(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalleutnant Walther Lech
Born: 10 Apr 1892 in Wehlau, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en)
Died: 03 Oct 1953 in L�beck
Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (12 Apr 1913); Leutnant zur See (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant zur See (25 Dec 1917); Kapit�nleutnant (01 Jan 1923); Korvettenkapit�n (01 Oct 1930); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Oct 1936); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1940)
Career:
Entered the Navy at Basic-Training and Sea-Cadet on Board the Heavy Cruiser �Vineta� (01 Apr 1912-31 Mar 1913)
Training at the Naval-School M�rwik and Special-Briefing (01 Apr 1913-31 Jul 1914)
Officer-Service on Board the Liner �Kaiser Barbarossa� (01 Aug 1914-00 Mar 1915)
Flying-Training and Pilot with the Flight-Station Norderney then Helgoland (00 Mar 1915-00 Feb 1917)
Pilot with the Flying-Boat-Replacement-Battalion (00 Feb 1917-00 May 1917)
Leader of the Flying-Boat-Command Norderney (00 May 1917-00 Dec 1918)
Command not known (00 Dec 1918-12 Oct 1920)
Commandant in the IV. Flotilla then in the 11th Half-Flotilla (13 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1922)
Naval-Signals-Officer Kiel (01 Oct 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Ships-Cadre �Hessen� (01 Oct 1924-05 Jan 1925)
Watch-Officer on the Liner �Hessen� (06 Jan 1925-14 Dec 1925)
Leader of the 3rd (Flak) Company with the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (15 Dec 1925-28 Sep 1928)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (02 Jun 1928-14 Jun 1928)
Watch-Officer on the Liner �Hessen� (29 Sep 1928-26 Sep 1929)
Artillery-Officer of the Fortress-Commander Borkum (27 Sep 1929-28 Sep 1931)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (29 Sep 1931-30 Sep 1934)
Commander of the V. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1934-27 Sep 1936)
At the same time, Acting-Fortress-Commander of Pillau (16 Aug 1936-23 Aug 1936)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service with the Staff of Air-District-Command VI (Sea) (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Commander of Air-Park Holtenau (01 Oct 1937-31 Jul 1938)
Commander of the Flying-Weapons-School Parow and also Air-Base-Commandant Parow (01 Aug 1938-30 Apr 1939)
Commander of Air-Equipment-Group Sea, Warnem�nde (01 May 1939-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)
In Soviet Captivity (00 Dec 1945-1946)
Released (1946)

Decorations & Awards:
1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse
Ehrenkreuz fur Frontkampfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen


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