(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Erich Bernecker
Born: 11 May 1885 in Lenkeningken, District Insterburg
Died: 28 Oct 1941 by Valki, USSR (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (16 Mar 1905); Leutnant (27 Jan 1906); Oberleutnant (1914); Hauptmann (18 Sep 1915); Charakter als Major (03 Dec 1920); Polizei-Major (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (19 Dec 1933); Polizei-Oberst (20 Apr 1935); Oberst (01 Oct 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1938); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Jul 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Aug 1904)
Fahnenjunker in the 11th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (27 Aug 1904-18 Oct 1910)
Transferred into the Instruction-Regiment of the Foot Artillery Firing School (18 Oct 1910-01 Oct 1912)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 11th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 2nd Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment, Battery-Chief in the 2nd Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-20 Jul 1917)
Transferred into the General Staff (20 Jul 1917-10 Feb 1919)
With the Instruction-Regiment of the Foot Artillery Firing School (10 Feb 1919-00 Feb 1919)
General-Staff-Officer in the 25th Reichswehr-Brigade (00 Feb 1919-03 Dec 1920)
Retired from Army Service (03 Dec 1920)
Entered Police Service (13 Jul 1921)
With the Protection-Police in Berlin;
Commander of the Police-Motor-Transport-School (13 Jul 1921-1928)
With the Police-Administration Elbing (1928-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (01 Oct 1935)
Wih in the Staff of the Artillery-Commander I, Königsberg (01 Oct 1935-01 Jan 1938)
Commander of the 30th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1938-01 Apr 1939)
Artillery Commander 5 (01 Apr 1939-01 Sep 1939)
Artillery Commander 31 (01 Sep 1939-02 Jul 1940)
Artillery Commander 124 (02 Jul 1940-28 Oct 1941)
Killed-in-Action (28 Oct 1941)

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