Ministerialdirektor Dipl.Ing. Karl Gallwitz Born: 29 Jan 1882 in Pitschen, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) Died: 26 Jul 1945 in Berlin Diploma In Engineering: 14 Jul 1906 Promotions:
Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (05 May 1903); Regierungsbauf�hrer (21 Aug 1906); Leutnant der Reserve (22 Mar 1907); Regierungsbaumeister (01 Nov 1909); Oberleutnant der Reserve (16 Jan 1915); Hauptmann der Reserve (16 Jan 1917); Bauamtmann (17 Nov 1919); Regierungsbaurat (31 May 1920); Oberregierungsbaurat (16 May 1933); Ministerialrat (01 May 1934); Ministerialdirigent (01 Aug 1937); Ministerialdirektor (01 Apr 1940) Career:
Entered the Army as a One Year Volunteer in the 52nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1901-31 Mar 1902)
Discharged to Reserve (31 Mar 1902)
Studies at the Technical College Darmstadt (17 Apr 1902-27 Jul 1904)
Studies at the Technical College Berlin-Charlottenburg (04 Oct 1904-01 Aug 1906)
1st State Examination to Regierungsbauf�hrer (14 Jul 1906)
Regierungsbauf�hrer with District-Construction-Inspection Berlin II (01 Aug 1906-05 Sep 1907)
Regierungsbauf�hrer with the Army Construction Administration, Military Construction Office Potsdam (06 Sep 1907-05 Mar 1909)
Regierungsbauf�hrer with the Government in Potsdam (06 Mar 1909-05 Jun 1909)
Granted Leave to Sit 2nd State Examination (06 Jun 1909-31 Oct 1909)
2nd State Examination to Regierungsbaumeister (23 Oct 1909)
Regierungsbaumeister with the Army Construction Administration, Military Construction Office Potsdam II (01 Nov 1909-31 Mar 1912)
Executive of the Military Construction Office Potsdam (01 Apr 1912-10 Mar 1913)
Assistant in the War Ministry (11 Mar 1913-31 Jan 1914)
Executive of the Military Construction Office Ohrdruf (01 Feb 1914-31 Oct 1919)
Called Up from Reserve as Platoon and Company Leader in the 52nd Infantry-Regiment (25 Aug 1914-25 Jul 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 52nd Infantry-Regiment (26 Jul 1915-25 Jul 1915)
With the Staff of the Replacement 10th Infantry-Brigade (13 Sep 1915-06 Apr 1916)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 52nd Infantry-Regiment (20 Jun 1917-05 Jul 1917)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 12th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (06 Jul 1917-12 Nov 1917)
Detached to the 5th Infantry-Division (13 Nov 1917-18 Dec 1917)
Detached to the 5th Reserve-Division (19 Dec 1917-29 Dec 1917)
Company-Leader with the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 5th Reserve-Division (30 Dec 1917-09 Jan 1918)
Company-Leader in the 12th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Jan 1918-09 Apr 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 52nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Apr 1918-31 Jul 1918)
Executive of Reichs Proprietary Office Eisenach (01 Nov 1919-07 Mar 1921)
Executive of Reichs Proprietary Office Kreuznach (08 Mar 1921-07 Mar 1923)
Employed by French Approval with the State Tax Office Rudolstadt (08 Mar 1923-24 Oct 1924)
Executive of the Construction Department of the Reichs Proprietary Office Krefeld (25 Oct 1924-14 Apr 1927)
Department Head with Military-District-Administration-Office III, Berlin (15 Apr 1927-16 May 1933)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Department-Director LD III-Construction in the RLM (16 May 1933-31 Jan 1939)
Department-Chief LD 5 (Construction Matters) in the RLM (01 Feb 1939-16 Sep 1939)
Orderly Member of the German Academy of Construction Matters (21 Apr 1936-31 Aug 1944)
Chief of the Office Group for Construction Affairs, RLM (17 Sep 1939-05 May 1944)
Member of the Wehrmacht-Serving-Penal-Court (08 Aug 1940-31 Aug 1944)
Granted Leave (05 May 1944-31 Aug 1944)
Retired (31 Aug 1944)
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