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Grossadmiral Karl Donitz
Born: 16 Sep 1891 in Grunau near Berlin
Died: 24 Dec 1980 in Aumuhle near Hamburg
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (15 Apr 1911); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1913); Oberleutnant zur See (22 Mar 1916); Kapitдnleutnant (01 Jan 1921); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Nov 1928); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Oct 1933); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1935); Kommodore (28 Jan 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1939); Vizeadmiral (01 Sep 1940); Admiral (14 Mar 1942); GroЯadmiral (30 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (01 Apr 1910-31 Mar 1911)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1911-30 Sep 1912)
On Board the Light Cruiser ‘Breslau-Midilli’ (01 Oct 1912-11 Sep 1916)
With the Flying-Station San Stefano and Dardanelles (12 Sep 1916-00 Dec 1916)
Submarine-Training (00 Dec 1916-16 Jan 1917)
Watch-Officer on Board the Submarine ‘U-39’ (17 Jan 1917-28 Feb 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UC-27’ (01 Mar 1918-04 Sep 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB-68’ (05 Sep 1918-04 Oct 1918)
In Captivity (04 Oct 1918-15 Jul 1919)
Released and Detached to the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (16 Jul 1919-13 Mar 1920)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 5’ (14 Mar 1920-19 Apr 1920)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘T 157’ and ‘G 8’ (20 Apr 1920-14 Mar 1923)
Advisor and Adjutant of the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (20 Mar 1923-02 Nov 1924)
Advisor in the Naval-Defence-Department of the Naval Command (03 Nov 1924-02 Oct 1927)
Course and Information on the Cruiser ‘Nymphe’ (03 Oct 1927-16 Dec 1927)
Navigations-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Nymphe’ (17 Dec 1927-23 Sep 1928)
Chief of the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (24 Sep 1928-29 Sep 1930)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (30 Sep 1930-09 Sep 1934)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (29 Sep 1934-21 Sep 1935)
Chief of the Submarine-Flotilla ‘Weddigen’ (27 Sep 1935-13 Oct 1936)
Leader of Submarines (01 Jan 1936-16 Oct 1939)
Commander of Submarines (17 Oct 1939-30 Jan 1943)
Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (30 Jan 1943-30 Apr 1945)
At the same time, Wehrmacht Commander-in-Chief North (17 Apr 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Head Of State and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht (01 May 1945-23 May 1945)
In British Captivity (23 May 1945-01 Oct 1946)
Tried at Nuremberg for Alleged War Crimes, Convicted of Crimes Against Peace and War Crimes and was sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment (01 Oct 1946-01 Oct 1956)
Released (01 Oct 1956)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (21 Apr 1940)
Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz (06 Apr 1943, 223rd recipient)
U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillanten;
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK I (20 Dec 1939)
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK II (18 Jan 1939)
1914 EK I (15 May 1916)
1914 EK II (07 Nov 1914)
Wehrmachtbericht (14 Mar 1942 & 05 May 1945)
U-Bootabzeichen (1918)
Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer;
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen
Deutscher Orden (00 May 1945)
Goldenes Parteiabzeichen

Generaladmiral Rolf Carls
Born: 29 May 1885 in Rostock
Died: 15 Apr 1945 in Bad Oldesloe (Killed)
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (15 Apr 1904); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1906); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Jan 1909); Kapitдnleutnant (16 Dec 1914); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Oct 1928); Kapitдn zur See (01 May 1930); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1934); Vizeadmiral (01 Jan 1937); Admiral (01 Jun 1937); Generaladmiral (19 Jul 1940)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training (01 Apr 1903-10 May 1903)
On Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (11 May 1903-31 Mar 1904)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Departed to East Asia (01 Oct 1905-28 Nov 1905)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Fьrst Bismarck’ (29 Nov 1905-02 Oct 1906)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘Taku’ (03 Oct 1906-14 Jun 1907)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Fьrst Bismarck’ (15 Jun 1907-01 Oct 1907)
Returned Home and Granted-Leave (02 Oct 1907-21 Nov 1907)
Roll-Officer and Adjutant on the Liner ‘Schwaben’ (22 Nov 1907-14 Sep 1910)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Dresden’ (15 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Wittelsbach’ (01 Oct 1912-28 Apr 1914)
Artillery-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Breslau-Midilli’ (13 May 1914-02 Dec 1916)
3rd Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Kцnig’ (16 Jan 1917-14 Apr 1917)
Submarine-Training, Submarine-School (15 Apr 1917-30 Jun 1917)
Instructor on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (01 Jul 1917-03 Feb 1918)
Course on the School-Ship ‘Wьrttemberg’ (04 Feb 1918-30 Mar 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine-School, and at the same time ‘U 9’ (31 Mar 1918-20 Jul 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 124’ (21 Jul 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspector of Submarine Affairs (02 Dec 1918-08 Feb 1919)
Commander of the VIII. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (09 Feb 1919-15 Mar 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspector of Submarine Affairs (16 Mar 1919-08 Apr 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the III. Naval-Brigade (09 Apr 1919-30 Jun 1920)
Commander of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (01 Jul 1920-07 Oct 1923)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (08 Oct 1923-31 Aug 1925)
Director of the Reichs Naval Service Office Kцnigsberg (10 Sep 1925-17 Mar 1927)
Advisor in the Fleet-Department, Naval-Command (18 Mar 1927-04 Oct 1928)
Chief of the Training-Department, Naval-Command (05 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1930)
Chief of Staff of the Naval-Command (01 Oct 1930-26 Sep 1932)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Hessen’ (03 Oct 1932-02 Oct 1933)
Chief of Staff, Fleet-Command (03 Oct 1933-28 Sep 1934)
Commander of Liners (29 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1936)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (24 Jul 1936-24 Aug 1936)
Commander of Armoured-Ships (01 Oct 1936-23 Nov 1936)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (05 Oct 1936-13 Nov 1936)
Fleet Chief (21 Dec 1936-31 Oct 1938)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (03 Aug 1937-07 Sep 1937)
Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Nov 1938-20 Sep 1940)
At the same time, Commander-in-Chief East (31 Oct 1939-20 Sep 1940)
Commander-in-Chief, Naval-Group-Command North (21 Sep 1940-01 Mar 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (02 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired from Naval Service (31 May 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without being mobilised (01 Jun 1943)
Killed (15 Apr 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (15): am 14.06.1940 als Admiral und OB. Marinegruppen-Kommando Ost und zugleich Leiter des Operativen Fьhrungsstabes des Marinegruppen-Kommandos West
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: 28.02.1943 als Generaladmiral und Ob. Marinegruppen-Kommando Nord
- 1939 EK I –S-: 00.00.1940
- 1939 EK II –S-: 00.00.1940
- 1914 EK I : 19.05.1915
- 1914 EK II
- Dienstorden IV Klasse: 19.09.1912
- Tьrkischer Eiserner Halbmond: 12.08.1915
- Tьrkische Imtiaz-Medaille in Silber mit Sдbel
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militдr-Verdienstkreuz II Klasse: 04.08.1916
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militдr-Verdienstkreuz I Klasse: 04.08.1916
- Tьrkischer Osmaniи-Orden IV Klasse: 00.02.1917
- Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II Stufe: 27.01.1920
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden I Stufe: 27.01.1920
- Bewдhrungsabzeichen II Klasse der III Marine-Brigade: 31.05.1920
- Bewдhrungsabzeichen I Klasse der III Marine-Brigade: 31.05.1920
- Grossoffizierskreuz des kgl. Bulgar. Militдr-Verdienstordens: 00.06.1934
- Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer: 24.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Grosskreuz des kgl. Ungar. Verdienstorden: 20.08.1938
- Grosskreuz des Marokkanischer Mehdauia-Orden: 03.12.1938
- Grosskreuz des kgl. Italien. Orden der Krone: 00.00.1938
- Grosskreuz des finn. Orden der weissen Rose : 00.00.1938
- Kgl. Bulgar. Militдr-Verdienstorden II Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern: 00.00.1938
- Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern: 06.06.1939
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938: 07.06.1939
- Spanisches Marine-Verdienstkreuz in Weiss: 31.08.1939
- Grosskreuz des kgl. Jugoslw. Orden der Krone: 16.11.1939
- Grosskreuz des spanischen Marine-Verdienstorden: 00.00.1940
- Nennung im Wehrmachtsbericht: 10.04.1940
- Grosskreuz des kgl. Italien. Orden der Krone: 11.03.1941
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I Klasse mit Stern und Schwertern: 27.04.1942

Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
Born: 15 Jul 1895 in StraЯburg, Alsace (ElsaЯ)
Died: 23 May 1945 in Flensburg-Mьrwik (Suicide)
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (23 Dec 1914); Leutnant zur See (13 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Sep 1920); Kapitдnleutnant (01 Jul 1925); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Apr 1933); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Jan 1937); Kapitдn zur See (01 Jan 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Sep 1942); Vizeadmiral (01 Feb 1943); Admiral (01 Apr 1943); Generaladmiral (01 May 1945)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (01 Apr 1914-03 Aug 1914)
Detached as an Officer-Serviceman to the Admiral-Staff of the Navy (Coding Service) (04 Aug 1914-18 Dec 1914)
On Board the Liner ‘Kronprinz’ (20 Dec 1914-03 Dec 1917)
Training and Courses at the Submarine-School (04 Dec 1917-19 Jun 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 114’ (20 Jun 1918-27 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine Affairs (28 Nov 1918-15 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea and also Watch-Officer on the Light Cruiser ‘Regensburg’ (16 Dec 1918-15 Oct 1919)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Kцnigsberg’ (16 Oct 1919-31 May 1920)
Adjutant of the Ship’s-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (01 Jun 1920-06 Sep 1920)
Adjutant of the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (07 Sep 1920-13 Feb 1922)
Platoon-Officer with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion II (14 Feb 1922-29 Sep 1922)
Battalion-Adjutant of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion II (30 Sep 1922-23 Jun 1924)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea and Attended Courses (24 Jun 1924-20 Dec 1924)
Watch and Torpedo Officer on the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (21 Dec 1924-31 Mar 1925)
Instructor at the Torpedo-School (01 Apr 1925-29 May 1925)
Watch and Torpedo Officer on the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (30 May 1925-30 Jun 1927)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Jul 1927-25 Aug 1927)
Detached to the Naval-School Mьrwik (26 Aug 1927-29 Sep 1927)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (06 Oct 1927-22 Apr 1929)
Naval-Liaison-Officer to Military-District-Command I (Kцnigsberg) and in the Staff of the 1st Division (23 Apr 1929-15 Jun 1932)
Advisor in the Wehrmacht-Office, Reichs Defence Ministry (16 Jun 1932-31 Jan 1933)
Naval-Adjutant of the Reichs War Minister, Reichs War Ministry (01 Feb 1933-29 Sep 1936)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Karlsruhe’ (30 Sep 1936-16 Mar 1938)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (17 Mar 1938-01 Nov 1938)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Security of the North Sea (02 Nov 1938-05 Feb 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Leader of Submarines (06 Feb 1939-05 Jun 1939)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 27’ (06 Jun 1939-08 Jul 1939)
Staff-Officer with Special Duties with the Leader of Submarines then Acting-Leader of Submarines (09 Jul 1939-24 Sep 1939)
Chief of the Organisation-Department, Staff of the Commander of Submarines (25 Sep 1939-11 Sep 1941)
2nd Admiral of Submarines (12 Sep 1941-31 Jan 1943)
Commanding Admiral of Submarines (01 Feb 1943-30 Apr 1945)
Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 May 1945-23 May 1945)
Leader of the Negotiations-Delegation for Surrender in North Area Opposite the British Delegation headed by Field-Marshal Montgomery (00 May 1945)
Committed Suicide (23 May 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 17.01.1945 als Admiral und Komm. Admiral der Unterseeboote
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 06.06.1942 als Kapitдn zur See und 2. Admiral der Unterseeboote
- 1939 EK I –S-
- 1939 EK II –S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz II Klasse des Grossherzoglich-Badischen Orden vom Zбhringer Lцwen mit Schwertern
- Ehrenritter des Preuss. Johanniter-Orden
- Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Spanienkreuz in Silber ohne Schwerter
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdientskreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern

Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall
Born: 30 Sep 1886 in Augsburg
Died: 20 Mar 1976 in Mцlln
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (06 Apr 1907); Leutnant zur See (30 Sep 1909); Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1912); Kapitдnleutnant (13 Jan 1917); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Aug 1925); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Oct 1930); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1932); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1936); Vizeadmiral (01 Nov 1938); Admiral (01 Dec 1939); Generaladmiral (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training an on Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (01 Apr 1906-03 Apr 1907)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (04 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1908)
On Board the Liner ‘Lothringen’, at the same time Attended Special-Briefings (01 Oct 1908-29 Mar 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Survey-Ship ‘Hyдne’ (30 Mar 1912-25 Sep 1912)
Departed to Lьderitzbucht, German South-West Africa (26 Sep 1912-19 Nov 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Survey-Ship ‘Mцwe’ (20 Nov 1912-20 Nov 1913)
Returned Home from Dares Salaam and Company-Officer with the I. Shipyard-Division (21 Nov 1913-31 Mar 1914)
Inspection-Officer at the Naval-School in Mьrwik (01 Apr 1914-31 Jul 1914)
Commandant of the Barrier-Ship ‘Viadra’ (01 Aug 1914-00 Sep 1914)
Ships-Cadre ‘Kronprinz’ (00 Sep 1914-07 Nov 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Kronprinz’ (08 Nov 1914-00 Jan 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (00 Jan 1916-25 Mar 1916)
Commandant-Course at the Submarine-School (26 Mar 1916-30 Jun 1916)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 37’ (01 Jul 1916-31 Jul 1916)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection Of Submarine Affairs (01 Aug 1916-25 Nov 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UC 74’ (26 Nov 1916-29 Dec 1917)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB 105’ (30 Dec 1917-11 Sep 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander Of Submarines in the Mediterranean then of the Submarine-Inspection (12 Sep 1918-20 Feb 1919)
Astronomical Training and First Officer on the Survey-Ship ‘Triton’ (21 Feb 1919-09 Jul 1921)
First Officer on the Survey-Ship ‘Panther’ (10 Jul 1921-10 Mar 1922)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (13 Mar 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Commandant of the Survey-Ship ‘Panther’ (01 Oct 1924-15 Dec 1926)
At the same time, Acting 1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (23 Mar 1925-03 May 1925)
Transferred into the Nautical Department in the Naval Command (16 Dec 1926-27 Mar 1927)
Transferred into the Peoples Federation Group Navy, Naval Command (28 Mar 1927-07 Sep 1929)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (08 Sep 1929-24 Feb 1930)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (25 Feb 1930-25 Sep 1931)
Chief Of Staff in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (26 Sep 1931-24 Sep 1934)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Hessen’ (25 Sep 1934-12 Nov 1934)
Commandant of the Armoured-Ship ‘Admiral Scheer’ (12 Nov 1934-21 Sep 1936)
Chief of the Operations-Department, OKM (22 Sep 1936-01 Oct 1937)
Commander of the German Sea Forces at Spain (08 Oct 1937-08 Feb 1938)
Commander of Armoured Ships (09 Feb 1938-20 Oct 1939)
Fleet Chief, Fleet Command (21 Oct 1939-07 Jul 1940)
Inspector of Training Affairs of the Navy (26 Aug 1940-08 Aug 1942)
At the same time, Acting-Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Group-Command South (00 Dec 1941-00 Mar 1942)
At the same time, Acting-Commanding Admiral of Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (10 Apr 1942-02 May 1942)
Commanding Admiral France (12 Aug 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Commander-in-Chief Naval-Group-Command West (21 Sep 1942-19 Apr 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (20 Apr 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jul 1943-04 Jun 1944)
Reactivated as Special-Plenipotentiary of the Donau (04 Jun 1944-23 Nov 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (24 Nov 1944-30 Nov 1944)
Withdrawn again to be Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (30 Nov 1944-19 Apr 1945)
Reactivated again as Commander-in-Chief of Naval-High-Command West (19 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-25 Jun 1947)
Released (25 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Pour le mйrite: am 04.07.1918 als Kapitдnleutnant und Kommandant Unterseeboot « UB 105 »
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 23.03.1942 als Admiral und Inspekteur des Bildungswesens der Marine
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Ordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1939 EK I –S-
- 1939 EK II –S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militдr-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- K.u.K. Цsterr. Militдr-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- K.u.K. Цsterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Tьrkische Imtiaz-Medaille in Silber mit Sдbel
- Tьrkische Liakat-Medaille in Gold mit Sдbel
- Tьrkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse

Generaladmiral Otto Schultze
Born: 11 May 1884 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg
Died: 22 Jan 1966 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (19 Apr 1901); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1903); Oberleutnant zur See (21 Mar 1903); Kapitдnleutnant (22 Mar 1910); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Apr 1925); Kapitдn zur See (01 Jan 1928); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1931); Vizeadmiral (01 Oct 1934); Admiral (01 Oct 1936); Generaladmiral z.V. (31 Aug 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and On Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (07 Apr 1900-02 Apr 1901)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (03 Apr 1901-30 Sep 1902)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Prinz Heinrich’ (01 Oct 1902-30 Sep 1905)
Company-Officer in the I. Torpedo-Battalion (01 Oct 1905-28 Feb 1906)
Departed to Sydney (01 Mar 1906-00 Apr 1906)
Navigations-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Condor’ (00 Apr 1906-09 Apr 1908)
Returned Home from Sydney and Placed to the Disposal of the I. Shipyard-Division (10 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1908)
Company-Officer in the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Wьrttemberg’ (01 Apr 1909-30 Sep 1909)
Company-Leader in the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1910)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘PreuЯen’ (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1912)
I. Course at the Naval-Academy (01 Oct 1912-30 Jun 1913)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection (01 Jul 1913-30 Sep 1913)
II. Course at the Naval-Academy (01 Oct 1913-30 Jun 1914)
Navigations-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (01 Jul 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Roll-Officer on the Liner ‘Kцnig’ (02 Aug 1914-00 May 1915)
Submarine-Training and Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 4’ of the Submarine-School (00 May 1915-00 Dec 1915)
Construction-Indoctrination of the Submarine ‘U 63’ (00 Dec 1915-10 Mar 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 63’ (11 Mar 1916-11 Dec 1917)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Submarines in the Mediterranean (12 Dec 1917-07 Nov 1918)
At the same time, Chief of the I. Submarine-Flotilla Mediterranean (20 Jan 1918-12 May 1918)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the IV. Reconnaissance-Group (08 Nov 1918-07 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine-Affairs (02 Jan 1919-01 Feb 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (02 Feb 1919-24 Jul 1919)
1st Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (25 Jul 1919-23 Mar 1920)
At the same time, Temporary-Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (16 Mar 1920-23 Mar 1920)
Granted Leave (24 Mar 1920-15 Jun 1920)
Detached for Service to the Admiralty (16 Jun 1920-15 Sep 1920)
Detached for Service to the Naval Command (16 Jun 1920-05 Apr 1921)
Chief Of Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (06 Apr 1921-02 Oct 1921)
Commander of the Commanding-Battalion Baltic Sea (03 Oct 1921-28 Feb 1922)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Mar 1922-12 Apr 1923)
Detached for Service to the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (13 Apr 1923-02 Jun 1923)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (03 Jun 1923-28 Sep 1924)
Commander of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (29 Sep 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Commander of the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-29 Sep 1927)
Commandant of the Liner ‘ElsaЯ’ (30 Sep 1927-27 Sep 1929)
Commandant Of Kiel, and also Port-Captain and Naval-Commissioner for the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Channel (28 Sep 1929-26 Feb 1930)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (03 Oct 1929-15 Oct 1929)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (03 Feb 1930-15 Mar 1930)
Inspector of Training-Affairs of the Navy (27 Feb 1930-01 Oct 1933)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (05 May 1930-02 Jun 1930)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (16 Sep 1931-16 Oct 1931)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (10 Mar 1932-20 Mar 1932)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (20 Feb 1933-11 Mar 1933)
Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (02 Oct 1933-03 Jul 1935)
Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (04 Jul 1935-03 Oct 1937)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (04 Oct 1937-31 Oct 1937)
Retired (31 Oct 1937)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jan 1939-23 Aug 1939)
Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (23 Aug 1939-28 Nov 1939)
Fьhrer-Reserve OKM (29 Nov 1939-01 Mar 1941)
Commanding Admiral France (02 Mar 1941-16 Aug 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (17 Aug 1942-30 Sep 1942)
Retired (30 Sep 1942)

Decorations & Awards:
- Pour le Mйrite : am 18.03.1918 als Kapitдnleutnant und Kommandant Unterseeboot « U 63 »
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber : am 31.08.1942 als Generaladmiral z.V. und Komm. Ad. Frankreich
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenritterkreuz des Grossherzoglich Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verdienstorden des Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig mit der Silbernen Krone und Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I Klasse
- K.u. K. Цsterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- K.u. K. Цsterr. Militдr-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Tьrkische Silberne Liakat-(Verdienst)-Medaille mit Sдbel
- Tьrkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern

Generaladmiral Alfred Saalwächter
Born: 10 Jan 1883 in Neusalz, Oder
Died: 06 Dec 1945 in the USSR
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (22 Apr 1902); Leutnant zur See (29 Sep 1904); Oberleutnant zur See (30 Mar 1906); Kapitдnleutnant (10 Apr 1911); Korvettenkapitдn (21 Jan 1920); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Oct 1925); Kapitдn zur See (01 Jan 1928); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1932); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1935); Admiral (01 Jun 1937); Generaladmiral (01 Jan 1940)
Career:
Entered Naval Service as a Seekadett, Basic-Training and On Board the School-Ship ‘Moltke’ (10 Apr 1901-31 Mar 1902)
Naval-School and Special Briefings (01 Apr 1902-30 Sep 1903)
Departed to Wusung (01 Oct 1903-28 Nov 1903)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (29 Nov 1903-12 May 1905)
Company-Officer in the II. Sailor-Division (13 May 1905-18 Sep 1905)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (19 Sep 1905-31 Mar 1906)
Detached for Service to the II. Torpedo-Battalion (01 Apr 1906-30 Sep 1906)
Detached for Service to the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1907)
Adjutant of the 1st Battalion of the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1908)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Gneisenau’ (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1909)
Flag-Lieutenant with the Staff of the I. Squadron (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1911)
Detached to the Admiral-Staff of the Navy (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1913)
Department-Head for Signal and Radio Telegraphy in the Operations-Group of the Admiral-Staff of the Navy (01 Oct 1913-31 Mar 1915)
Flag-Lieutenant in the Staff of the High Seas Forces (01 Apr 1915-31 Mar 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (01 Apr 1916-30 Jun 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 25’ of the Submarine-School (01 Jul 1916-30 Sep 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 46’ of the III. Submarine-Flotilla (01 Oct 1916-02 Mar 1917)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 94’ of the IV. Submarine-Flotilla (03 Mar 1917-00 Mar 1918)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Submarines, subsequently with the Processing-Office of the Naval-Station of the North Sea and lastly Detached to the RMA, Admiral-Staff (00 Mar 1918-23 Sep 1919)
1st Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (24 Sep 1919-16 Mar 1920)
Granted Leave (17 Mar 1920-16 May 1920)
In the Naval-Officer-Personnel-Department, Naval Command (17 May 1920-09 Oct 1923)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of Sea Forces (15 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1925)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in Fleet Command (01 Apr 1925-03 Jan 1926)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (04 Jan 1926-23 Sep 1926)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Amazone’ (24 Sep 1926-27 Sep 1927)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (28 Sep 1927-30 Sep 1928)
Chief Of Staff of Fleet Command (15 Oct 1928-28 Sep 1930)
Chief of the Naval Defence Department, Naval Command (29 Sep 1930-26 Sep 1933)
Inspector of Training Affairs of the Navy (02 Oct 1933-27 Oct 1938)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (02 Dec 1933-09 Dec 1933)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (01 Apr 1934-30 Jun 1934)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (03 Sep 1934-16 Sep 1934)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (26 May 1935-08 Jun 1935)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (12 Jun 1936-18 Jul 1936)
Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (28 Oct 1938-22 Aug 1939)
At the same time, Leader of the Formation-Staff of Naval-Group-Command West (04 Aug 1939-22 Aug 1939)
Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Group-Command West (23 Aug 1939-20 Sep 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (21 Sep 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without being mobilised (01 Dec 1942)
Abducted by the Russians, Tried by a Russian Military Tribunal of the Garrison of Berlin for Alleged and Completely Unfounded War Crimes, on 17 Oct 1945 He was sentenced to Death (21 Jun 1945-06 Dec 1945)
Executed by Firing Squad (06 Dec 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 09.05.1940 als Generaladmiral und Marinegruppenbefehlshaber West
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 14.12.1942 als Generaladmiral und OB. Marinegruppenkommando West
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 05.03.1922
- 1939 EK I –S-
- 1939 EK II –S-
- 1914 EK I: 14.02.1918
- 1914 EK II: 01.08.1916
- Ritterkreuz des Kцniglich Siamesischen Ordens der Krone: 01.11.1905
- K.u. K. Russischer St. Annenorden IV Klasse: 09.05.1910
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV Klasse: 07.11.1912
- K.u.K. Цsterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III Klasse: 12.05.1914
- Kgl. Preuss. Krone zum Roter Adler-Orden IV Klasse: 01.08.1916
- K.u.K. Цsterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 05.03.1922
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse

