Date of birth:

November 3rd, 1889 (Prenzlau, Brandenburg)

Date of death:

April 28th, 1945 (Gosa, Mecklemburg)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (10 Apr 1909);
Leutnant zur See (27 Jan 1912);
Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1914);
Charakter als Kapitänleutnant (22 Nov 1919);
Kapitänleutnant (27 Aug 1920);
Korvettenkapitän (01 May 1927);
Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1932);
Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1934);
Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1939);
Vizeadmiral (01 Sep 1941).

Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Charlotte’ (01 Apr 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1909-30 Sep 1910)
On Board the battleships ‘Mecklenburg’ and ‘Posen’ (01 Oct 1910-26 Jan 1912)
On Board the battleship ‘Helgoland’ (27 Jan 1912-02 Apr 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Leipzig’ (03 Apr 1912-09 Oct 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘Taku’ (10 Oct 1912-29 May 1913)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Leipzig’ (30 May 1913-31 May 1914)
Returned Home from Tsingtau and Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (01 Jun 1914-31 Aug 1914)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Derfflinger’ (01 Sep 1914-30 Aug 1918)
Artillery-Officer on the Mine-Cruiser ‘Bremse’ (31 Aug 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea and Company-Officer in the II. Naval-Brigade (06 Jan 1919-22 Nov 1919)
Retired (22 Nov 1919)
Reactivated to Naval Service as an Instructor in the Ship-Artillery-School (27 Aug 1920-17 May 1923)
At the same time, Commandant of the Artillery-Tender ‘Drache’ (25 May 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Artillery-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Thetis’ (18 May 1923-28 Sep 1924)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Light Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (29 Sep 1924-31 Mar 1925)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (01 Apr 1925-02 Dec 1925)
Advisor in the Weapons-Department, Naval Command (03 Dec 1925-28 Jan 1929)
Advisor in the Artillery-Test-Command (29 Jan 1929-29 Apr 1929)
Advisor in the Inspection of Naval-Artillery and Detached for Information to Naval Command (30 Apr 1929-26 Sep 1929)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (27 Sep 1929-25 Sep 1930)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Liners (26 Sep 1930-19 Feb 1933)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Naval-Artillery (20 Feb 1933-22 Sep 1935)
Director of the Artillery-Department in the Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (24 Sep 1935-03 Oct 1937)
Fortress-Commandant then Coastal-Commander North Frisia (04 Oct 1937-13 Feb 1941)
Naval-Commander ‘A’ (14 Feb 1941-20 Apr 1941)
Naval-Commander Greece (21 Apr 1941-30 Jun 1941)
Admiral Aegean (01 Jul 1941-26 Sep 1941)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (27 Sep 1941-31 Jan 1942)
Chief of the Office-Group for Procurement, Administration and Supply of Artillery-Weapons and Ammunition, Smoke and Gas Protection Devices and for Naval Arsenals in the Naval-Weapons-Head-Office, OKM (01 Feb 1942-12 Jan 1943)
Coastal-Commander Deutsche Bucht (13 Jan 1943-22 Jun 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (23 Jun 1943-31 Aug 1943)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine, Naval-Construction-Plenipotentiary, Naval-Group-Command West (01 Sep 1943-30 Sep 1944)
Retired (30 Sep 1944)

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