Konteradmiral Helmuth Kienast, Military-Replacement-Inspector in Bremen (30 September 1942-05 December 1944), inspecting troops in front of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Bremen, 1943.
Konteradmiral Helmuth Kienast, Military-Replacement-Inspector in Bremen (30 September 1942-05 December 1944), inspecting troops in front of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Bremen, 1943.
Studio portrait of Konteradmiral Ludwig Stummel. He served as the Chief of the Department for Naval Intelligence, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (28 December 1939-15 June 1941), Chief of the Central-Department of the Office-Group for Naval Intelligence, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (16 June 1941-30 April 1943), Chief of the Office-Group for Naval Intelligence, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (01 May 1943-16 August 1944) and then Higher Commander of Naval Signals and Detection Schools (14 November 1944-15 March 1945). Stummel was most notable for being the person responsible for the cryptographical security of the Enigma cipher machine and Key M infrastructure security, during World War II.
Some interesting facts about him. He had a glass eye and a limp. He was a fervent Catholic. His faith gave him a moral compass during the latter years of the war. Initially a supporter of the Nazis, he became doubtful as the war progressed.
Admiral Theodor Krancke, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command West (20 April 1943-25 October 1944), visiting a hospital in France for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross award ceremony of Otto Flügel, 3 May 1943.
Konteradmiral Gustav Kieseritzky, Commandant of the Sea-Fortifications of Brittany (03 December 1940-15 June 1942), decorating members of the Naval Coastal Artillery, most likely in Brest.
Flottenarzt (later Admiralarzt) Dr. med. Hugo Caanitz (far right) with his family during his grandfather's 80th birthday, 13 March 1941 in Berlin.
During this time Caanitz was the Chief of the Medical-Science-Department at the Naval-Medical-Office, OKM (15 January 1940-08 February 1944).
Vizeadmiral Gustav Kieseritzky, Commanding Admiral Black Sea (07 February 1943-19 November 1943).
This photo was taken sometime between 20 October 1943 (award date of his German Cross in Gold) and 19 November 1943 (the day when he was killed in action during a Soviet air attack on the Kerch Peninsula).
Konteradmiral Otto von Schrader (far left), II. Admiral of the North-Sea-Station, from 01 January 1938 renamed 2nd Admiral of the North Sea, at the same time, Commander of Security of the North Sea (01 October 1937-31 March 1938), at the Marinekaserne in Cuxhaven. Can anyone confirm the location (I'm not sure if it's indeed Cuxhaven)?
Officers and civilians at a naval artillery testing ground, 1942.
1: Generaladmiral Karl Witzell, Chief of the Naval-Weapons-Head-Office, OKM (07 November 1939-31 August 1942)
2: Vizeadmiral Paul Fanger, Chief of the Artillery Weapons Office, Naval-Weapons-Head-Office, OKM (17 January 1940-03 March 1943)
3: Vizeadmiral Heinrich Hanke, Chief of the Office-Group for Artillery Development and Construction, Naval Weapons Head Office, OKM (07 November 1939-02 August 1943)
Vizeadmiral Werner Grassmann, Coastal-Commander of the Western Baltic Sea (07 June 1941-28 February 1943), visiting the Marineflakabteilung 271 in Kiel-Jägersberg.
Portrait of Vizeadmiral z.V. Paul Wülfing von Ditten, Under-Secretary at the Reichs Transport Ministry and Head of the Maritime Shipping Office (06 June 1940-29 May 1942).
This is a press photo and the description on the back of the photo says:
"The Head of the newly created Maritime Shipping Office.
In the course of the recently reported organizational changes in the Reich Ministry of Transport, maritime affairs have been consolidated in a Maritime Office. The Führer has entrusted its management to Vizeadmiral z.V. Wülfing von Ditten, who has been given the title of State Secretary. This centralized organization is intended to emphasize the importance of maritime shipping, to promote its development and to provide a guarantee for the performance of the future tasks of German maritime shipping."
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