Generaladmiral Walter Warzecha
Born: 23 May 1891 in Schwiebus, Brandenburg
Died: 30 Aug 1956 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (12 Apr 1910); Leutnant zur See (19 Sep 1912); Oberleutnant zur See (02 May 1915); Kapitдnleutnant (21 Jan 1920); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Jan 1928); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1934); Konteradmiral (01 Nov 1938); Vizeadmiral (01 Jan 1941); Admiral (01 Apr 1942); Generaladmiral (01 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Victoria Louise' (01 Apr 1909-31 Mar 1910)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1910-30 Sep 1911)
On Board the Liner 'Nassau' (01 Oct 1911-00 Aug 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School and Commandant of the Torpedo-Division-Boat 'D 3' (00 Aug 1916-00 Mar 19178)
Commandant of 'UC 1' of the Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (00 Mar 1917-00 Jul 1917)
Flag-Lieutenant of the II. Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (00 Jul 1917-00 Jan 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine 'UC 71', II. Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (00 Jan 1918-00 Sep 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine 'UB 148', II. Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (19 Sep 1918-26 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine-Affairs (26 Nov 1918-31 Mar 1919)
Group-Leader in the 11th Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (01 Apr 1919-31 Aug 1919)
Company-Leader in Coastal-Defence-Battalion II, Coastal-Defence-Regiment Wilhelmshaven (01 Sep 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Company-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion VI (01 Oct 1920-18 Mar 1921)
Naval-Liaison-Officer to Army Command (19 Mar 1921-31 Jan 1922)
Ships-Cadre: Cruiser 'Berlin' (01 Feb 1922-22 Mar 1922)
Cadet-Officer on the Liner 'Hannover' (23 Mar 1922-23 Apr 1923)
Cadet-Officer on the Sailing-School-Ship 'Niobe' (24 Apr 1923-03 Jul 1923)
Cadet-Officer on the Cruiser 'Berlin' (04 Jul 1923-23 Mar 1924)
Instructor and Company-Leader at the Naval-School Mьrwik (01 Apr 1924-05 Apr 1925)
Advisor in the Naval-Defence-Department, Naval Command (06 Apr 1925-02 Oct 1925)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner 'ElsaЯ' (03 Oct 1928-25 Feb 1930)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (26 Feb 1930-09 Jun 1930)
1st Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (10 Jun 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (06 Oct 1932-20 Sep 1934)
Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (24 Sep 1934-28 Sep 1937)
Commandant of the Armoured-Ship 'Admiral Graf Spee' (02 Oct 1937-31 Oct 1938)
Chief of the Naval-Defence-Office, OKM (01 Nov 1938-14 Feb 1943)
Chief of the General Naval Head-Office, OKM (15 Nov 1939-30 Apr 1944)
Chief of Kriegsmarine-Defence, OKM (01 May 1944-22 Jul 1945)
At the same time, Supreme Sea-Officer in OKM (24 May 1945-22 Jul 1945)
In Captivity (22 Jul 19445-21 Feb 1947)
Released (21 Feb 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern : am 25.01.1945 als Generaladmiral und Chef der Kriegsmarinewehr
- Deursches Kreuz in Silber : am 30.01.1943 als Admiral und Chef des Allgemeinen Marinehauptamtes
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1939 EK I –S-
- 1939 EK II –S-
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz II Klasse des Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I Klasse
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern

Admiral Wilhelm Canaris
Born: 01 Jan 1887 in Aplerbek, District Hцrde
Died: 09 Apr 1945 in Flossenbьrg Concentration-Camp (Executed)
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (07 Apr 1906); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1908); Oberleutnant zur See (29 Aug 1910); Kapitдnleutnant (16 Nov 1915); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Jan 1924); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Jun 1929); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1931); Konteradmiral (01 May 1935); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1938); Admiral (01 Jan 1940)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (01 Apr 1905-31 Mar 1906)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1906-05 Oct 1907)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Bremen’ (23 Nov 1907-28 Oct 1909)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Division (27 Nov 1909-30 Sep 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 163’ (04 Jan 1910-28 Jan 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 162’ (29 Jan 1910-02 Apr 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 145’ (04 Apr 1910-15 Jun 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 145’ (06 Aug 1910-10 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 145’ (13 Mar 1911-25 Mar 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 145’ (07 Jul 1911-08 Jul 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 145’ (26 Aug 1911-13 Sep 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Dresden’ (01 Oct 1911-14 Mar 1915)
Interned in Chile (15 Mar 1915-03 Aug 1915)
Released and Returned home on ‘Frisia’ (04 Aug 1915-04 Oct 1915)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea then with the I. Naval-Inspection (05 Oct 1915-28 Oct 1915)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘T 111’ and the Torpedo-School-Ship ‘Wьrttemberg’ (15 Nov 1915-28 Nov 1915)
With Special-Command in Spain, Naval Admiral Staff (30 Nov 1915-20 Oct 1916)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 9’ (29 Nov 1916-01 Jan 1917)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (02 Jan 1917-01 Jun 1917)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 16’ (02 Jun 1917-11 Sep 1917)
Placed to the Disposal of the Leader of Submarines Mediterranean (16 Sep 1917-30 Sep 1917)
Admiral-Staff-Officer and Acting-Leader of Submarines Mediterranean (01 Oct 1917-27 Nov 1917)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UC 27’ (28 Nov 1917-17 Jan 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 34’ (18 Jan 1918-13 Mar 1918)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Leader of Submarines Mediterranean (14 Mar 1918-30 Apr 1918)
Construction-Indoctrination ‘UB 128’ (01 May 1918-10 May 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB 128’ (11 May 1918-30 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine Affairs (01 Dec 1918-14 Feb 1919)
Liaison-Officer to the Guards-Cavalry-Rifle-Corps then in the Personal Staff of the Reichs-Defence-Minister, Reichsmarineamt/Admiralty (15 Feb 1919-23 Jul 1920)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (24 Jul 1920-18 Jun 1923)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (19 Jun 1923-14 May 1924)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (15 May 1924-03 Oct 1924)
Department-Head in the Fleet-Department, Naval-Command (04 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1926)
In the Staff of the Chief of the Naval-Command (01 Oct 1926-21 Jun 1928)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (22 Jun 1928-28 Sep 1930)
Chief Of Staff in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (29 Sep 1930-23 Sep 1932)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (01 Oct 1932-28 Sep 1934)
Commandant of Swinemьnde (29 Sep 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Delegated with the Leadership of of Abwehr-Department, Reichs Defence Ministry (02 Jan 1935-25 Apr 1935)
Chief of the Abwehr-Department, Reichs Defence Ministry (26 Apr 1935-06 Feb 1938)
Chief of the Office-Group for General-Wehrmacht-Affairs, OKW (07 Feb 1938-31 May 1938)
Chief of the Foreign/Abwehr Office-Group, OKW (01 Jun 1938-07 Nov 1939)
Chief of the Foreign/Abwehr Office, OKW (08 Nov 1939-12 Feb 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of OKW (13 Feb 1944-20 Mar 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (21 Mar 1944-30 Jun 1944)
Chief of the Special-Staff Commercial-Economics For War, OKW (01 Jul 1944-23 Jul 1944)
Placed Under Arrest by the Secret State Police (Gestapo) for his involvement in the 20 July Bomb Plot and previous plots against the Fьhrer (23 Jul 1944-09 Apr 1945)
Hanged at the Concentration Camp Flossenbьrg (09 Apr 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (11 Nov 1943)
1914 EK I
1914 EK II
Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen

Char.Admiral (Ing.) Hans Fechter
Born: 26 May 1885 in Elbing
Died: 04 Jul 1955 in Berlin
Promotions:
Marineingenieuroberanwдrter (01 Apr 1906); Marineingenieurapplikant (01 Oct 1906); Marineingenieuroberapplikant (01 Oct 1908); Marineingenieuraspirant (01 Oct 1909); Marineingenieuroberaspirant (01 Oct 1912); Marineingenieur (30 Oct 1913); Marineoberingenieur (17 Oct 1915); Kapitдnleutnant (Ing.) (01 Apr 1921); Korvettenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 May 1925); Fregattenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Oct 1929); Kapitдn zur See (Ing.) (01 Jun 1931); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Oct 1935); Vizeadmiral (Ing.) (01 Nov 1937); Charakter als Admiral (Ing.) (31 Dec 1939)
Career:
Entered the Navy as an Marineingenieuranwдrter with the II. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1905-31 Mar 1906)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm der GroЯe’ (01 Apr 1906-15 Oct 1906)
On Board ‘S 122’ of the 7th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (16 Oct 1906-15 Dec 1906)
Attended Torpedo-Course (16 Dec 1906-25 Mar 1907)
On Board ‘G 134’ of the 5th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (26 Mar 1907-03 Apr 1907)
Courses on Board the Liner ‘Kaiser Barbarossa’ (04 Apr 1907-13 Aug 1908)
Engineer and Deck Officer School (14 Aug 1908-12 Sep 1909)
Transferred to the I. Torpedo-Battalion (13 Sep 1909-09 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Engineer-Aspirant on Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 170’ (13 Sep 1909-20 Dec 1909)
At the same time, Engineer-Aspirant on Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 170’ (04 Jan 1910-09 Sep 1910)
On Board the Liner ‘Pommern’ (10 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1912)
Engineer and Deck Officer School (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Training with the I. Shipyard-Division and Submarine-School (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
On Board the Liner ‘Wittelsbach’ (02 Aug 1914-16 Aug 1914)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine Affairs, Ships-Cadre of ‘U 35’ (17 Aug 1914-02 Nov 1914)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine ‘U 35’ (03 Nov 1914-18 Jan 1917)
Construction-Indoctrination ‘U 139’ and ‘U 107’ (19 Jan 1917-17 Aug 1917)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine ‘U 107’ (18 Aug 1917-19 Sep 1917)
Construction-Indoctrination of ‘U 139’ (20 Sep 1917-17 May 1918)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine ‘U 139’ (18 May 1918-24 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine Affairs and Granted Leave (25 Nov 1918-00 May 1919)
Detached to the Technical College in Berlin (00 May 1919-18 Sep 1921)
Advisor in the Naval-Defence-Department, Naval Command (19 Sep 1921-30 Jun 1922)
Advisor in the Fleet Department, Naval Command (01 Jul 1922-14 Feb 1925)
Granted Leave to be Transferred for Service as Chief-Engineer on the US-Yacht ‘Vanadis’ (15 Jan 1924-00 Jun 1924)
Construction-Indoctrination ‘Emden’ at the Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (15 Feb 1925-14 Oct 1925)
Chief Engineer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (15 Oct 1925-20 Jul 1928)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (21 Jul 1928-30 Sep 1928)
Auxiliary-Advisor with the Command of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Oct 1928-18 Jun 1931)
At the same time, Member of the Test-Commission for Ships (10 Mar 1929-30 Sep 1931)
At the same time, Acting-Chairman of the Test-Commission for Ships (02 Aug 1930-26 Aug 1930)
Station-Engineer with the Command of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (19 Jun 1931-28 Sep 1933)
Fleet-Engineer, Fleet Command (30 Sep 1933-30 Sep 1935)
Ship-Machine-Inspector (01 Oct 1935-31 Dec 1939)
Retired (31 Dec 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without being Mobilised (01 Jan 1940)

