Bio of Oberst (Luftwaffe) Walter Bauerschäfer

Walter Bauerschäfer was recorded as a Hauptmann and Chef of 2.(Funk-u.Funkh.) / Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 on 1 July 1938. In the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), he was appointed as a Major and Kommandeur Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 88 Legion Condor. On 1 July 1939 he became the Commander of I.Abteilung / Luftnachrichten-Regiment 4. On 22 September 1939 he moved as a Commander of II.Abteilung / Luftnachrichten-Regiment 4. In August 1941 Bauerschäfer, now as an Oberstleutnant, appointed as Kommandeur Luftnachrichten-Regiment 24 (to March 1942). In March 1942 he was appointed as a Kommandeur of Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 25 (to September 1943). On 1 March 1943 he was promoted to Oberst. On 30 September 1939 he was appointed as Kommandeur of Luftnachrichten-Ausbildungs-Regiment 305 (to September 1944?). On 27 December 1944 he became the Nafü (Nachrichtenführer) of Kommandierender General der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Norwegen. In January 1945 he was appointed as a Nafü / Befehlsstelle Dresden Luftgau III. His last position in the war was as a Nafü / Luftgaukommando XVI (to 24 January 1945).

Source :
"Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries: Section A-F" by Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey
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