Kriegsmarine Admiral

Konteradmiral Günther Lütjens inspecting the crew of the Light Cruiser „Nürnberg“, 1939. 1: Kapitän zur See Otto Klüber, Commandant of the Light Cruiser „Nürnberg“ (24 November 1938-07 August 1940) 2: Konteradmiral Günther Lütjens, Commander of Reconnaissance Forces (21 October 1939-17 June 1940) 3: Fregattenkäpitan Walter Hennecke, First Officer of the Light Cruiser „Nürnberg“ (07 November 1938-29 July 1940)

I have many photos of Raeder already posted here in this thread. I think a photo of Raeder awarding Steuermannsmaaten Karl-Heinz Fischer doesn't exist, because at that time (5 May 1943) Raeder was no longer the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine and he was effectively retired. The information you found that Fischer was awarded by Raeder is surely wrong.

Vizeadmiral Otto Schenk, Admiral of the Norwegian Polar-Coast (31 August 1940-13 August 1942), on board the Minelayer „Brummer (II)“, Norway, 27 May 1942.

Indeed. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you! And what about the first photo I posted? Is the breast star on the left the breast star of the 1st Class (with War Decoration) and the breast star on the right the Grand Cross class (with War Decoration)?

Hello, I have some questions about the Royal Bulgarian Order of Military Merit. I would be really grateful if anyone could answer them. 1) Is the information regarding the Royal Bulgarian Order of Military Merit (especially the classes) that can be found on this website correct? https://bulgariandecorations.com/orders/order_of_military_merit 2) Is it correct, that in the period between 1933 and 1945 there were seven classes of this order (Grand Cross and six classes)? 3) In the photo below, is the breast star on the left the breast star of the 1st Class and the breast star on the right the Grand Cross class? And were these two classes awarded at the same time during WW2? 4) In 1937 a change was made to the order. The website above states the following: "A notable and very rare issue was minted in 1937, labelled ‘flat reverse issue’. It features a flat (single) reverse central medallion bearing an amended design of the Bulgarian lion and the inscription has been amended to include the name of the ex-king Ferdinand I – “ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I 2.VIII.1891” separated via two six-pointed stars." Were there any changes to the classes or the names of the classes of the order in 1937? Or was the only change this other type of the order that was being made? Because Borna Barac (see the 2nd photo below) doesn't list a Grand Cross class in 1937, just the 1st Class. Thanks

Vizeadmiral Johannes Bachmann, Coastal-Commander German Bight (14 February 1941-22 June 1942), visiting the Vredenhof Cemetery on the island of Schiermonnikoog, Dutch Frisian Islands, 11 September 1941.

Konteradmiral Joachim Lietzmann, Commander of Training Formations of the Fleet (08 April 1942-02 March 1943), inspecting the crew of the Battleship „Schlesien“, 1942.

Char. Vizeadmiral Ernst Wolf, Admiral of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Hamburg (05 October 1936-30 September 1942), on board the Battleship "Scharnhorst" in Wilhelmshaven, 01 April 1939.

Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (number 1) greeting Admiral Kurt Fricke (number 2), Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command South (21 March 1943-11 December 1944), and Konteradmiral Helmuth Brinkmann (number 3), Chief of Staff of the Naval-Group-Command South (05 August 1942-21 November 1943), in Sofia, Bulgaria, summer 1943.

Admiral Erich Förste (middle), Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 March 1943-21 June 1943) and then Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-High-Command North Sea (22 June 1943-10 July 1945), during a visit to the Netherlands, 1943. On the left is Konteradmiral Gustav Kleikamp, the Commanding Admiral in the Netherlands (04 March 1943-31 December 1944).

Großadmiral Erich Raeder (number 1) visiting the Naval Fire Protection Brigade Kiel (Marine-Feuerschutz-Abteilung Kiel) at the Kaserne 10 in Kiel-Wik, date unknown. He is accompanied by Admiral Günther Guse (number 2), the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (21 September 1940-08 March 1943).

Thank you Johan! So, Paul von Hase got it on 30 March 1942? The date I mentioned should be the German approval date then.

Hello, According to his Personalakte, Generalleutnant Paul von Hase was awarded the Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland on 08 May 1942. 1) Is the award date (08 May 1942) correct? 2) Was he awarded it "with Swords" or "without Swords"? Thanks

Inspection in Bremerhaven, date unknown. The officer in the middle is Char. Konteradmiral Friedrich Hermann, Reichs-Commissioner with the Sea-Office Bremerhaven (01 July 1930-24 December 1937).