Kriegsmarine Admirals ID thread and private collection photos Database

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Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe officers at the Air War Academy (Luftkriegsakademie) in Berlin-Gatow, 1940/1941.
1: Oberst Walter von Hippel, Tactics-Instructor at the Air War Academy in Berlin-Gatow (08 September 1940-03 February 1941)
2: Vizeadmiral Karl Dönitz, Commander of U-boats (17 October 1939-30 January 1943)
3: Char. Admiral z.V. Walter Gladisch, Reichs-Commissioner of the Upper-Prize-Court in Berlin (13 September 1939-30 June 1943) and at the same time Naval War Instructor at the Air War Academy in Berlin-Gatow

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Konteradmiral Paul Wever photographed at his office desk, possibly on the occasion of his birthday (28 January 1942), given all the flowers visible in the photo.
Wever was promoted to Konteradmiral on 01 September 1941 and to Vizeadmiral on 01 October 1943. He died from a heart attack (pressumably caused by a sunstroke) on 11 August 1944 in Aix en Provence, South France. His posts during WW2 include:
-Chief of Staff of the Naval-Group-Command West (23 August 1939-04 December 1939)
-Chief of the Department for Naval Intelligence Analysis, OKM (01 January 1940-21 June 1940)
-Director of the Sub-Group Navy in the Armistice-Commission France (22 June 1940-15 January 1943)
-Placed at the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group West (16 January 1943-01 September 1943)
-Commanding Admiral of the French South Coast (02 September 1943-11 August 1944)

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Konteradmiral Paul Wever, sitting 3rd from the left. This photo is very interesting because Wever is wearing all of his awards and decorations (including many foreign). See the close-up below for more information about these awards and decorations.
Wever was promoted to Konteradmiral on 01 September 1941 and to Vizeadmiral on 01 October 1943. He died from a heart attack (presumably caused by a sunstroke) on 11 August 1944 in Aix en Provence, South France. His posts during WW2 include:
-Chief of Staff of the Naval-Group-Command West (23 August 1939-04 December 1939)
-Chief of the Department for Naval Intelligence Analysis, OKM (01 January 1940-21 June 1940)
-Director of the Sub-Group Navy in the Armistice-Commission France (22 June 1940-15 January 1943)
-Placed at the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group West (16 January 1943-01 September 1943)
-Commanding Admiral of the French South Coast (02 September 1943-11 August 1944)




1: Commander's Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of Italy
2: Commander's Cross of the Royal Bulgarian Order of Saint Alexander (awarded on 31 March 1939)
3: Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords (awarded on 6 June 1939)
4: Spanish Order of Naval Merit 2nd Class with White Decoration (awarded on 23 January 1932 and approved on 28 March 1934)
5: Ottoman War Medal (Gallipoli Star)
6: Clasp (1939) to the Iron Cross 1st Class (awarded on 5 December 1939)
7: Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class
8: U-boat War Badge 1918 (awarded on 3 March 1919)

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Konteradmiral Friedrich Lützow, Spokesman of the High Command of the Kriegsmarine (OKM) (24 December 1939-08 May 1945), visiting the Naval Hitler Youth (Marine-HJ), date and place unknown.

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Konteradmiral Erich Schulte-Mönting, Commanding Admiral of the Norwegian North-Coast (08 November 1944-17 August 1945), inspecting Kriegsmarine sailors in Kirkenes harbour, Norway, 1944.

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Vizeadmiral Otto Schenk (pointed by the red arrow), Admiral of the Norwegian Polar-Coast (31 August 1940-13 August 1942), inspecting MFP-type (Marinefährprahm) landing craft, most likely in Tromsø, summer 1942.

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Konteradmiral Robert Schall-Emden (pointed by the red arrow), Admiral of the Sea-Command-Offices (08 March 1941-14 November 1944), inspecting Kriegsmarine recruits at the Military training ground of Beverloo Camp at Leopoldsburg, Belgium, date unknown.
The Staff of the Admiral of the Sea-Command-Offices (Admiral der Seebefehlsstellen) was formed in March 1941. It was formed to oversee the remaining tasks of the Operation Sea Lion (Unternehmen Seelöwe), namely forming and equipping the Landungsflottillen. The Admiral of the Sea-Command-Offices was also the administrative superior of all Marinehafenabteilungen, Flottillenstammregimenter, Transportflottillen, Artillerieträgerflottillen and Landungsflottillen. The Admiral was subordinate to the Kommandierender Admiral Frankreich, then Marinegruppenkommando West. The staff quarters were in Souverain Moulin near Boulogne, Antwerp and then Heringsdorf. It was dissolved in Ahlbeck on 14 November 1944 with its tasks being handed over to the Commander of Security Forces.

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Group photo of the Staff of the XXX. Army Corps and some Kriegsmarine officers from the Staff of the Naval-Commander „A“ in Bulgaria (possibly in Plovdiv) shortly before the German invasion of Greece, late March 1941.
1: Generalleutnant Eugen Ott, Tasked with the Leadership of the XXX. Army Corps (25 March 1941-10 May 1941)
2: Konteradmiral Hans Hubertus von Stosch, Naval-Commander „A“ (14 February 1941-20 April 1941)
3: Oberstleutnant i.G. Walter Botsch, Chief of the General Staff of the XXX. Army Corps (25 October 1940-01 June 1943)
After the occupation of Greece, the Kriegsmarine had to take over the necessary sea transports and the securing of maritime traffic as well as coastal defence in the Aegean. For this purpose, the Staff of the Coastal Commander Nordfriesland was detached from its area of command and made available as Naval Commander „A“ for deployment in the Balkans in Plovdiv (also called Philippopel in German), Bulgaria on 14 February 1941. From here, the Staff took part in the German advance through Greece. On 21 April 1941, the office in Athens was then renamed to Naval Commander Greece. It had German and Italian units at its disposal in varying numbers. On 1 July 1941, the office of Naval Commander Greece was renamed to Admiral Aegean.

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Portrait of Konteradmiral Ludolf von Hohnhorst, taken in late 1944 or sometime in 1945. His career during WW2:
-Advisor in the Naval Signals Department, OKM (16 February 1939-30 June 1940)
-Advisor in the Sub-Department Navy, Armistice-Commission for France (01 July 1940-18 April 1941)
-Chief of Staff of the Admiral of the Norwegian West-Coast (23 April 1941-22 September 1942)
-Detached to the Staff of the Commanding Admiral Norway (23 September 1942-06 November 1942)
-Senior-Quartermaster with the Staff of the Commanding Admiral Norway/Naval-High-Command Norway (07 November 1942-12 May 1944)
-Acting-Commandant of the Sea-Fortifications of Bergen (24 April 1944-21 August 1944)
-Commandant of the Sea-Fortifications of the Polar Sea Coast (Norway) (30 August 1944-20 November 1944)
-Chief of Staff of the Naval-High-Command Norway (08 December 1944-31 May 1945)

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Group photo of the Staff of the Inspection of Education of the Navy (Inspektion des Bildungswesens der Marine) taken in Kiel, 1943/1944.
1: Konteradmiral Bernhard Rogge, Inspector of Education of the Navy (01 March 1943-19 September 1944)
2: Kapitän zur See Gottfried Pönitz, Chief of Staff of the Inspection of Education of the Navy (01 March 1943-22 July 1945)
3: Flottenarzt Dr.med. Fritz Kanzler, Inspection-Medic with the Inspection of Education of the Navy (22 September 1943-12 May 1945)