Kriegsmarine Admiral

Johan, I found these two documents that mention a Finnish and Swedish order awarded to Kapitän zur See Erich Schulte Mönting.

Could you please check if these classes and award dates are correct:

- Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords (25 March 1942)

- Commander's Cross 2nd Class of the Swedish Order of the Sword (22 October 1940)

It's possible that the Swedish award date for the Order of the Sword will be different. The date in the document below could be the German approval date.

Many thanks!

On 25/10/2023 at 23:59, Kriegsmarine Admiral said:

Does anyone recognize this Kaiserliche Marine officer? Perhaps a Konteradmiral, but I am not sure.
Thanks!

He is Char. Konteradmiral Johannes Wallmann.

16 hours ago, speedytop said:

Based on the "Naval War College Review, Autumn 2017 Volume 70, Number 4" with a picture of the award ceremony for Ruge as cover and an added text it was: February 21, 1961

That is for me the most trustful source.

Uwe

I agree, thank you Uwe.

Does anyone know which award date is correct for Friedrich Ruge's Commander's Cross of the United States Legion of Merit: "21 February 1961" or "2 August 1961"?

Thanks

Does anyone recognize this Kaiserliche Marine officer? Perhaps a Konteradmiral, but I am not sure.
Thanks!

Hello,

This photo was taken on board the German Panzerschiff "Deutschland" while it was docked in Gibraltar in 1936.

Could anyone help me identify the four British officers present?

1: unknown Rear Admiral

2: Konteradmiral Hermann von Fischel

3: Kapitän zur See Paul Fanger (Commandat of the "Deutschland")

4: unknown Admiral

5: unknown Rear Admiral

6: unknown Captain

Thanks!

7 minutes ago, demir said:

Hi,

It is July 7, 1915

Thank you Demir.

That is the conversion from the Hijri calendar to the Gregorian calendar, correct?

But wasn't the Ottoman Empire using the Rumi calendar, which was realigned to the Gregorian calendar in February 1917?

Or were the award documents still issued using the Hijri calendar?

Because this date correspond to 24 August 1917 in the Rumi calendar, if the converter I used is correct.

Hello,

Could someone please help me convert an Islamic calendar award date?

German Naval officer Adolf Pfeiffer was awarded the Ottoman Order of Osmaniye 3rd Class with Sabers on 24 Sha'ban 1333.

Which date was this in the Gregorian calendar?

Thanks!

Konteradmiral (Ing.) Max Peters, Arsenal-Commandant of the Kriegsmarine-Arsenal Gotenhafen (10 January 1944-28 March 1945).

4 minutes ago, JohanH said:

 

The date according to Matikkala's book is 15 April and with swords. 

 

 

Many thanks! The date in his Personalakte must be wrong then.

Johan, could you please double check if Vizeadmiral Heinz Nordmann was awarded the Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords on 15 April 1944?

Because his Personalakte states he received it on 12 April 1944.

Thanks!

Vizeadmiral Werner Löwisch (far right in the 1st and in the middle in the 2nd photo), Commander of the German Naval Command Italy (17 July 1944-31 December 1944), visiting the Kriegsmarine Arsenal in Venice, Italy, summer 1944.

Kapitän zur See Wilhelm Matthies, Commander of the 1st Naval-Flak-Regiment (04 January 1940-30 April 1942), wearing the field grey Naval Artillery uniform, photographed in 1940.
A U-boat veteran from WW1, he was promoted to Konteradmiral on 01 February 1943 and on 29 February 1944 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold.

2 hours ago, No one said:

Dear Kriegsmarine Admiral,

Good news, I think I found him: Lohmann 5th class #90 10-10-1937.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

Great! Thank you very much!

10 October 1937 is the Chinese award date and 18 November 1937 is the German approval date.

7 hours ago, No one said:

Dear Kriegsmarine Admiral,

 

I can't read/understand your document (except for the date 18-11-1937).

I can't find anything. Has he served in China?

Do you have a number for the awarded medal?

