(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.General der Flieger Erich Karlewski
Born: 20 Sep 1874 in Klecewo, West Prussia (Westpreußen)
Died: 00 Jan 1947 in Camp Mühlberg, Saxony (Sachsen)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (21 Apr 1894); Sekondeleutnant (27 Jan 1895); Oberleutnant (14 Feb 1905); Charakter als Hauptmann (21 Apr 1911); Hauptmann (13 Sep 1911); Major (27 Jan 1918); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1923); Oberst (01 Apr 1928); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1931); Charakter als Generalleutnant (30 Sep 1932); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Charakter als General der Flieger (31 Mar 1938)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fähnrich and Company-Officer in the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1893-30 Sep 1906)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1897-00 Jul 1898)
Company-Officer in the 8th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1906-20 Apr 1911)
Company-Chief in the 8th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (21 Apr 1911-16 Feb 1914)
Company-Chief in the Instruction-Regiment of the Foot-Artillery-School Jüterbog (17 Feb 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Company-Chief in the Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-06 Sep 1915)
Battalion-Commander in the Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (07 Sep 1915-14 Jan 1917)
With the Staff of the General Of Foot-Artillery 8 (Army High Command 6) (15 Jan 1917-00 May 1918)
Commander of the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (00 May 1918-17 Dec 1918)
With the Instruction-Regiment of the Foot-Artillery-School Jüterbog (18 Dec 1918-30 Sep 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-30 Sep 1920)
With the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-04 Jul 1921)
Instructor at the Artillery-School Jüterbog (05 Jul 1921-31 Jan 1925)
Leader of Department 4, Army Weapons Office (01 Feb 1926-31 Mar 1929)
Commander of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-30 Sep 1929)
Leader of the Testing-Office, Army Weapons Office (01 Oct 1929-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Military-Advisor in China (01 Dec 1932-24 Dec 1933)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Officer with Special Duties in the RLM (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of the Air Technical Academy, Berlin-Gatow (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1938)
Retired (31 Mar 1938)
In Soviet Captivity (00 Jun 1945-00 Jan 1947)
Died in Soviet Captivity (00 Jan 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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