Admiral Otto Ciliax
Born: 30 Oct 1891 in Neudietendorf, Thuringia (Thьringen)
Died: 12 Dec 1964 in Lьbeck
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (15 Apr 1911); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1913); Oberleutnant zur See (22 Mar 1916); Kapitдnleutnant (29 Jun 1920); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Oct 1928); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Oct 1933); Kapitдn zur See (01 Jul 1935); Konteradmiral (01 Nov 1939); Vizeadmiral (01 Jun 1941); Admiral (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Victoria Louise’ (01 Apr 1910-31 Mar 1911)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1911-30 Sep 1912)
On Board the Liner ‘Hannover’ (01 Oct 1912-30 Nov 1915)
Submarine-Training (01 Dec 1915-31 Dec 1915)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 37’, Submarine-Acceptance-Command (02 Jan 1916-20 Feb 1916)
Construction-Indoctrination ‘U 52’, Submarine-Battalion (21 Feb 1916-15 Mar 1916)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 52’ (16 Mar 1916-14 Oct 1917)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Submarine-Flotilla (15 Oct 1917-11 Nov 1917)
Detached to the Submarine-School (12 Nov 1917-05 Dec 1917)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Submarine-Flotilla (06 Dec 1917-23 Jun 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB 96’ (24 Jun 1918-22 Jul 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Submarine-Acceptance-Command (25 Jul 1918-10 Aug 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Submarine-School (11 Aug 1918-24 Aug 1918)
2nd Adjutant of the Inspection of Submarines (25 Aug 1918-23 Sep 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UC 27’ (24 Sep 1918-20 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine Affairs (21 Jan 1919-14 Mar 1919)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘T 92’ and ‘T 107’ (15 Mar 1919-30 Nov 1919)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 181’ (01 Dec 1919-18 Jan 1920)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘T 140’ and ‘T 145’ (19 Jan 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Jan 1921-11 Jul 1921)
Detached to the Naval-Archives (12 Jul 1921-24 Mar 1922)
Advisor in the Reichs Naval Service Office Hamburg (25 Mar 1922-31 Jan 1923)
Advisor in the Reichs Naval Service Office Bremen (15 Feb 1923-20 Mar 1923)
Company-Leader and Teacher at the Naval-School Mьrwik (21 Mar 1923-30 Sep 1923)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Ship ‘G 8’, I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (01 Oct 1923-23 Mar 1924)
Taken Sick and Granted Leave (24 Mar 1924-10 Aug 1924)
With the Welfare-Department of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (11 Aug 1924-29 Mar 1925)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 18’, I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (30 Mar 1925-22 Sep 1926)
Chief of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (23 Sep 1926-26 Sep 1928)
Advisor in the Fleet-Department, Naval-Command (01 Oct 1928-23 May 1929)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of the Sea-Force of the Baltic Sea (24 May 1929-31 Dec 1929)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of the Reconnaissance-Force (01 Jan 1930-23 Sep 1931)
Advisor in the Training-Department of the Naval-Command (25 Sep 1931-30 Sep 1932)
Advisor in the Fleet-Department of the Naval-Command (01 Oct 1932-28 Sep 1934)
Chief of the Fleet then Operations Department of the Naval Command (from 11/01/1936, OKM) (29 Sep 1934-21 Sep 1936)
Commandant of the Armoured-Ship ‘Admiral Scheer’ (22 Sep 1936-30 Oct 1938)
At the same time, Temporary Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (22 Mar 1938-26 Jun 1938)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander of Armoured-Ships (01 Nov 1938-06 Jan 1939)
Commandant of the Battleship ‘Scharnhorst’ (07 Jan 1939-28 Sep 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (29 Sep 1939-04 Dec 1939)
Chief Of Staff of Naval-Group-Command West (05 Dec 1939-05 Jun 1941)
Commander of Battleships (16 Jun 1941-02 Jun 1942)
At the same time, Commander of the Baltic Fleet (21 Sep 1941-21 Oct 1941)
Inspector of Torpedo Affairs (26 Jun 1942-21 Mar 1943)
Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-High-Command Norway (04 Mar 1943-25 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (25 Apr 1945-24 Feb 1946)
Released (24 Feb 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (20 Nov 1941)
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (21 Mar 1942)
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK I
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK II
1914 EK I
1914 EK II
Deutsche-Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwertern
Flotten-Kriegsabzeichen
U-Bootabzeichen, 1918
Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen

Char.Admiral Emil Heusinger von Waldegg
Born: 22 Oct 1880 in Themar, Thuringia (Thьringen)
Died: 08 Dec 1966 in Bad Godesberg
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (19 Apr 1901); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1903); Oberleutnant zur See (21 Mar 1905); Kapitдnleutnant (12 Feb 1910); Korvettenkдpitan (19 Apr 1918); Fregattenkдpitan (01 Jul 1924); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1926); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1930); Vizeadmiral (01 Oct 1933); Charakter als Admiral (30 Sep 1935)
Career:
Entered the Navy and Attended Basic-Training and Seekadett on the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (07 Apr 1900-02 Apr 1901)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (03 Apr 1901-27 Sep 1902)
Departed for Tsingtau (28 Sep 1902-19 Nov 1902)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Fьrst Bismarck’ (20 Nov 1902-25 Sep 1903)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (26 Sep 1903-01 Oct 1904)
Returned Home from Tsingtau (02 Oct 1904-20 Nov 1904)
Company-Officer with the II. Shipyard-Division (20 Nov 1904-21 Mar 1905)
Officer-Candidate-Instructor on the Artillery-School-Ship ‘Mars’ (12 Mar 1905-30 Sep 1905)
Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion of the II. Sailor-Division (01 Oct 1905-29 Mar 1906)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (30 Mar 1906-31 Mar 1908)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship ‘Kцnig Wilhelm’ (01 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1908)
Company-Officer with the II. Sailor-Division (01 Oct 1908-23 Feb 1909)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (24 Feb 1909-17 Sep 1909)
Ship’s-Cadre ‘Westfalen’ (18 Sep 1909-15 Nov 1909)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Westfalen’ (16 Nov 1909-14 Sep 1910)
I. Course at the Naval Academy (15 Sep 1910-30 Jul 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm der GroЯe’ (31 Jul 1911-15 Sep 1911)
II. Course at the Naval Academy (01 Oct 1911-30 Jun 1912)
Detached for Service to the Naval Admiral Staff (01 Jul 1912-08 Aug 1912)
Navigations-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Victoria Louise’ (09 Aug 1912-30 Jun 1913)
In the Admiral-Staff of the Navy (01 Jul 1913-30 Jul 1914)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Command of the High Seas Fleet (31 Jul 1914-14 Apr 1917)
Submarine-Training (15 Apr 1917-22 Oct 1917)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 25’ (23 Oct 1917-29 Dec 1917)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Submarine-Cruiser-Formation (30 Dec 1917-14 Feb 1919)
Advisor in the Reichsmarineamt (15 Feb 1919-14 Jul 1919)
Advisor in the Admiralty and at the same time, also Assigned with the Investigation-Selection for the Proceeding Kapp-Putsch (15 Jul 1919-14 Sep 1920)
Advisor in the Nautical Department, Naval Command (15 Sep 1920-07 Oct 1922)
At the same time, Acting-Chief of the Nautical Department (15 Dec 1920-06 Jan 1921)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (08 Oct 1922-14 Oct 1923)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea, at the same time, Leader of the Processing-Office Wilhelmshaven (15 Oct 1923-25 Jan 1925)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of the II. Battalion (15 Oct 1923-08 Dec 1924)
Detached to Service with the Naval Command (26 Jan 1925-31 Mar 1925)
Leader of the Department of Naval Household Labour, Reichs Defence Ministry (01 Apr 1925-25 Aug 1927)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Hessen’ (08 Sep 1927-26 Sep 1928)
Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Naval Command (28 Sep 1928-31 Oct 1928)
Chief Of Staff of the Naval Command (01 Nov 1928-30 Sep 1930)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval Command (01 Oct 1930-14 Nov 1930)
Chief of the General Naval Office, Naval Command (15 Nov 1930-26 Sep 1935)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval Command (27 Sep 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Retired (30 Sep 1935)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without being mobilised (15 Feb 1939)

Admiral Otto von Schrader
Born: 18 Mar 1888 in Lyck, East Prussia (OstpreuЯen)
Died: 19 Jul 1945 in Bergen, Norway (Suicide)
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (06 Apr 1907); Leutnant zur See (30 Sep 1909); Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1912); Kapitдnleutenant (26 Apr 1917); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Apr 1926); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Feb 1931); Kapitдn zur See (01 Apr 1933); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1937); Vizeadmiral (01 Nov 1939); Admiral (01 Mar 1942)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (01 Apr 1906-31 Mar 1907)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1908)
2nd Radio-Officer on the Liner ‘Zдhringen’ (01 Oct 1908-20 Sep 1910)
1st Radio-Officer on the Liner ‘Rheinland’ (21 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1911)
Company-Officer in the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1911-14 Mar 1914)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (04 Jan 1912-20 Sep 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (03 Mar 1913-05 Mar 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (06 Apr 1913-23 May 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 107’ (24 May 1913-23 Aug 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (31 Aug 1913-13 Sep 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (01 Dec 1913-17 Dec 1913)
First Officer on the Special-Ship ‘Loreley’ (31 Mar 1914-05 Aug 1914)
Commandant of the Auxiliary-Ship ‘Corcovado’ (06 Aug 1914-26 Aug 1914)
Signals-Officer with the Bosporus-Fortifications (27 Aug 1914-03 Sep 1914)
Commandant of the Ottoman Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (04 Sep 1914-31 Mar 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (01 Apr 1916-25 Sep 1916)
At the same time, Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB 28’ (18 Aug 1916-25 Sep 1916)
Commandant of ‘UB 35’ of the II. Submarine-Flotilla (26 Sep 1916-05 Nov 1916)
Commandant of ‘UC 31’ of the I. Submarine-Flotilla (14 Nov 1916-20 Jul 1917)
Commandant of ‘UB 64’ of the V. Submarine-Flotilla (05 Aug 1917-07 Aug 1918)
Commandant of ‘U 53’ of the V. Submarine-Flotilla (08 Aug 1918-29 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection then of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (30 Nov 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Ships-Inspection-Commission in Hamburg (06 Jan 1919-24 Mar 1919)
With the Naval-Division Kiel then the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (25 Mar 1919-01 Jul 1920)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 152’ of the I. Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Flotilla (21 Jul 1920-24 Oct 1920)
Company-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (25 Oct 1920-14 Jun 1921)
Detached to the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (15 Jun 1921-09 Oct 1921)
Navigations-Officer in the Cruiser ‘Medusa’ (10 Oct 1921-09 Apr 1923)
Detached to the Staff of the 6th Division/Military-District-Command VI Mьnster (14 Apr 1923-30 Aug 1923)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (31 Aug 1923-17 Sep 1923)
Adjutant of the Commander Cuxhaven (18 Sep 1923-02 Nov 1924)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Thetis’ (03 Nov 1924-30 Nov 1924)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Nymphe’ (30 Nov 1924-16 Feb 1925)
Placed to the Disposal of Fleet Command then of the Commander Swinemьnde (17 Feb 1925-17 May 1925)
Detached for Service to the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (18 May 1925-11 Sep 1925)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (12 Sep 1925-23 Apr 1928)
Commander of the II. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (24 Apr 1928-26 Sep 1929)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (27 Sep 1929-05 Oct 1931)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (10 Oct 1931-25 Sep 1932)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Kцnigsberg’ (26 Sep 1932-24 Sep 1934)
Fortress-Commandant of Wilhelmshaven (27 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1937)
II. Admiral of the North-Seas-Station, from 01 Jan 1938 renamed 2nd Admiral of the North Sea, at the same time, Commander of Security of the North Sea (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of Security of the North Sea (01 Apr 1938-05 Apr 1940)
At the same time, Acting 2nd Admiral of the North Sea (01 Apr 1938-02 Sep 1939)
Admiral of the Norwegian West-Coast (09 Apr 1940-01 Feb 1943)
Commanding Admiral of the Norwegian West-Coast (01 Feb 1943-19 Jul 1945)
Committed Suicide (19 Jul 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (20 Nov 1941)
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (19 Aug 1943)
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK I
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK II
1914 EK I
1914 EK II
U-Bootabzeichen 1918
Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen