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

The text in the bottom two rows says in German: "Chinesischer Jade-Orden am weißen Hals-band mit blau-rotem Kante" (Chinese Jade Order on a white neck ribbon with blue-red edge).

He did not serve in China.

I don't have the number for the awarded medal.

Konteradmiral Leo Kreisch on board a ship, date and place unknown.

Portrait of Vizeadmiral Leo Kreisch (1895-1977). His career during WW2:
-1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (29 September 1937-30 September 1939)
-At the same time, Acting-Chief of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (21 June 1939-12 July 1939)
-Chief of the Military Department of the Office-Group U-boat-Affairs, Naval-Warfare-Command, OKM (01 October 1939-07 August 1940)
-Commandant of the Light Cruiser „Nürnberg“ (08 August 1940-25 March 1941)
-Commandant of the Heavy Cruiser „Lützow“ (28 March 1941-03 July 1941)
-Chief of the Naval-Instruction-Command Romania (04 July 1941-17 November 1941)
-Acting-Commandant of the Heavy Cruiser „Lützow“ (18 November 1941-26 January 1942)
-Leader of U-boats Italy (27 January 1942-12 August 1943)
-Leader of U-boats Mediterranean (13 August 1943-25 January 1944)
-Leader of Destroyers and also Sea-Commander in the Area of the Danish Islands then of Swinemünde (26 January 1944-29 May 1945)

I have this document where the award is listed at the bottom.

The officer who was awarded the order was Walter Georg Lohmann. It's possible the date written here is the German approval date, rather than the Chinese award date.

Thank you very much!

So, would the 5th class normally be awarded to someone with Colonel or Captain (Navy) rank?

Because the person that I have received it on 18 November 1937 when he was a Captain (Navy), one rank lower than Rear Admiral.

11 hours ago, No one said:

Dear Kriegsmarine Admiral,

 

5th class if like this one:

 

 

See here for more:

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

Thank you No one. I don't have a photo of the award. Just the name with the colours of the ribbon like I wrote above.

Do you have the photos of all 9 classes of the Order of Brilliant Jade with the ribbons visible? I only saw the photo of all 9 classes zoomed in on the centre of the medal on the thread you linked.

Hello,

I pressume the Order of Brilliant Jade also had 9 classes.

Can anyone tell me which class would the "Order of the Jade on the white neck-ribbon with blue-red ribbon" be?

Thanks!

Hello,

Does anyone have any info on any foreign awards for Lamprecht?

On the photo below, 3 presumably foreign ribbons can be seen in the second row of his ribbon bar. The first two have a rosette.

The last (3rd) ribbon is confirmed to be the Grand Officer's Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of Italy.

Could the 1st ribbon in the second row be the Chilean Order of Merit, Commander class?

Could the 2nd ribbon in the second row be the Hungarian Order of Merit, Commander class?

Thanks

1 hour ago, Deutschritter said:

 

What a great picture! Can you report anything on his life? Did he study law? And where? When did he join the navy? Thank you!!!

See here: https://web.archive.org/web/20091027104257/http://geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/KRIEGSMARINE/Vizeadmirals/BURMEISTER_FRITZ.html

Kriegsmarine officers in Saint-Nazaire, France during an inspection of the 8. Minensuchflottille, August 1942.
1: Kapitän zur See z.V. Adalbert Zuckschwerdt, Commandant of the Sea-Fortifications of the Loire-Estuary (23 February 1941-21 November 1942)
2: Großadmiral Erich Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 June 1935-30 January 1943)
3: Admiral z.V. Eugen Lindau, Naval-Commander West France (20 February 1941-07 August 1942)

Kriegsmarine officers in Saint-Nazaire, France during an inspection of the 8. Minensuchflottille, August 1942.
1: Admiral z.V. Eugen Lindau, Naval-Commander West France (20 February 1941-07 August 1942)
2: Großadmiral Erich Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 June 1935-30 January 1943)
3: Konteradmiral z.V. Herbert Goehle, Senior-Shipyard-Director of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard La Pallice (01 December 1941-22 November 1943)