Jul 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 33rd Fusilier-Regiment (21 Jul 1918-09 Aug 1918)
Battalion-Commander in the 447th Infantry-Regiment (09 Aug 1918-29 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 8th Ulanen-Regiment (29 Dec 1918-12 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the 2nd Division (12 Jan 1919-01 May 1919)
Squadron-Chief in the 1st Mounted-Regiment (01 May 1919-01 Feb 1924)
Adjutant of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (01 Feb 1924-25 May 1925)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (25 May 1925-01 Jun 1925)
Squadron-Chief in the 8th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the Inspection of Cavalry (01 Jun 1925-01 May 1929)
With the Staff of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 May 1929-01 Feb 1931)
Commander of the 10th Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-01 Feb 1934)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds D�beritz (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1936)
Higher Cavalry Officer 4 (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Retired (30 Sep 1937)
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