Admiral Karl-Georg Schuster
Born: 19 Aug 1886 in Ьlzen, Hannover
Died: 16 Jun 1973 in Kitzeberg near Kiel
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (07 Apr 1906); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1908); Oberleutnant zur See (29 Aug 1910); Kapitдnleutenant (16 Nov 1915); Korvettenkapitдn (01 May 1924); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Aug 1929); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1931); Konteradmiral (01 May 1935); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1938); Admiral (01 Jan 1940)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and On Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (01 Apr 1905-31 Mar 1906)
Naval-School and Special Courses (01 Apr 1906-30 Sep 1907)
On Board the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (01 Oct 1907-26 Apr 1908)
On Board the Liner ‘Deutschland’ (27 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1908)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Gneisenau’ (01 Oct 1908-27 Sep 1911)
Returned Home from East Asia (28 Sep 1911-14 Nov 1911)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Torpedo-Affairs, Submarine-Training (15 Nov 1911-29 Dec 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 4’ (30 Dec 1911-29 Sep 1913)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘StraЯburg’ (30 Sep 1913-04 Oct 1914)
Detached for Information on the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 5’ (05 Oct 1914-02 Nov 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 35’ (03 Nov 1914-28 May 1915)
Instructor at the Submarine-School (29 May 1915-31 Jan 1916)
Detached for Information of the Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (01 Feb 1916-06 Feb 1916)
Instructor at the Submarine-School (07 Feb 1916-30 Jun 1916)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 6’ of the Submarine-School (01 Jul 1916-15 Sep 1916)
Construction-Indoctrination with the Shipyard AG Weser (22 Sep 1916-31 Oct 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 60’ (01 Nov 1916-25 Nov 1917)
Military Instructor and 2nd Adjutant in the Submarine-School (30 Nov 1917-07 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Submarine-Inspection (08 Nov 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Assistant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Feb 1919-22 Sep 1919)
Navigations-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Regensburg’ (23 Sep 1919-19 May 1920)
2nd then 1st Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1920-08 Apr 1923)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Thetis’ (13 Apr 1923-03 Nov 1924)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (07 Nov 1924-31 May 1927)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (03 Jun 1925-12 Jul 1925)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (16 Jul 1926-15 Aug 1926)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (11 Mar 1927-20 Mar 1927)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1927-23 Sep 1927)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (24 Sep 1927-24 Sep 1928)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (25 Sep 1928-30 Sep 1929)
In the Fleet Department, Naval Command (01 Oct 1929-18 Sep 1931)
Leader of the Subsidiary-Leadership-Course (19 Sep 1931-26 Sep 1933)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (27 Sep 1933-28 Feb 1935)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command and also Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea – Fleet Negotiations with Great Britain (01 Mar 1935-27 Jun 1935)
II. Admiral of the North-Seas-Station (28 Jun 1935-24 Sep 1935)
II. Admiral of the Baltic-Sea-Station (25 Sep 1935-01 Jan 1938)
2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea (01 Jan 1938-31 Mar 1938)
At the same time, Temporary Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1938)
At the same time, Acting-Commandant of Fortifications of the Western Baltic Sea (19 Mar 1938-20 Apr 1938)
Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea and also Temporary 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea (01 Apr 1938-27 Oct 1938)
At the same time, Acting-Chief of the Test-Command for Warship-Construction (03 Jun 1938-19 Jun 1938)
At the same time, Acting-Commandant of Fortifications of the Western Baltic Sea (20 Jul 1938-03 Aug 1938)
Inspector of Training-Affairs of the Navy (28 Oct 1938-01 Nov 1939)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (28 Oct 1938-04 Jan 1939)
Chief Of Staff of War Trade and Economy, OKW (02 Nov 1939-26 May 1940)
Commanding Admiral West (27 May 1940-21 Jun 1940)
Commanding Admiral France (22 Jun 1940-01 Mar 1941)
Admiral ‘Z’ (04 Mar 1941-03 Apr 1941)
Admiral South-East (04 Apr 1941-29 Jun 1941)
Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Group-Command South (30 Jun 1941-20 Mar 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (21 Mar 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine and Director of the War-Science Department, OKM (01 Jul 1943-08 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (08 Apr 1945-23 May 1947)
Released (23 May 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (19 Feb 1943)
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK I
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK II
1914 EK I
1914 EK II
Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen

Admiral Hans-Heinrich Wurmbach
Born: 12 May 1891 in Siegen, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Died: 16 Dec 1965 in Schleswig
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912); Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917); Kapitдnleutnant (01 Mar 1921); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Apr 1929); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Oct 1934); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1936); Konteradmiral (01 Sep 1940); Vizeadmiral (01 Sep 1942); Admiral (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Hansa' (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1913)
On Board the Small Cruiser 'StraЯburg' (01 Oct 1913-17 Dec 1916)
Training at the Submarine-School and Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'UA' (17 Dec 1916-22 Apr 1917)
Watch-Officer on 'U 38' of the Submarine-Flotilla Mediterranean (23 Apr 1917-14 Aug 1918)
Course at the Naval-School (15 Aug 1918-26 Sep 1918)
Commandant of 'UC 101' of the II. U-Flotilla Mediterranean (10 Oct 1918-17 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Submarine-Flotilla (02 Dec 1918-02 Mar 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (03 Mar 1919-14 Mar 1919)
With the Supply-Battalion of the II. Naval-Brigade (15 Mar 1919-23 Nov 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 4th Naval-Regiment, II. Naval-Brigade (24 Nov 1919-31 May 1920)
With the Ships-Cadre-Detachment of the North Sea (01 Jun 1920-12 Sep 1920)
Inspection-Officer in the Naval-School Mьrwik (13 Sep 1920-02 Jan 1922)
At the same time, Training-Officer on the Sailing-Tender 'Niobe' (01 Apr 1921-31 May 1921)
At the same time, Commandant of the Minesweeper 'M 90' (02 Jun 1921-09 Jun 1921)
At the same time, Commandant of the Minesweeper 'M 90' (24 Aug 1921-01 Sep 1921)
Adjutant of the Chief of Naval Command (03 Jan 1922-22 Jul 1925)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (23 Jul 1925-14 Oct 1925)
Adjutant and Torpedo-Officer on the Cruiser 'Emden' (15 Oct 1925-02 Apr 1928)
Adjutant of the Commander Kiel (02 Apr 1928-30 Sep 1928)
Kapitдnleutnant with the Staff and Company-Chief in the Naval-School Friedrichsort (01 Oct 1928-03 Jan 1930)
Advisor in the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy (04 Jan 1930-01 Oct 1932)
First Officer on the Cruiser 'Emden' (02 Oct 1932-18 Jan 1933)
Construction-Indoctrination Armoured-Ship 'Deutschland' (19 Jan 1933-31 Mar 1933)
First Officer on the Armoured-Ship 'Deutschland' (01 Apr 1933-28 Sep 1934)
Naval-Attachй at the German Embassy in Rome (05 Oct 1934-21 Sep 1936)
Chief of the Naval-Defence-Department, OKM (01 Oct 1936-28 Oct 1938)
Commandant of the Armoured-Ship 'Admiral Scheer' (31 Oct 1938-24 Oct 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (25 Oct 1939-14 May 1942)
At the same time, Chief Of Staff Naval-Group-Command East (06 Nov 1939-20 May 1940)
Admiral Black Sea (15 May 1942-09 Nov 1942)
Taken ill and Granted Leave (10 Nov 1942-18 Mar 1943)
Commanding Admiral Denmark (19 Mar 1943-15 Apr 1944)
Commanding Admiral Skagerrak (16 Apr 1944-08 May 1945)
Chief of the German Naval-Command Denmark (09 May 1945-04 Aug 1945)
Retired (04 Aug 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (28 Dec 1943)
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK I
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK II
1914 EK I
1914 EK II
Ehrenkreuz fьr Frontkдmpfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen

Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perieire
Born: 18 Mar 1886 in Posen
Died: 24 Feb 1941 in Paris-Le Bourget (Air Crash)
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (15 Apr 1904); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1906); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Mar 1909); Kapitдnleutnant (16 Dec 1914); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Apr 1922); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Nov 1928); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1930); Charakter als Konteradmiral (25 Jan 1937); Charakter als Vizeadmiral (19 Aug 1939); Konteradmiral a.D. (01 Jun 1940); Vizeadmiral z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seakadett, Attended Basic-Training and Seekadett on Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (01 Apr 1903-31 Mar 1904)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
On Board the Liner ‘Kurfьrst Friedrich Wilhelm’ (14 Dec 1905-30 Mar 1907)
Role-Officer on the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (31 Mar 1907-03 Apr 1908)
Watch-Officer on Board the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (05 May 1908-05 Jul 1908) Watch-Officer on Board the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (06 Jul 1908-30 Sep 1908)
Company-Officer in the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1908-31 Mar 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 155’ (01 Nov 1909-28 Nov 1909)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 155’ (04 Jan 1910-06 Jan 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 155’ (04 Apr 1910-10 Jun 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 155’ (23 Aug 1910-10 Sep 1910)
Departed to East Asia and Watch-Officer on Board the Small Cruiser ‘Emden’ (01 Apr 1911-29 May 1913)
Returned Home and Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (30 May 1913-24 Sep 1913)
Adjutant in the Admiral-Staff of the Navy (25 Sep 1913-31 Mar 1915)
Submarine-Training (01 Apr 1915-19 Jun 1915)
Commandant of Submarine ‘U 1’ (20 Jun 1915-02 Jul 1915)
Adjutant in the Admiral-Staff of the Navy (03 Jul 1915-14 Aug 1915)
Commandant of Submarine ‘U 3’ (15 Aug 1915-24 Sep 1915)
Commandant of Submarine ‘U 35’ (10 Nov 1915-31 Mar 1918)
Commandant of U-Cruiser ‘U 139’ (18 May 1918-13 Oct 1918)
Chief of the 3rd Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (14 Oct 1918-28 Feb 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the III. Naval-Brigade (01 Mar 1919-30 Jun 1920)
Commander of the Infantry-Battalion of the Ship’s-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Jul 1920-30 Sep 1922)
Naval-Liaison-Officer to Military-District-Command III (Stettin) (06 Oct 1922-08 Jan 1925)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (09 Jan 1925-30 Sep 1925)
Navigations-Officer in Board the Liner ‘ElsaЯ’ (01 Oct 1925-08 May 1926)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer (Asto) in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (18 May 1926-23 Sep 1928)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (24 Sep 1928-10 Oct 1930)
Chairman of the Test-Committee for Ships (11 Oct 1930-26 Sep 1931)
Retired from Naval Service (26 Sep 1931)
Service as an Instructor in the Turkish Naval Academy (1932-1938)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine and Plenipotentiary of the Navy for Danzig and the Coastal-Region of the former Polish Corridor (10 Sep 1939-14 Mar 1940)
Naval-Commander, Belgium-Netherlands (20 May 1940-18 Jun 1940)
Naval-Commander, Brittany (22 Jun 1940-03 Dec 1940)
Naval-Commander, West France (04 Dec 1940-19 Feb 1941)
On the Flight to Assume his Command as ‘Admiral South’ was Killed in an accident on the Airfield of Paris-Le Bourget (19 Feb 1941-24 Feb 1941)
Died (24 Feb 1941)

Decorations & Awards:
Pour le Mйrite (11 Oct 1916)
1939 Spange zum 1914 EK II; 1914 EK I/II;

