Char. Konteradmiral (Ing.) Adolf Schützler - Ottoman War Medal?

[Kriegsmarine Admiral]

Is this the Ottoman War Medal (Harp Madalyası) he is wearing?

Thanks

[Deutschritter]

Sure looks like the Eiserner Halbmond ... maybe he served on a German ship under Kaiserlicher Ottomanischer command? I couldn't find him in the Rangliste 1916, so maybe he was officially by the "Osmanische Kriegsmarine"?!

Is the last medal a Hanseatenkreuz?

Do you happen to know more about von Truppel? Thanks! https://gmic.co.uk/topic/77154-admiral-oskar-von-truppel/?tab=comments#comment-695886

 

Edited November 27, 2020 by Deutschritter

[Kriegsmarine Admiral]

1 hour ago, Deutschritter said:

maybe he served on a German ship under Kaiserlicher Ottomanischer command? I couldn't find him in the Rangliste 1916, so maybe he was officially by the "Osmanische Kriegsmarine"?!

For the duration of the war he was the Fleet Engineer with the Command of the High Seas Fleet, then the High Seas Forces (30 March 1914-02 April 1918). He retired on 23 May 1918.

1 hour ago, Deutschritter said:

Is the last medal a Hanseatenkreuz?

Yes, it's the Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz.

Here is his list of awards:

-Königlich Preußischer Kronen-Orden II. Klasse mit Schwertern (02. 03. 1918)
-Eisernes Kreuz (1914) I. Klasse
-Eisernes Kreuz (1914) II. Klasse
-Königlich Preußische Kaiser Wilhelm-Centenarmedaille 1897
-Königlich Preußischer Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
-Königlich Preußischer Kronen-Orden III. Klasse
-Königlich Preußischer Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
-Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
-Königlich Bayerischer Militärverdienstorden III. Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern
-Offizierskreuz des Königlich Sächsischen Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
-Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
-Großherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
-Großherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
-Kaiserlich Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond

1 hour ago, Deutschritter said:

Do you happen to know more about von Truppel?

Regarding Truppel, I will send you a PM.

[Deutschritter]

Thank you!!!

[Deutschritter]

If you have an exact birth- and deathdate I would be thankful ...!

[Kriegsmarine Admiral]

3 minutes ago, Deutschritter said:

If you have an exact birth- and deathdate I would be thankful ...!

For Adolf Schützler or Oskar von Truppel?

Here is for both:

Adolf Schützler (03 August 1860 in Bonn – 13 January 1932 in Aachen)

Oskar von Truppel (17 May 1854 in Katzhütte - 20 August 1931 in Berlin-Frohnau)

[Deutschritter]

Thanks so much!

[demir]

Hello,

It looks like the Turkish War Medal. You also mentioned it in your medal list (last award).

Best wishes

[Kriegsmarine Admiral]

1 hour ago, demir said:

Hello,

It looks like the Turkish War Medal. You also mentioned it in your medal list (last award).

Best wishes

Thank you Demir. Yes, I mentioned it because I saw it on the photo. I just wanted to be sure if it's really the Ottoman War Medal.

[Deutschritter]

One last, small question for Kriegsmarine Admiral: If Schützler was retired "mit dem Charakter als Konteradmiral (Ing.)" 1919 (depending on when), was he then officially considered a Konteradmiral  a. D. of the Kaiserliche Marine or rather a Konteradmiral a. D. of the Vorläufige Reichsmarine?

Edited November 27, 2020 by Deutschritter

[Kriegsmarine Admiral]

1 hour ago, Deutschritter said:

One last, small question for Kriegsmarine Admiral: If Schützler was retired "mit dem Charakter als Konteradmiral (Ing.)" 1919 (depending on when), was he then officially considered a Konteradmiral  a. D. of the Kaiserliche Marine or rather a Konteradmiral a. D. of the Vorläufige Reichsmarine?

He retired on 23 May 1918. But his last rank was Marineoberchefingnieur (equivalent to the rank of Kapitän zur See) (from 13 July 1916). On 23 August 1919 he was "Rang als Konteradmiral (Ing.) verliehen". It doesn't say it was a Charakter rank, but it has to be, since he was retired for over a year when he got the rank. 

He would most certainly be considered Konteradmiral  a. D. of the Kaiserliche Marine. In my opinion, all officers that got promoted to admiral ranks until 1 January 1921 (when the Reichsmarine was officialy established) are considered Kaiserliche Marine admirals.

[Deutschritter]

That's a great answer ... thank you!!!