Kriegsmarine Admiral

Konteradmiral Wilhelm Kopp (middle), Commandant of the Naval Defence of Ukraine (03 November 1941-08 January 1943), with officers from his staff, 1942. The photo was most likely taken in Mariupol, where the headquarters of this staff were located from January 1942.

Are there also the award lists like this for the Kriegsmarine?

32 minutes ago, JohanH said:

Hello!

 

I havn't transcribed the North Star Order yet so I had to check the original roll. 

 

Here is his entry:

 

Knight cross on June 26th 1936. 

Before 1975 there was only one class of the knight order. In 1975 they instituted the 2nd class. 

Excellent!

Thank you very much!

@JohanH

Hello Johan,

The Personalakte of Dr. Hellmut Heim (medical officer) says that he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Royal Swedish Order of the North Star on 26 June 1936. The German approval date is 12 August 1936.

Can you please tell me if the class is the Knight's Cross 1st or 2nd Class?

Also, is the award date correct?

Thanks!

8 hours ago, Graf said:

The Commander of the Order of St Alexander is with swords in the middle -given at a war time

It's the version without Swords. It was awarded in 1938 or early 1939.

Portrait of Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command South (30 June 1941-20 March 1943). The Breast Star he is wearing is the Grand Cross of the Royal Bulgarian Order of Military Merit with War Decoration.

I have a few photos that would fit this thread. I have my own thread about Kriegsmarine admirals, but I can post the relevant photos here also.

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 (approved on 31 March 1939 but awarded sometime earlier)
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)

1 hour ago, new world said:

IMHO this is a mistake, for such high rank he should have been awarded 3rd class or higher. 

 

5th class was reserved for junior officers.

Thank you.

Konteradmiral z.V. Heinz-Eduard Menche (right), Chief of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Bordeaux (27 January 1941-30 April 1943) and then Chief of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Marseille (01 May 1943-31 July 1944).

Hello,

According to Manfred Dörr's book about the Knight's Cross holders of the Kriegsmarine, Hans Michahelles was awarded the Bulgarian Order of Saint Alexander 5th Class (Knight's Cross) with Swords on Ring on 20 April 1942 (see the photo below).

I find this highly unlikely because on the date when he was awarded this order (20 April 1942), Michahelles' rank was already Kapitän zur See (Captain), too high a rank to be awarded the 5th class (Knight's Cross).

Am I right to assume it's highly unlikely someone of his rank would've been awarded the Knight's Cross class?

Seeing as he was also awarded the Bulgarian Order of Military Merit 3rd Class (Commander's Cross) with War Decoration, I assume the class of his Order of Saint Alexander should also be the Commander's Cross.

Can anyone with access to Bulgarian sources perhaps check the class of the Order of Saint Alexander that Michahelles was awarded?

I would be very grateful for any help in this matter.

1 hour ago, Kriegsmarine Admiral said:

Admiral Hermann Densch (middle), Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (29 November 1939-28 February 1943), visiting the camp of the 2. Naval Motor Vehicle Operations Unit (2. Marinekraftwagen-Einsatzabteilung) in Sankt Peter-Ording in Schleswig, 29 September 1942.

Can anyone see this post?

Admiral Hermann Densch (middle), Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (29 November 1939-28 February 1943), visiting the camp of the 2. Naval Motor Vehicle Operations Unit (2. Marinekraftwagen-Einsatzabteilung) in Sankt Peter-Ording in Schleswig, 29 September 1942.

13 minutes ago, JohanH said:

Yes. That is the correct date, April 15th 1944.

Thanks.

13 minutes ago, JohanH said:

BTW, there will be published a book about Finnish awards to Germans in 1941-1944. But it will probably not be finished until next year. 

Great news!

Hello,

Is 15 April 1944 the correct award date for Werner Stichling's Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords?

Because his Personalakte has the award date 19 May 1944. This could be the German approval date.

Thanks!

16 minutes ago, JohanH said:

1st class on 1940-04-09

Thank you Johan!

The date for the 1st class is 9 April 1940, correct?

@JohanH

Hello Johan,

Back in 2022 you said that Werner Steffan was awarded the Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Royal Swedish Order of the Sword on 30 October 1936.

However, his Personalakte reveals different information (please see the document below) :

- Commander's Cross 2nd Class of the Royal Swedish Order of the Sword on 25 November 1936 (this date should be the German approval date)

- Star to the Commander's Cross of the Royal Swedish Order of the Sword (i.e. the Commander's Cross 1st Class) sometime in 1939 or 1940.

Could you please double check the award rolls and see if Steffan was actually awarded the 2nd Class on 30 October 1936 and then the 1st Class sometime in 1939 or 1940?

Thanks!

Parade on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, Kiel, 31 May 1933.
From left to right in the front row:
- Kapitän zur See Ludwig von Schröder, Commandant of Kiel and Port-Captain of Kiel (29 September 1932-31 December 1934) and at the same time Naval-Commissioner for the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Channel (29 September 1932-30 September 1934)
- Konteradmiral Hans Kolbe, Commander of Reconnaissance Forces (01 October 1932-24 September 1934)
- Vizeadmiral Conrad Albrecht, Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 October 1932-03 July 1935)

On 29/02/2024 at 02:02, steveBobby said:

If the photo was taken in Plovdiv, then maybe the real colonel in the photo is not either of the two candidates I thought. I will continue to look for possible candidates.

I agree he is Todor Dimitrov Haidukov actually.

Look at the photo comparison. They are the same person.

Do you have more information about his career perhaps?

Thank you Egorka and Graf!

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)

3 hours ago, El Ninja said:

Second document is for the Order for military merit, it does not state the class, as far as I can see.

The award date is 26.June 1938.

First document is for some memorial medal, I can not decipher which one.

Thank you.

On 04/03/2024 at 13:17, Kriegsmarine Admiral said:

What is the class of the order in question and also the award date?

I found out the answer.

The class is Grand Commander.

The award date is 30 June 1935.

Does anyone know which is the correct award date for Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Rhein's Ritterkreuz des Königlich Preußischen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 02.11.1918 or 20.11.1918?

Thanks!

I don't know why the document is so blurry.

Here is a close-up.

I don't know why the documents are so blurry.

Here are the close-ups.