Vizeadmiral Friedrich Gutting
Born: 07 Feb 1886 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Died: 03 Jan 1946 in Russian Captivity
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (15 Apr 1904); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1906); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Mar 1909); Kapitдnleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Jun 1922); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Dec 1928); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1930); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1934); Vizeadmiral (01 Oct 1937)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Ground-Training and on board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (01 Apr 1903-31 Mar 1904)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Departed to East Asia (01 Oct 1905-28 Nov 1905)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Fьrst Bismarck’ (29 Nov 1905-25 Sep 1906)
Watch-Officer on the Cannon-Boat ‘Luchs’ (27 Sep 1906-05 Jun 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Cannon-Boat ‘Tiger’ (06 Jun 1907-17 Jul 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Cannon-Boat ‘Iltis’ (18 Jul 1907-04 Aug 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy-Cruiser ‘Fьrst Bismarck’ (05 Aug 1907-01 Oct 1907)
Returned Home from East Asia (02 Oct 1907-21 Nov 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser (22 Nov 1907-16 Sep 1909)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Division (17 Sep 1909-30 Sep 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 136’ (04 Jan 1910-09 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Adjutant of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Nov 1910-30 Nov 1910)
At the same time, Adjutant of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (12 Mar 1911-19 Mar 1911)
At the same time, Adjutant of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (06 Apr 1911-09 Jun 1911)
At the same time, Adjutant of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (07 Jul 1911-09 Jul 1911)
At the same time, Adjutant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 162’ (26 Aug 1911-13 Sep 1911)
Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion of the I. Torpedo-Boat (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1913)
At the same time, Flag-Lieutenant with the Staff Formation of School and Experimental Ships (15 Dec 1912-23 Dec 1912)
At the same time, Flag-Lieutenant with the Staff Formation of School and Experimental Ships (25 Mar 1913-19 Apr 1913)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 7’ (15 Aug 1913-10 Sep 1913)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 167’ (15 Mar 1914-16 Dec 1915)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 53’ (17 Dec 1915-00 Sep 1917)
At the same time, Flag-Lieutenant of the III. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (02 Aug 1914-00 Sep 1917)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 73’ with the III. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (00 Sep 1917-00 Dec 1917)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Leader of Torpedo-Boats Flaunders (00 Dec 1917-01 Jan 1918)
Submarine-Training (02 Jan 1918-14 Apr 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 97’ (21 Apr 1918-17 Jun 1918)
Commandant of the Submarines ‘U 93’ and ‘U 100’ (18 Jun 1918-11 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine Affairs (12 Dec 1918-27 Dec 1918)
Advisor with the Inspection of Torpedo Affairs (28 Dec 1918-06 Nov 1919)
Commander of the Commanding-Department of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (07 Nov 1919-26 Feb 1920)
Advisor with the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (27 Feb 1920-06 May 1920)
Chief of the 2nd Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (07 May 1920-25 Apr 1921)
Detached for Administrational-Service with the Naval-Command (26 Apr 1921-30 Sep 1921)
Advisor in the Naval-Abwehr-Department of the Naval-Command (01 Oct 1921-31 Aug 1922)
Naval-Adjutant of the Reichs Defence Minister (01 Sep 1922-31 Dec 1924)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (01 Jan 1925-26 Jul 1925)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Command of Naval Forces of the Baltic Sea (27 Jul 1925-03 Oct 1927)
Department-Head in the Wehrmacht-Department of the Reichs Defence Ministry (04 Oct 1927-31 May 1929)
Chief of the Wehrmacht-Department of the Reichs Defence Ministry (01 Jun 1929-04 Oct 1931)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (05 Oct 1931-26 Sep 1933)
Commandant Of Swinemьnde (29 Sep 1933-28 Sep 1934)
Inspector Torpedo And Mine Affairs (03 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1936)
At the same time, Acting Inspector Of Training Affairs of the Navy (09 Jul 1935-10 Aug 1935)
At the same time, Acting Inspector Of Training Affairs of the Navy(19 Jul 1936-15 Aug 1936)
Inspector of Torpedo Affairs (01 Oct 1936-20 Dec 1939)
At the same time, Acting Inspector of Barrier Forces (01 Oct 1936-20 May 1937)
At the same time, Acting Inspector of Signals (01 Oct 1937-31 Oct 1938)
At the same time, President of Torpedo-Tests-Command (01 Oct 1937-20 Dec 1939)
At the same time, Acting Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (03 Jan 1939-15 Jan 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea (21 Dec 1939-27 Dec 1939)
Retired (31 Dec 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine and Chief of the Torpedo-Weapons-Office, OKM (28 Dec 1939-23 Jun 1940)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (24 Jun 1940-31 Aug 1942)
Coastal-Commander Eastern Baltic Sea, and at the same time Fortress-Commandant Gotenhafen (01 Sep 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of Naval-High-Command Baltic Sea (02 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)

Vizeadmiral Werner Grassmann
Born: 09 Mar 1888 in Berlin
Died: 20 Oct 1943 in Berlin
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (21 Apr 1908); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1910); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Sep 1913); Kapitдnleutnant (24 May 1917); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Apr 1926); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Oct 1931); Kapitдn zur See (01 Jul 1933); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1937); Vizeadmiral (01 Jan 1940)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-School ‘Moltke’ (03 Apr 1907-31 Mar 1908)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1909)
On Board the Liner ‘Kцnig Wilhelm’ (16 Sep 1910-31 Mar 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Victoria Louise’ (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1914)
Artillery-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Augsburg’ (01 Apr 1914-15 Jul 1917)
Submarine-Training (16 Jul 1917-30 Sep 1917)
Artillery-Instructor with the Staff of the Leader of Submarines Mediterranean (14 Oct 1917-20 May 1918)
1st Watch-Officer on the Submarine-Cruiser ‘U 141’ (24 Jun 1918-12 Nov 1918)
Detached to the Admiral-Staff of the Navy (13 Nov 1918-04 Apr 1919)
Minesweeper-Commandant (05 Apr 1919-31 May 1920)
Detached to Service with the Admiralty (01 Jun 1920-31 Aug 1920)
2nd Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Sep 1920-12 Mar 1922)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Land Forces of the Baltic Sea (13 Mar 1922-09 Jul 1922)
Company-Leader with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (10 Jul 1922-09 Jun 1923)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (10 Jun 1923-14 Oct 1923)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of the Light Sea Force of the Baltic Sea (15 Oct 1923-28 Sep 1924)
Advisor with the Naval-Training-Department, Naval Command (29 Sep 1924-27 Sep 1927)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (04 Oct 1927-29 Sep 1929)
Leader of the Artillery-Test-Command for Ships (30 Sep 1929-21 Mar 1932)
At the same time, Acting-President of the Artillery-Test-Command for Ships (17 Feb 1930-30 Mar 1930)
At the same time, Acting-President of the Artillery-Test-Command for Ships (07 Jul 1930-19 Jul 1930)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (22 Mar 1932-01 Apr 1933)
Advisor in the Naval Command (06 Apr 1933-30 Jun 1933)
Chief of the Shipyard Department of the Naval Command (01 Jul 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Chief of the General Artillery Department in the Naval Weapons Office, Naval Command (01 Oct 1934-13 Sep 1935)
Commander of the Ship-Artillery-School (26 Sep 1935-27 Sep 1937)
Inspector of Naval Artillery, at the same time President of the Artillery-Test-Command for Ships and the Artillery-Test-Command Land (30 Sep 1937-22 Jan 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (23 Jan 1939-02 Apr 1939)
Chief of the Office for Warship Construction, OKM (03 Apr 1939-30 Jun 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jul 1939-22 Aug 1939)
Chief of the Naval-Command-Office, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (23 Aug 1939-03 Jun 1941)
Coastal-Commander, Western Baltic Sea (07 Jun 1941-28 Feb 1943)
At the same time, Acting Inspector of Naval Artillery (04 Jun 1941-07 Sep 1941)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval-High-Command Baltic Sea (01 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jun 1943-20 Oct 1943)
Died (20 Oct 1943)

Vizeadmiral Heino von Heimburg
Born: 24 Oct 1889 in Hannover
Died: Oct 1945 in Russian Captivity in a Camp near Stalingrad
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (21 Apr 1908); Leutnant zur See (10 Apr 1911); Oberleutnant zur See (22 Mar 1914); Kapitдnleutnant (28 Apr 1918); Korvettenkдpitan (01 Dec 1926); Fregattenkдpitan (01 Oct 1932); Kapitдn zur See (01 Jul 1934); Konteradmiral (01 Aug 1939); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (03 Apr 1907-31 Mar 1908)
Naval-School and Special-Briefing (01 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1909)
On Board the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (01 Oct 1909-14 Sep 1910)
On Board the Liner ‘Hessen’ (15 Sep 1910-27 Apr 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Geier’ (28 Apr 1911-20 May 1913)
Returned Home from Port Said and Company-Officer with the I. Naval-Division (21 May 1913-30 Sep 1913)
Submarine-Training and Adjutant, Special-Ship ‘Vulcan’, Submarine-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-13 Aug 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘UA’ (14 Aug 1914-24 Mar 1915)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB 14’ (25 Mar 1915-01 Aug 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UC 22’ (01 Jul 1916-04 Oct 1917)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB 68’ (05 Oct 1917-00 Jul 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 35’ (00 Sep 1918-26 Oct 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarines and Granted Leave (27 Oct 191819 Mar 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Mine, Blocking and Explosive Affairs (20 Mar 1919-22 Aug 1919)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 104’ (23 Aug 1919-31 Oct 1919)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 139’ (01 Nov 1919-14 Sep 1920)
Company-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (15 Sep 1920-06 Oct 1921)
Adjutant of the Commander Swinemьnde (07 Oct 1921-18 Sep 1924)
At the same time, Naval-Signals-Officer Swinemьnde (07 Oct 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Company-Chief in the II. Battalion of the Ship’s-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (19 Sep 1924-24 Sep 1925)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Amazone’ (02 Oct 1925-25 Sep 1927)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the Ship’s-Cadre-Division Of The North Sea, at the same time Executive of the Processing-Office of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (26 Sep 1927-23 Sep 1928)
Commander of the IV. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (24 Sep 1928-25 Sep 1930)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (26 Sep 1930-27 Mar 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North-Seas (28 Mar 1933-28 Sep 1933)
Commandant of Fortifications of the Elbe and Wesermьnde, Cuxhaven (29 Sep 1933-03 Oct 1937)
Officer-Judge of the Reichs War Court (06 Oct 1937-31 Dec 1939)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Bremen, at the same time, Location-Senior (01 Jan 1940-29 Aug 1942)
Retired and Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without being Mobilised (01 Sep 1942-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
Abducted by the Russians (00 Mar 1945-00 Oct 1945)
Died in Captivity (00 Oct 1945)

Vizeadmiral Karl Topp
Born: 29 Sep 1895 in Voerde, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Died: 24 Apr 1981 in Jever, Oldenburg
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (23 Dec 1914); Leutnant zur See (13 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Sep 1920); Kapitдnleutnant (01 Apr 1926); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Oct 1933); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Apr 1937); Kapitдn zur See (01 Apr 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Feb 1943); Vizeadmiral (01 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Victoria Louise' (01 Apr 1914-06 Aug 1914)
On Board the Liner 'Thьringen' (07 Aug 1914-04 Mar 1917)
Torpedo-Officer on the Liner 'Thьringen' (04 Mar 1917-09 Sep 1917)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (10 Sep 1917-14 Nov 1917)
Davon with the I. Submarine-Flotilla Mediterranean (18 Nov 1917-21 Jan 1919)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'UC 54' (18 Nov 1917-09 Apr 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'UB 48' (10 Apr 1918-15 May 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'UC 67' (16 May 1918-21 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (22 Jan 1919-25 May 1919)
Adjutant on the Cruiser 'Graudenz' (28 May 1919-10 Mar 1920)
Coding-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (11 Mar 1920-30 May 1920)
Watch-Officer with the II. Flotilla (01 Jun 1920-30 Sep 1921)
Flag-Lieutenant with the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (01 Oct 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Adjutant of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (01 Oct 1923-18 Feb 1925)
Company-Leader with the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (19 Feb 1925-25 Sep 1925)
At the same time, Commandant of the Test-Boat 'UZ 35' (30 Aug 1924-12 Sep 1924)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat 'V 6' of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (26 Sep 1925-27 Sep 1927)
Company-Leader in the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (28 Sep 1927-15 Apr 1928)
Location-Major in Wilhelmshaven (16 Apr 1928-07 Oct 1928)
Company-Leader in the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (08 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Course (01 Oct 1929-01 Apr 1931)
Maritime Operation-Director in the Equipment-Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (02 Apr 1931-05 Oct 1931)
At the same time, Detached for Service to Naval Command (07 Sep 1931-24 Sep 1931)
3rd Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (06 Oct 1931-28 Sep 1934)
Navigations-Officer on the Cruiser 'Emden' (29 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1935)
First Officer on the Cruiser 'Emden' (01 Oct 1935-30 Aug 1936)
General-Advisor for Military Questions of Ship-Construction, OKM (14 Sep 1936-31 Mar 1939)
Chief of the Military Department, Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (01 Apr 1939-14 Oct 1939)
Chief of the Military Office-Group, Head-Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (15 Oct 1939-30 Dec 1940)
Construction-Indoctrination 'Tirpitz' (15 Jan 1941-24 Feb 1941)
Commandant of the Battleship 'Tirpitz' (25 Feb 1941-24 Feb 1943)
Chief of the Technical Office-Group for Shipyards and Administration, Head-Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (01 Mar 1943-31 Mar 1943)
Chief of the Military Office-Group, Head-Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (16 Mar 1943-12 Jul 1943)
Chairman of the Ship-Construction-Commission of the Reichs-Minister for Armaments and War Production (13 Jul 1943-30 Apr 1945)
Chief of the Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (10 May 1945-15 Oct 1945)
In Captivity (15 Oct 1945-02 Dec 1946)
Released (02 Dec 1946)

