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As part of his inspection tour of the South of the Eastern Front (which lasted from 7 September until 10 September 1942), the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine, Großadmiral Erich Raeder, visited the Kriegsmarine Shipyard in Nikolayev (Ukraine) on 10 September 1942. The Senior Shipyard Director, Admiral z.V. Otto Feige, gave a lecture and then the group toured the Shipyard. The Heads of various services at the Shipyard also gave their report to the Commander in Chief, and the naval units mustered for inspection.
1: Großadmiral Erich Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 June 1935-30 January 1943)
2: Admiral z.V. Otto Feige, Senior Shipyard Director of the Kriegsmarine Shipyard Nikolayev (Ukraine) (01 December 1941-30 September 1942)
3: Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command South (30 June 1941-20 March 1943)
4: Konteradmiral Hellmuth Heye, Chief of Staff of the Naval-Group-Command South (30 June 1941-14 September 1942)

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German officers in Tromsø, Norway, date unknown.
1: Konteradmiral Otto Schenk, Admiral of the Norwegian Polar-Coast (31 August 1940-13 August 1942)
2: General der Gebirgstruppe Eduard Dietl, Commanding General of the Mountain-Corps Norway (15 June 1940-15 January 1942)

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Inspection of the 21. U-boat Hunting Flotilla in Piraeus, Greece, 24 April 1942.
1: Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command South (30 June 1941-20 March 1943)
2: Vizeadmiral Erich Förste, Admiral Aegean (27 September 1941-31 January 1943)

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Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall (middle), Commanding Admiral France (12 August 1942-30 November 1942) and at the same time Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command West (21 September 1942-19 April 1943), during an inspection somewhere in France, date unknown.

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Wehrmacht officers walking through a city in France (possibly Dieppe), 1941/1942.
1: Admiral Hermann von Fischel, Naval-Commander Channel Coast (20 February 1941-31 January 1943)
2: Korvettenkapitän Gustav Forstmann, Chief of the 1. Mine Sweeper Flotilla (27 November 1939-01 March 1942)
3: Kommodore Friedrich Ruge, Commander of Security West (17 February 1941-21 May 1943)
4: Generalmajor Konrad Haase, Commander of the 302nd Infantry-Division (12 November 1940-16 November 1942)

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Kriegsmarine admirals inspecting the Battleship „Schleswig-Holstein“ in Wilhelmshaven, exact date unknown (sometime between October 1935 and May 1937).
1: Kapitän zur See Otto von Schrader, Fortress-Commandant of Wilhelmshaven (27 September 1934-30 September 1937)
2: Konteradmiral Hans-Herbert Stobwasser, II. Admiral of the North-Sea-Station (25 September 1935-30 September 1937)
3: Konteradmiral (Ing.) Hans Fechter, Ship-Machine-Inspector (01 October 1935-31 December 1939)
4: Konteradmiral Willy von Nordeck, Senior-Shipyard-Director of the Naval-Shipyard, from 12 November 1938 Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (30 September 1935-22 June 1942)
5: Vizeadmiral Otto Feige, Inspector of Naval Artillery (30 September 1932-26 September 1937)
6: Kapitän zur See Günther Krause, Commandant of the Battleship „Schleswig-Holstein“ (07 October 1935-02 May 1937)
7: Admiral Otto Schultze, Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (04 July 1935-03 October 1937)

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Vizeadmiral August Thiele inspecting Kriegsmarine sailors on board a ship.

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Inspection of the crew of the Battleship „Schleswig-Holstein“, 1943/1944.
1: Vizeadmiral August Thiele, Commander of Training-Formations of the Fleet (13 March 1943-18 September 1944)
2: Admiral Otto Schniewind, Fleet Chief (12 June 1941-30 July 1944), At the same time, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command North (02 March 1943-30 July 1944)

 

The previously posted photo was also taken on board the Battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" in 1943/1944.

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Admiral Otto Schniewind (in the middle), Fleet Chief (12 June 1941-30 July 1944), at the same time Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-Group-Command North (02 March 1943-30 July 1944), on board the Battleship „Schleswig-Holstein“, 1943/1944.

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Konteradmiral Erich Bey (left), Leader of Destroyers (10 May 1940-26 December 1943), at the same time Delegated with the Leadership of the Battle-Group in Norway (09 November 1943-26 December 1943), photographed in 1943 (possibly in December because of the small Christmas tree that the sailor on the right is holding).

