Date of birth:

November 12th, 1910 (Naasdorf/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

February 18th, 1993 (Kiel-Holtenau/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
November 25th, 1930: Rekrut;
September 16th, 1931: Oberheizer;
September 27th, 1935: Obermachinenmaat;
August 22nd, 1937: Obermaat;
March 29th, 1938: Obermachinist;
November 17th, 1941: Leutnant zur See (Ing.);
October 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant zur See (Ing.);
?: Kapitänleutnant zur Zee (Ing.);
February 25th, 1958: Kapitänleutnant (Bundeswehr).

Career:
? - November 25th, 1930: Kupferschmied;
November 25th, 1930 - September 15th, 1931: II. MAA W-Haven;
September 16th, 1939 - September 29th, 1933: Kreuzer "Leipzig"; 30 September 1933 - April 2nd, 1934: Marineschule Kiel;
September 3rd, 1934 - September 26th, 1934: Marineschule Fr. Ort;
September 27th, 1934 - September 26th, 1935: Kreuzer "Köln";
September 27th, 1935 - August 21st, 1937: Kreuzer "Emden";
August 22nd, 1937 - October 2nd, 1937: S.St. A. O. F.;
October 3rd, 1937 - March 29th, 1938: Marineschule Wesermünde; March 30th, 1938 - June 30th, 1941: Schlagtschif "Scharnhorst";
July 1st, 1941 - August 31st, 1941: 2. U-boot Lehr Division;
September 2st, 1941 - November 17th, 1941: Marineschule Kiel;
November 18th, 1941 - December 2nd, 1941: U-bootfachlehrgang;
December 3rd, 1941 - April 24th, 1942: Kriegsschule Ausbildungs Lehrabteilung (Baubelehrung U-Boote);
April 25th, 1942 - June 27th, 1944: "U518";
June 28th, 1944 - March 30th, 1945: Militär Lehrer U-boots Lehrdivision;
March 31st, 1945 - May 8th, 1945: Werkstattleiter Werkstattschiff "Kamerun";
May 9th, 1945 - ?: POW;
July 1st, 1947 - October 31st, 1957: Bahnpolizeibeamter Bundesbahn;
November 1st, 1957 - January 30th, 1960: MStpKdo Kiel;
January 31st, 1960 - September 30th, 1962: Masch. Offz. 3.M.G. - Geschwader;
October 1st, 1962 - March 31st, 1968: Schiffübernahmekommando Kiel;
March 31st, 1968: Retirement.

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• Photo 1: Luud Pouwels
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.