Vizeadmiral Walter Krastel
Born: 29 Jan 1892 in Dieburg, Hessen
Died: 15 Sep 1966 in Kiel-Heikendorf
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912); Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917); Kapitдnleutnant (01 Jun 1921); Korvettenkдpitan (01 Jun 1929); Fregattenkдpitan (01 Oct 1934); Kapitдn zur See (01 Oct 1936); Konteradmiral (01 Dec 1940); Vizeadmiral (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Entered Naval Service as a Seekadett on Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Victoria Louise’ (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Naval-School Mьrwik and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1913)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiserin’ (01 Oct 1913-29 Nov 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (30 Nov 1916-14 Jun 1917)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 1’ (16 Jan 1917-09 Feb 1917)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 3’ (10 Feb 1917-14 Jun 1917)
Construction-Indoctrination, Submarine ‘U 105’ (15 Jun 1917-03 Jul 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 105’ (04 Jul 1917-14 May 1918)
Course at the Submarine-School (26 May 1918-21 Jul 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB 96’ (22 Jul 1918-25 Nov 1918)
Watch-Officer with the 3rd Half-Flotilla (26 Nov 1918-24 Feb 1919)
Commandant of the IV. Minesweeper-Flotilla (25 Feb 1919-14 Aug 1920)
Minesweeper-Commandant with the 8th Half-Flotilla (15 Aug 1920-28 Sep 1921)
Minesweeper-Commandant with the 11th Half-Flotilla (29 Sep 1921-03 Apr 1922)
Advisor and Commandant in the Barrier-Experiments-Command (04 Apr 1922-31 Oct 1925)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (01 Nov 1925-31 Jan 1926)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (01 Feb 1926-03 Oct 1927)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Course (04 Oct 1927-23 Mar 1929)
Advisor in the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (24 Mar 1929-30 Sep 1930)
Navigation-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (01 Oct 1930-22 Sep 1931)
Transferred into the Weapons-Department of Naval Command (24 Sep 1931-30 Sep 1934)
Leader of Group for Underwater-Weapons in the Weapons-Department, Naval Command, from 11 Jan 1936 OKM (01 Oct 1934-30 Sep 1937)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Nьrnberg’ (09 Oct 1937-15 Nov 1938)
Commander of the Barrier-School (16 Nov 1938-06 Sep 1942)
At the same time, 2nd Leader of Mine-Ships (00 Sep 1940-00 Nov 1940)
At the same time, Acting-Admiral Norwegian Polar Coast (03 Aug 1941-27 Oct 1941)
At the same time, Acting-Admiral of the Norwegian North Coast (30 Apr 1942-07 Jun 1942)
Chief of the Office-Group Barrier-Force in the Naval Weapons Head-Office, OKM (07 Sep 1942-31 Mar 1943)
Detached to Armaments-Inspection X (01 Apr 1943-30 Apr 1943)
Detached to Armaments-Inspection XX (01 May 1943-31 May 1943)
Armaments-Inspector XX (01 Jun 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-15 Feb 1948)
Released (15 Feb 1948)

Vizeadmiral (Ing.) Karl Kaufmann
Born: 24 Aug 1893 in Kaub, Rhine (Rhein)
Died: 04 Oct 1975 in Kiel
Promotions:
Marineingenieuroberanwдrter (01 Apr 1912); Marineingenieurapplikant (01 Aug 1912); Marineingenieuroberapplikant (01 Apr 1914); Marineingenieuraspirant (25 Aug 1915); Marineingenieuroberaspirant (01 Jul 1917); Marineingenieur (18 Jul 1918); Leutnant (Ing.) (18 Oct 1919); Oberleutnant (Ing.) (08 Apr 1921); Kapitдnleutnant (Ing.) (01 Oct 1923); Korvettenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Oct 1930); Fregattenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Apr 1935); Kapitдn zur See (Ing.) (01 Jan 1937); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Dec 1940); Vizeadmiral (Ing.) (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Marineingenieuranwдrter with the II. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1911-02 Jan 1912)
On Board the Liner ‘Thьringen’ (03 Jan 1912-12 Sep 1912)
With the II. Shipyard-Division (13 Sep 1912-30 Sep 1912)
On Board the Liner ‘Nassau’ (01 Oct 1912-29 Mar 1915)
Training at the Engineer and Deck Officer School (30 Mar 1915-25 Sep 1915)
With the II. Shipyard-Division (26 Sep 1915-30 Sep 1915)
On Board the Liner ‘Nassau’ (01 Oct 1915-04 Apr 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (05 Apr 1916-13 Aug 1916)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine ‘UB 43’ (14 Aug 1916-28 Feb 1917)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine ‘UC 20’ (01 Mar 1917-20 May 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Leader of Submarines Mediterranean (21 May 1918-31 Aug 1918)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine ‘U 63’ (01 Sep 1918-17 Jan 1919)
Pupil at the Naval-School Kiel (18 Jan 1919-27 Feb 1919)
Platoon-Leader and Company-Chief in the Pioneer-Battalion of the III. Naval-Brigade (28 Feb 1919-31 May 1920)
Company-Chief in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (01 Jun 1920-25 Nov 1920)
Training-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (26 Nov 1920-03 Jan 1921)
Pupil at the Naval-School Kiel (04 Jan 1921-02 Jan 1922)
Engineer-Cadet-Officer at the Naval-School Mьrwik (03 Jan 1922-10 Jul 1922)
Cadet-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (11 Jul 1922-31 Mar 1923)
Engineer-Cadet-Officer at the Naval-School Mьrwik (01 Apr 1923-06 Jul 1923)
Cadet-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (07 Jul 1923-30 Mar 1924)
Company-Chief at the Naval-School Kiel (31 Mar 1924-31 Jan 1926)
Watch and Electrical-Engineer on the Liner ‘ElsaЯ’ (01 Feb 1926-27 Sep 1927)
Company-Chief at the Naval-School Kiel (28 Sep 1927-30 Sep 1928)
Company-Chief at the Naval-School Friedrichsort (01 Oct 1928-26 Jun 1930)
Chief Engineer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (27 Jun 1930-25 Sep 1932)
Advisor in the Fleet-Department, Naval Command (26 Sep 1932-23 Sep 1935)
Inspection-Officer with the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy (24 Sep 1935-28 Sep 1936)
Department-Chief in the Naval-Personnel-Office, OKM (29/ Jun 1936-23 Nov 1939)
Commander of the Naval-School Wesermьnde (24 Nov 1939-26 Aug 1942)
Commander of the Naval-School Kiel (27 Aug 1942-25 Apr 1945)
Arsenal-Commandant of the Kriegsmarine-Arsenal Kiel (26 Apr 1945-11 Aug 1945)
In Captivity (11 Aug 1945-26 Feb 1948)
Released (26 Feb 1948)

Konteradmiral (Ing.) Wilhelm Johannssen
Born: 27 Jan 1894 in Buxtehude, Hannover
Died: 06 Nov 1956 in Kiel
Promotions:
Marineingenieuroberanwдrter (01 Apr 1912); Marineingenieurapplikant (01 Aug 1912); Marineingenieuroberapplikant (01 Apr 1914); Marineingenieuraspirant (25 Aug 1915); Marineingenieuroberaspirant (01 Jul 1917); Marineingenieur (18 Jul 1918); Leutnant (Ing.) (18 Oct 1919); Oberleutnant (Ing.) (01 Apr 1923); Kapitдnleutnant (Ing.) (01 Apr 1926); Korvettenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Jul 1933); Fregattenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Oct 1936); Kapitдn zur See (Ing.) (01 Oct 1938); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Marineingenieuranwдrter with the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1911-02 Jan 1912)
On Board the Liner ‘Hessen’ (03 Jan 1912-22 Sep 1912)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Moltke’ (01 Oct 1912-30 Mar 1915)
Training at the Engineer and Deck Officer School (01 Apr 1915-25 Sep 1915)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Moltke’ (03 Oct 1915-02 Oct 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (04 Oct 1916-26 Mar 1917)
Watch-Engineer on the Submarine ‘UB 28’ (27 Mar 1917-23 Nov 1917)
Watch-Engineer on the Submarine ‘UC 60’ (24 Nov 1917-17 Aug 1918)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine ‘U 98’ (18 Aug 1918-13 Nov 1918)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine ‘U 105’ (14 Nov 1918-25 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the IV. Submarine-Flotilla (26 Nov 1918-09 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Shipyard-Division then the I. Naval-Inspection (10 Dec 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Training at the Engineer and Deck Officer School (16 Jan 1919-27 Feb 1919)
With the III. Naval-Brigade (28 Feb 1919-29 Nov 1919)
Course at Naval-School ‘B’ (30 Nov 1919-19 Oct 1920)
Course at the Naval-School Kiel-Wik (20 Oct 1920-28 Dec 1920)
Training on the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (29 Dec 1920-17 Jan 1921)
With the Naval-Detachment Stralsund (18 Jan 1921-15 Mar 1921)
Watch-Engineer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (16 Mar 1921-06 Jan 1922)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (07 Jan 1922-01 Mar 1922)
Training at the Naval-School Kiel-Wik (02 Mar 1922-03 Apr 1923)
Company-Officer with the II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (04 Apr 1923-25 Sep 1923)
Watch-Engineer on the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (26 Sep 1923-09 Aug 1925)
Company-Officer in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (10 Aug 1925-03 Oct 1927)
At the same time, Company-Leader at the Naval-School Kiel-Wik (08 Jun 1927-09 Sep 1927)
Motor-Transport-Officer with the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (04 Oct 1927-24 Sep 1928)
Motor-Transport-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (25 Sep 1928-30 Sep 1929)
Construction-Indoctrination on ‘Kцln’ at the Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Oct 1929-14 Jan 1930)
Electrical-Engineer on the Cruiser ‘Kцln’ (15 Jan 1930-05 Nov 1931)
Detached for Information to the Naval-Arsenal Kiel (06 Nov 1931-10 Dec 1931)
Assistant in the Naval-Supply-Office Swinemьnde (11 Dec 1931-26 Sep 1933)
Chief Engineer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (27 Sep 1933-26 Sep 1935)
Instructor at the Submarine-School and also Formation-Engineer of the School-Formation (27 Sep 1935-27 Sep 1937)
Leader of the Naval-Equipment-Office Swinemьnde (28 Sep 1937-30 Jul 1940)
Station-Engineer of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Aug 1940-19 Sep 1942)
Director of Naval Equipment and Repair Operations Narvik (20 Sep 1942-04 Feb 1944)
Arsenal-Commandant of the Kriegsmarine-Arsenal Drontheim (05 Feb 1944-20 Feb 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval-High-Command Baltic Sea (21 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-00 Dec 1946)
Released (00 Dec 1946)

Konteradmiral Werner Scheer
Born: 06 Jun 1893 in Vechta, Oldenburg
Died: 27 Aug 1976 in Bьdingen, Hessen
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (12 Apr 1913); Leutnant zur See (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant zur See (25 Dec 1917); Kapitдnleutenant (01 Dec 1922); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Oct 1930); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Mar 1936); Kapitдn zur See (01 Jul 1937); Konteradmiral (01 Sep 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (01 Apr 1912-31 Mar 1913)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1913-31 Jan 1914)
On Board the Liner ‘Zдhringen’ (01 Aug 1914-00 Nov 1915)
Detached to the mobile Radio-Station Kurland (00 Nov 1915-01 Dec 1916)
Training at the Submarine-School (02 Dec 1916-13 Jan 1917)
Watch-Officer on ‘U 30’ of the IV. Submarine-Flotilla (14 Jan 1917-23 Nov 1917)
Watch-Officer on ‘UB 85’ of the V. Submarine-Flotilla (24 Nov 1917-30 Apr 1918)
In Captivity (30 Apr 1918-14 Nov 1919)
Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Commander Kiel (15 Nov 1919-04 Jan 1920)
With the III. Naval-Brigade (05 Jan 1920-31 May 1920)
With the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea and in the Staff of the Commander of Land Forces of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1920-02 Jan 1921)
Ships-Cadre ‘Hannover’ (03 Jan 1921-09 Feb 1921)
Divisions and Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (10 Feb 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Advisor in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1923-30 Sep 1924)
Ships-Cadre ‘Hessen’ (01 Oct 1924-05 Jan 1925)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (06 Jan 1925-27 Sep 1925)
Commandant of the Minesweeper ‘M 113’ of the 1st Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (28 Sep 1925-25 Sep 1927)
4th Admiral-Staff-Officer of Fleet Command (26 Sep 1927-26 Sep 1929)
Chief of the 1st Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (27 Sep 1929-28 Sep 1932)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (01 Oct 1932-10 Sep 1933)
Advisor in the Naval-Training-Department and Naval-Household-Department, Naval Command (11 Sep 1933-30 Sep 1935)
Placed to the Disposal of the Leader of Submarines (07 Oct 1935-31 Aug 1936)
At the same time, Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 10’ (21 Dec 1935-01 May 1936)
Chief of the Submarine-Flotilla ‘Saltzwedel’ (01 Sep 1936-11 Jul 1937)
Granted Sick Leave after an accident (12 Jul 1937-13 Apr 1938)
Commander of the Submarine-School (14 Apr 1938-18 Sep 1939)
Chief of the Naval-Household-Department, OKM (13 Oct 1939-03 Feb 1941)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (04 Feb 1941-21 Sep 1941)
Chief Of Staff of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (22 Sep 1941-12 Dec 1942)
Arsenal-Commandant of the Kriegsmarine-Arsenal Toulon and Chief of the German Naval-Command Toulon (20 Dec 1942-07 Sep 1943)
Chief of the Special-Staff for Accommodation-Affairs, OKM (15 Sep 1943-22 Nov 1943)
Chief of the Military Office-Group, Head-Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (23 Nov 1943-27 Nov 1944)
Commander of Military-District-Command Essen I (28 Nov 1944-17 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (17 Apr 1945-10 Mar 1947)
Released (10 Mar 1947)

