Kriegsmarine Admiral

The Konteradmiral 2nd from the right in this photo is NOT Wilhelm Rhein. He is Konteradmiral Ernst Krafft, Coastal-Commander of the Eastern Baltic Sea and also Fortress-Commandant of Gotenhafen (27 June 1940-31 August 1942). The photo was not taken in late 1942. Time and place are unknown. But it was possibly taken in Gotenhafen.

Kriegsmarine officers and sailors and Heer officers attending a funeral somewhere in Denmark, 1940. It's possible the funeral in question was for the German soldiers and sailors killed during the Invasion of Denmark on 9 April 1940. If you know more, please comment. 1: Vizeadmiral Raul Mewis, Naval-Commander in Denmark (01 June 1940-31 January 1943) 2: Vizeadmiral Hermann Mootz, Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (05 January 1939-13 October 1940) Close-up of the officers below the photo. There is also an unknown Heer General between the two admirals.

Konteradmiral Erwin Waßner Vizeadmiral Ralf von der Marwitz Char. Vizeadmiral/General der Flakartillerie/SS-Gruppenführer Ludwig von Schröder Char. Vizeadmiral Hans Kolbe Vizeadmiral Eberhard Wolfram

Admiral z.V. Eugen Lindau Generaladmiral Alfred Saalwächter Generaladmiral z.V. Otto Schultze Konteradmiral z.V. Wilhelm Rhein (middle) Konteradmiral Werner Fürbringer Char. Konteradmiral Karl August Nerger Char. Konteradmiral Heinrich Gebhardt Konteradmiral Hans Walther

Generaladmiral Hermann Boehm Konteradmiral z.V./RAD-Obergeneralarbeitsführer Wilhelm Busse Admiral Hermann von Fischel Vizeadmiral z.V. Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière Admiral Max Bastian Admiral Otto von Schrader

Char. Admiral (Ing.) Hans Fechter Admiral Kurt Fricke Generaladmiral Walter Warzecha Generaladmiral Conrad Albrecht

I don't know what was your source for the award date of von Fischel's EK1, but the correct award date from his Personalakte is 22 September 1916.

Thank you very much once again. For Otto Ciliax, I decided to keep only the Spanish Order of Naval Merit 3rd Class with White Decoration, with the Spanish award date of 21 August 1939, and the German approval date of 16 May 1940. Both dates are confirmed in his Personalakte I posted earlier.

Another photo of Konteradmiral Erich Bey, Leader of Destroyers (10 May 1940-26 December 1943), inspecting Kriegsmarine sailors, 1943.

Thank you.

Konteradmiral Erich Bey, Leader of Destroyers (10 May 1940-26 December 1943), inspecting Kriegsmarine sailors, 1943.

Thank you for the explanation. I believe the confusion arises because of this Wikipedia article that states there were White, Red, Yellow and Blue decorations for the Order of Naval Merit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Naval_Merit 1. Do you think Ciliax then received the Order 3rd class with White and the Order 3rd class with Red (instead of Gold/Yellow) decorations on the same day? 2. Or do you think he only received the Order 3rd Class with White decoration on 21 August 1939? 3. Was the Red decoration given only during wartime? Since Spain was neutral, I pressume there were no concessions of the Red decoration during that time period (1939)?

Hello Antonio, again I have the documents of Admiral Otto Ciliax that mention some Spanish awards. As you can see in the first document below, it says that Ciliax was awarded the Spanish Order of Naval Merit 3rd Class in Gold on 21 August 1939 and also the Spanish Order of Naval Merit with White Decoration (class not specified, but presumably also 3rd class) also on 21 August 1939. 1. Is it possible he was awarded these two awards with different decorations (White and Gold/Yellow) on the same day? 2. Did the 1939 version of the Order of Naval Merit have the Gold/Yellow decoration? Because I only found that it came in White (Blanco) and Red (Rojo)? 3. If there was a Gold/Yellow decoration for the 1939 version, which is the correct name of the decoration: Gold (Oro) or Yellow (Amarillo)? Thanks

Kriegsmarine officers on board the Command Ship "Meteor", date unknown. From left to right: - Vizeadmiral Hans Stohwasser, Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (14 October 1940-07 June 1944) - Admiral Günther Guse, Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (21 September 1940-08 March 1943) - Unknown Korvettenkapitän, possibly the Commandant of the "Meteor"

Thank you very much!

Thank you Antonio. But if you had to choose, which date is more probable in your opinion for his Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Naval Merit with White Decoration? I think "25. 08. 1939" because it is written first.

Thank you for the help.

Hello, After checking the topic you linked, it would seem that the order in question is not the "Army, Navy and Air Force Medal". I also found the Museum link you provided, but as explained on page 3 of the topic you linked, they mixed up the names of the awards. I have this document that lists this award (Yun-Hwei Order) for a German admiral. It says he received the 4th class, that's why I asked if it is perhaps the Officer's Cross. I believe the order in question is the one in the second photo below (number 22). Is that right? It says this is the Yon-Hwei Order III. Class (China). I want to know more about this order and it's classes.

Kriegsmarine officers on board the Command Ship "Meteor" somewhere on the Baltic coast, summer 1942. On the left (in the foreground) is Konteradmiral Kurt Slevogt, 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea (04 December 1939-31 March 1943). In the background (with his hands in the pockets) is Vizeadmiral Hans Stohwasser, Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (14 October 1940-07 June 1944).

Mystery finally solved! The admiral in the photo is Konteradmiral Siegfried Engel, 2nd Admiral of the North Sea (14 April 1943-19 April 1945) and NOT Werner Schönermark. The photo was taken at an unknown barracks, date unknown.

Hello Antonio, Here I have a document that mentions the awards of Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall. You can see the Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Naval Merit with White Decoration is mentioned three times. The first date listed is "19. 01. 1940". I am sure this is the German approval date. Then, there are two different dates listed, which I believe are the Spanish award dates: "25. 08. 1939" and "21. 08. 1939". Can you perhaps find out which one of these dates is the correct Spanish award date? At this time Marschall's position was the Commander of Armoured Ships (09 February 1938-20 October 1939). Also, you can see that his Grand Cross of the Spanish-Moroccan Order of Mehdauia is also listed. However, the date listed here "31. 10. 1937" is incorrect because you sent me a PDF document which says he was awarded this order on 5 November 1938. Is that right? And finally, on the second photo below you can see what I believe is the Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Military Merit with White Decoration. Can you also read this from the text? The award date is 1 January 1941.

Hello Johan, I found out that Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall was awarded the Commander's Cross 2nd Class of the Royal Swedish Order of the Sword. I pressume it was awarded sometime before September 1937. Can you perhaps find the exact award date? Thanks

Hello, Can someone tell me more about the Chinese Yun (or Yon)-Hwei Order? What were the classes of this order? I want to know if the 4th class was the Officer's Cross. Thanks

The admiral in this photo is not Konteradmiral Werner Schönermark after all. Because of the low quality of the photo in the first row, I used a face enhancing software to try and enhance the facial features. In the second row are the photos of Konteradmiral Siegfried Engel. Is the unknown admiral in the first row Siegfried Engel? Please help me and share your opinions!

Admiral Otto Schniewind, Fleet Chief, Fleet Command (12 June 1941-30 July 1944), on board the Heavy Cruiser "Prinz Eugen", date unknown.