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Vizeadmiral Hans Stohwasser, Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (14 October 1940-07 June 1944). He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1940.

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Konteradmiral Ernst Lucht (in the middle), Commander of Security of the North Sea (04 April 1943-14 January 1945), with members of his Staff. The photo was taken in late 1944 or early 1945.

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Admiral z.V. Otto Schultze (middle), Commanding Admiral of the Naval Station of the North Sea (23 August 1939-28 November 1939), and Konteradmiral Johannes Bachmann (left), Chief of Staff of the Naval Station of the North Sea (26 August 1936-20 August 1940), in Wilhelmshaven, 1939.

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Lunch at the Naval Station of the North Sea in Wilhelmshaven, 1939.
1: Konteradmiral Johannes Bachmann, Chief of Staff of the Naval Station of the North Sea (26 August 1936-20 August 1940)
2: Admiral z.V. Otto Schultze, Commanding Admiral of the Naval Station of the North Sea (23 August 1939-28 November 1939)

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Admiral Günther Guse, Commanding Admiral of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea (21 September 1940-08 March 1943), on board a ship, date and place unknown.

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Admiral Günther Guse, Commanding Admiral of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea (21 September 1940-08 March 1943).
His decorations visible in the photo are:
Ribbon bar (from left to right):
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class with the 1939 Clasp
- Oldenburg Friedrich-August Cross 2nd Class
- Lübeck Hanseatic Cross
- The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class
- Sudetenland Medal
- Hungarian World War Commemorative Medal 1914/1918 with Swords and Helmet
Below the ribbon bar are the Clasp (1939) to the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class. Guse had more foreign awards which are not mounted on his ribbon bar.

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Admiral Günther Guse, Commanding Admiral of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea (21 September 1940-08 March 1943), on board a ship, date and place unknown.

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Admiral Günther Guse, Commanding Admiral of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea (21 September 1940-08 March 1943), inspecting the crew of a Kriegsmarine ship, date and place unknown.

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Admiral Günther Guse (sitting 3rd from the right), Commanding Admiral of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea (21 September 1940-08 March 1943), having lunch on board a ship, date and place unknown.

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German and Italian officers during a parade, date and place unknown.
The officer pointed by the red arrow is Admiralstabsintendant Fritz Burmeister, Station-Intendant then Naval-Chief-Intendant of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 October 1934-15 June 1943) and then Chief of the Senior-Administration-Staff of the Naval-High-Command Baltic Sea (15 June 1943-May 1945).

[P.F.]

Fantastic photos, Karlo. Thanks for sharing with the community. 

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20 minutes ago, P.F. said:

Fantastic photos, Karlo. Thanks for sharing with the community. 

Thank you Pierce! I'm glad you are enjoying the photos.

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Studio portrait of Konteradmiral Erich Förste. He was promoted to Konteradmiral on 01 November 1939; to Vizeadmiral on 01 September 1941; and to Admiral on 01 March 1943.
During WW2 he held the following positions:
- Commandant of the Battleship „Gneisenau“ (21 May 1938-25 November 1939)
- Chief of the Central Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Kiel (06 December 1939-03 February 1941)
- Chief of Staff of the Kriegsmarine Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (04 February 1941-21 September 1941)
- Admiral Aegean (27 September 1941-31 January 1943)
- Commanding Admiral Aegean (01 February 1943-22 February 1943)
- Commanding Admiral of the Naval Station of the North Sea (01 March 1943-21 June 1943)
- Commander-in-Chief of the Naval High Command North Sea (22 June 1943-10 July 1945)

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Konteradmiral Richard Rothe-Roth (in the middle with the white visor cap, facing the camera), Chief of Staff of the Fleet Command (05 April 1944-23 May 1945), on board the Battleship „Schleswig-Holstein“, 1944.

[GreyC]

Hi,

I got this photo recently. It is a private photo an d has a release stamp on the back of the 19. Vorpostenflottile or its successor the 5th Sicherungsflottille (release stamp only gives fiedpost-number). Both units were active in Denmark from 1940 on.

Can anybody identify the Admiral with Ritterkreuz talking to members of the flottille?

Thank you very much!

GreyC