Konteradmiral (Ing.) Paul-Willy Zieb
Born: 03 Jun 1892 in Ruhland-Hoyerswerda, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 09 Aug 1972 in Koblenz
Promotions:
Marineingenieuroberanwдrter (01 Apr 1913); Marineingenieurapplikant (01 Oct 1913); Marineingenieuroberapplikant (01 Apr 1915); Marineingenieuraspirant (26 Sep 1916); Marineingenieuroberaspirant (01 Jul 1918); Leutnant (Ing.) (16 Dec 1919); Oberleutnant (Ing.) (21 Jul 1921); Kapitдnleutnant (Ing.) (01 Apr 1925); Korvettenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Oct 1932); Fregattenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Oct 1936); Kapitдn zur See (Ing.) (01 Apr 1938); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Marineingenieuranwдrter with the II. Shipyard-Division, Attended Basic-Training (01 Oct 1912-02 Jan 1913)
On Board the Liner 'Schleswig-Holstein' (03 Jan 1913-15 Sep 1913)
With the II. Shipyard-Division (16 Sep 1913-30 Sep 1913)
On Board the Small Cruiser 'Stralsund' (01 Oct 1913-30 Sep 1915)
Engineer and Deck-Officer School (02 Oct 1915-25 Sep 1916)
On Board the Torpedo-Boat 'B 104' of the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Oct 1916-28 Oct 1917)
Naval-School (29 Oct 1917-02 Apr 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the VIII. Submarine-Flotilla (16 Apr 1918-14 Jun 1918)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine 'UB 118' (15 Jun 1918-19 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the III. Submarine-Flotilla (20 Nov 1918-31 Dec 1918)
With the 1st Battalion of the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Jan 1919-23 Jan 1919)
Engineer and Deck-Officer School (24 Jan 1919-24 Feb 1919)
With the I. Naval-Brigade (25 Feb 1919-31 May 1919)
With the III. Naval-Brigade (01 Jun 1919-25 Sep 1919)
Pupil at Naval-School 'B' (26 Sep 1919-20 Mar 1920)
Company-Leader in the III. Naval-Brigade (21 Mar 1920-30 Jun 1920)
With the Ships-Cadre-Detachment of the Baltic Sea then Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Jul 1920-21 Jul 1920)
Pupil at Naval-School Kiel-Wik (22 Jul 1920-03 Jan 1921)
Ordinance-Officer in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (04 Jan 1921-31 Jan 1922)
With the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Feb 1922-31 Mar 1924)
Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat 'T 144' (01 Feb 1922-28 Feb 1923)
Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat 'T 141' (01 Mar 1923-11 Oct 1923)
Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat 'T 144' (12 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1924)
Company-Officer in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (01 Apr 1924-14 Sep 1924)
Diver-Course with the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (15 Sep 1924-30 Sep 1924)
Leader of the Motor-Transport-Platoon of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (01 Oct 1924-05 Oct 1927)
Motor-Transport-Advisor in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (06 Oct 1927-26 Sep 1928)
Half-Flotilla-Engineer of the 1st Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (27 Sep 1928-28 Feb 1930)
Auxiliary-Advisor in Naval Command (01 Mar 1930-03 Apr 1932)
Chief Engineer on the Cruiser 'Kцln' (04 Apr 1932-06 Oct 1934)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (07 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Commander of the Naval-School Wesermьnde (01 Apr 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Formation-Engineer with the Staff of the Commander of Reconnaissance-Forces (07 Oct 1936-28 Oct 1938)
Inspections-Engineer of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy (31 Oct 1938-17 Aug 1939)
Engineer-Officer with the Staff of Naval-Group-Command East (18 Aug 1939-01 Nov 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Kiel (02 Nov 1939-18 Nov 1939)
Director of the Equipment-Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (19 Nov 1939-28 Aug 1940)
Director of the Supply-Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Apr 1940-19 Jan 1943)
At the same time, Detached to the Staff of the Commanding Admiral France (28 Aug 1940-16 Dec 1940)
At the same time, Detached to the Staff of the Commanding Admiral France (01 May 1941-10 Oct 1941)
At the same time, Engineer-Officer with the Staff of the Commanding Admiral France (11 Oct 1941-15 Nov 1942)
At the same time, Engineer-Officer in the Senior-Quartermaster-Staff of Naval-Group-Command West (16 Nov 1942-19 Jan 1943)
Chief of Senior-Shipyard-Staff Black Sea (03 Feb 1943-25 Aug 1944)
Commander of Sea Forces on the Lower Donau (28 Aug 1944-07 Sep 1944)
Senior-Shipyard-Director of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (23 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
Processing at the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (09 May 1945-17 Mar 1947)
Retired (17 Mar 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (18 May 1944)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (28 Sep 1944)

Konteradmiral (Ing.) Otto Thedsen
Born: 01 Jan 1886 in Hamburg
Died: 11 Feb 1949 in Kiel
Promotions:
Oberheizer (21 Dec 1906); Maschinistenmaat (01 Apr 1907); Ubootsmaschinistenobermaat (01 Apr 1911); Ubootsmaschinist (01 Apr 1914); Ubootsobermaschinist (01 Oct 1916); Leutnant (Ing.) (08 Apr 1921); Oberleutnant (Ing.) (01 Jan 1924); Kapitдnleutnant (Ing.) (01 Aug 1929); Korvettenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Apr 1935); Fregattenkapitдn (Ing.) (01 Nov 1938); Kapitдn zur See (Ing.) (01 Jun 1940); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Mar 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Heizer with the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Feb 1905-31 Mar 1905)
On Board the Mine-Steamer 'Pelikan' (01 Apr 1905-28 Jun 1906)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (29 Sep 1906-20 Apr 1907)
On Board the Liner 'PreuЯen' (21 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1910)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1910-31 Mar 1911)
With the Submarine-Division (01 Apr 1911-29 Apr 1911)
On Board the Submarine 'U 9' (30 Apr 1911-22 Jul 1911)
Construction-Information for the Submarine 'U 10' (23 Jul 1911-30 Aug 1911)
Technician Number 1 on the Submarine 'U 10' (31 Aug 1911-11 Jan 1912)
With the Submarine-Division (12 Jan 1912-04 Mar 1912)
2nd Watch-Machinist on the Submarine 'U 10' (05 Mar 1912-13 Sep 1913)
With the Submarine-Division (14 Sep 1913-04 Oct 1913)
Engineer and Deck-Officer School (05 Oct 1913-24 Mar 1914)
With the Submarine-Division (25 Mar 1914-22 Apr 1914)
With the II. Submarine-School-Flotilla (23 Apr 1914-02 Jun 1914)
Senior-Machinist on the Submarine 'U 16' (03 Jun 1914-10 Mar 1918)
Senior-Machinist with the Submarine-School-Half-Flotilla (04 Apr 1918-11 Sep 1918)
Chief Engineer on the Submarine 'UC 91' (12 Sep 1918-06 Jan 1919)
With the Coastal-Defence-Regiment of the Baltic Sea Station (07 Jan 1919-10 Apr 1920)
Chief Engineer on the Minesweeper 'M 5' (11 Apr 1920-20 Oct 1920)
Attended Naval-School Kiel-Wik (21 Oct 1920-02 Jan 1922)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (03 Jan 1922-20 Feb 1922)
Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat 'G 8' of the 1st Half-Flotilla (21 Feb 1922-30 Sep 1925)
Instructor at the Naval-School Kiel-Wik (01 Oct 1925-27 Sep 1927)
Watch-Engineer on the Cruiser 'Nymphie' (28 Sep 1927-16 Apr 1929)
Watch-Engineer on the Cruiser 'Kцnigsberg' (17 Apr 1929-02 Oct 1931)
Half-Flotilla-Engineer of the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (03 Oct 1931-03 Oct 1933)
Assistent in the Naval-Supply-Office Swinemьnde (04 Oct 1933-23 Sep 1934)
Company-Chief in the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (24 Sep 1934-05 Sep 1935)
Flotilla-Engineer of the Submarine-Flotilla 'Weddigen' (06 Sep 1935-03 Oct 1936)
Formation-Engineer with the Leader of Submarines (01 Jan 1936-16 Oct 1939)
Formation-Engineer with the Organisation-Department of the Commander of Submarines (17 Oct 1939-11 Sep 1941)
Chief-Engineer and Leader of the Technical Department with the Staff of the 2nd Admiral of Submarines (12 Sep 1941-31 Jan 1943)
Chief-Engineer and Leader of the Technical Department with the Staff of the Commanding Admiral of Submarines (01 Feb 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-24 Feb 1946)
Released (24 Feb 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (31 Aug 1943)

Konteradmiral Clamor von Trotha
Born: 06 Oct 1894 in Magdeburg
Died: 05 Nov 1988 in Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Promotions:
Fдhnrich zur See (12 Apr 1913); Leutnant zue See (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant zur See (25 Dec 1917); Kapitдnleutnant (01 Jun 1924); Korvettenkapitдn (01 Oct 1931); Fregattenkapitдn (01 Oct 1936); Kapitдn zur See (01 Nov 1937); Konteradmiral (01 Nov 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Hertha' (01 Apr 1912-07 Mar 1913)
Naval-School and Special Courses (08 Mar 1913-04 Aug 1914)
On Board the Liner 'Mecklenburg' (05 Aug 1914-00 Feb 1915)
2nd Radio-Officer on the Liner 'Hannover' (00 Feb 1915-00 Nov 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (00 Nov 1916-00 Jan 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'U 46', III. U-Flotilla (00 Jan 1917-00 Feb 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'U 94', IV. U-Flotilla (03 Mar 1917-00 Jan 1918)
Construction-Indoctrination 'U 117' (00 Jan 1918-27 Mar 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'U 117', I. U-Flotilla (28 Mar 1918-07 May 1918)
Instructor at the Submarine-School (08 May 1918-06 Nov 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'U 163' (07 Nov 1918-10 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (11 Jan 1919-20 Feb 1919)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat 'T 127' (21 Feb 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (02 Oct 1919-18 Mar 1920)
With the III. Naval-Brigade (19 Mar 1920-31 May 1920)
Escort-Officer of the Inter-Allied Surveilance-Commission (01 Jun 1920-25 Oct 1920)
Acting Commandant of the Cruiser 'Berlin' (26 Oct 1920-09 Apr 1921)
Company-Officer in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (10 Apr 1921-21 Feb 1922)
Company-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (22 Feb 1922-16 Sep 1922)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser 'Hamburg' (07 Oct 1922-21 Sep 1924)
Company-Leader in the Naval-Signals-Battalion and at the same time, Instructor at the Naval-Signals-School (22 Sep 1924-31 Mar 1925)
Adjutant of the Torpedo and Signals School (01 Apr 1925-06 Oct 1927)
At the same time, Naval-Signals-Officer Flensburg (01 Apr 1925-28 Sep 1925)
First Officer and Cadet-Officer on the Sailing-School-Ship 'Niobe' (07 Oct 1927-14 Oct 1928)
1st Torpedo-Officer on the Liner 'Hessen' (15 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1930)
1st Adjutant of Fortress-Commander Wilhelmshaven (02 Oct 1930-29 Sep 1933)
Commander of the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (30 Sep 1933-27 Sep 1935)
Commander of the I. Naval-NCO-Instruction-Battalion (28 Sep 1935-10 Apr 1938)
Director of the Torpedo-Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (11 Apr 1938-15 Jul 1942)
At the same time, Director of the Navigation-Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (11 Apr 1938-21 Jul 1940)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Arsenal West (16 Jul 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Arsenal East (01 Mar 1943-05 Sep 1943)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of the Polar Sea Coast (06 Nov 1943-29 Aug 1944)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Bergen (09 Sep 1944-28 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (29 Jan 1945-01 May 1945)
In Captivity (01 May 1945-28 May 1945)
Released (28 May 1945)

Остальные адмиралы больше миноносники. Хотя вроде бы должно было быть наоборот, потому что именно на ПЛ в ПМВ шли с миноносцев, крейсеров и линкоров самые активные, самые умелые. И потерь подводники нанесли намного больше, чем миноносники (даже на пресловутом Дуврском барраже).
Иван Арнольдович, покорнейше прошу пива Шарикову не предлагать...