(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalarzt Dr.med. Hans-Joachim Barnewitz
Born: 18 Aug 1892 in Berlin-Charlottenburg
Died: 19 Apr 1965 in L�bbecke
Doctorate In Medicine:
Promotions:
Oberfeldarzt (01 Mar 1938); Oberstarzt (01 Mar 1941); Generalarzt (01 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Feb 1915)
Division-Medic of the 228th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-05 Feb 1940)
Division-Medic of the 6th Infantry-Division (05 Feb 1940-19 Jun 1941)
Chief Medical Officer with the German Liaison-Officer to the Royal Italian High Command in Africa (19 Jun 1941-13 Oct 1941)
Corps-Medic of the German Africa-Corps (13 Oct 1941-05 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Sep 1942-10 May 1943)
Commander of Medical-Battalion Thorn (10 May 1943-01 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve Military-District-Command XX, at the same time, Corps-Medic of the Replacement XII. Army-Corps (01 Nov 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Corps-Medic of the Replacement XII. Army-Corps and Military-District-Medic XII (01 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1946)
Released (1946)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (02 Jun 1944)


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