Admiral Walter Warzecha in Norway

 

 

Admiral Walter Warzecha (left, Chef des Allgemeinen Marinehauptamtes) on board of Kriegsmarine ship in the Norwegian waters. The picture was taken between 1942-1944.

Source :
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/46701-who-is-this-admiral/

Bio of Vizeadmiral z.V. Paul Wülfing von Ditten

 

Charakter als Vizeadmiral Paul Wülfing von Ditten in a picture taken on 6 June 1940

Vizeadmiral Paul Wülfing von Ditten
Born: 13 Sep 1880 in Munich-Gladbach
Died: 01 Nov 1953 in Berlin-Schlachtensee

Promotions:
Seekadett (01 Jan 1899); Fähnrich zur See (18 Apr 1899); Leutnant zur See (13 Sep 1901); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Mar 1903); Kapitänleutnant (07 Dec 1907); Korvettenkapitän (27 Jan 1915); Fregattenkapitän (08 Mar 1920); Kapitän zur See (01 Jun 1922); Konteradmiral (01 Jan 1928); Charakter als Vizeadmiral (25 Jan 1937); Vizeadmiral z.V. (01 Feb 1941)

Career:
Entered the Navy as a Kadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship 'Charlotte' (12 Apr 1898-06 Apr 1899)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (07 Apr 1899-21 Oct 1900)
Departed to Taku (22 Oct 1900-07 Dec 1900)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Hertha' (08 Dec 1900-16 Jun 1902)
Returned Home from Tsingtau and Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (17 Jun 1902-00 Aug 1902)
Watch-Officer on the Liner 'Weißenburg' (00 Aug 1902-30 Sep 1902)
Watch-Officer on the Liner 'Wettin' (01 Oct 1902-31 Mar 1904)
Location-Major in Wilhelmshaven (01 Apr 1904-19 Mar 1905)
Watch-Officer and Sea-Cadet-Officer on the School-Ship 'Stein' (20 Mar 1905-22 Mar 1907)
Company-Officer in the Ships-Youth-Division (23 Mar 1907-30 Sep 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Liner 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1908)
I. Course at the Naval-Academy (01 Oct 1908-30 Jun 1909)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection then of the Fleet (01 Jul 1909-30 Sep 1909)
II. Course at the Naval-Academy (01 Oct 1909-30 Jun 1910)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection and Commandant of the Torpedo-Fishery-Protection-Boats (01 Jul 1910-14 Sep 1910)
Roll-Officer on the Liner 'Posen' (15 Sep 1910-13 Apr 1911)
Company-Officer in the II. Shipyard-Division (14 Apr 1911-30 Sep 1911)
Advisor in the Mine-Test-Commission and First Officer on the Mine-Steamer 'Pelikan' (01 Oct 1911-26 Mar 1914)
Location-Major, Commander Friedrichsort (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Fortifications of Kiel (02 Aug 1914-00 Aug 1916)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner 'König Albert' (00 Aug 1916-01 Mar 1918)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Transport-Fleet with the Finland-Venture (02 Mar 1918-16 Apr 1918)
Member of the German Ukraine-Commission in Kiev (17 Apr 1918-19 Jan 1919)
Department-Head in the Reichsmarineamt, from 15 Jul 1919 Admiralty (20 Jan 1919-28 Aug 1920)
At the same time, Acting-Chief of the Central-Department (07 Aug 1920-27 Aug 1920)
Chief of the Central-Department of the Admiralty (28 Aug 1920-09 Feb 1921)
Chief Of Staff, Naval Command (10 Feb 1921-25 Sep 1923)
Commandant of the Cruiser 'Berlin' (01 Oct 1923-18 Jul 1925)
Commandant of the Cruiser 'Hamburg' (19 Jul 1925-27 Sep 1925)
Commander of the Naval-School Mürwik (28 Sep 1925-11 Oct 1927)
At the same time, Acting-Inspection of the Training-Affairs of the Navy (15 Jul 1927-31 Jul 1927)
Inspector of Training-Affairs of the Navy (12 Oct 1927-30 Sep 1928)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (22 Dec 1927-04 Jan 1928)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (09 Jul 1928-14 Jul 1928)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (11 Sep 1928-16 Sep 1928)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (01 Oct 1928-28 Feb 1929)
Retired (28 Feb 1929)
2nd Admiral of the North Sea Station (As Officer Out Of Service) (03 Sep 1939-28 Nov 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (31 Jan 1940-06 Jun 1940)
Under-Secretary, Reichs Transport Ministry and Director of the Office for Sea Traffic (06 Jun 1940-29 May 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (30 May 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Retired (28 Feb 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without mobilisation (01 Mar 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. und I.Klasse

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/index.php
http://www.geocities.ws/orion47.geo/WEHRMACHT/KRIEGSMARINE/Vizeadmirals/WUELFING_VON_DITTEN_PAUL.html

Kapitän zur See Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière

Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière as a Kapitän zur See. Lothar (18 March 1886 – 24 February 1941) was born in Posen (now Poznań, Poland) and of French-German descent, was a German U-boat commander during World War I. With 194 ships and 453,716 gross register tons (GRT) sunk, he is the most successful submarine captain ever! His victories came in the Mediterranean, almost always using his 8.8-cm deck gun. During his career he fired 74 torpedoes, hitting 39 times. Arnauld de la Perière remained in the German Navy (Reichsmarine) after the war ended. During World War II, he was recalled to active duty as a Vizeadmiral (rear admiral), and was killed in a plane crash near Paris in 1941 while taking part in secret negotiations with the Vichy French government.

Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_von_Arnauld_de_la_Peri%C3%A8re
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/2515-officers-with-order-pour-le-merite/page/7/