The Arado Ar.65 was a German biplane fighter that was a direct successor to the Arado Ar.64, which had certain resemblance from.
The first prototype appeared in 1931 and the production version -the D version- was built two years later, in 1933 and remained in the fighter role with the two fighter groups, the Fliegergruppe Döberitz and Fliegergruppe Damm, alongside with the older Ar.64. It also served with the Reklamme-staffel -which later would be the JG.132 and much later the famous JG.2. In 1935 as the better Heinkel He.51 was available it was started to be replaced by that one and the Ar.65s were transferred to the DVS Jagdfliegerschule Schliessheim to serve in the fighter training role.
It's known that also some airplanes served with the Luftpolizei, which was the forerunner of the Luftschutzpolizei, the air protection police.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_65
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
3. http://histaviation.com/ar_65.html
4. http://modelingmadness.com/review/preww2/attardar65.htm
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