Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Kriegsmarine Großadmiral » 06 Sep 2023 18:02

Kriegsmarine Großadmiral wrote:
03 Sep 2023 14:33
Kriegsmarine Großadmiral wrote:
25 Aug 2023 15:17
This photo was taken at the Inauguration of the Naval Memorial in Laboe on 30 May 1936. Please help me identify all the officers.

1: Paul Behncke
2: unknown Konteradmiral (most likely later active in the Kriegsmarine)
3: Adolf von Trotha
4: ???
5: Herbert Goehle
6: Friedrich Boedicker
7: ???
8: Ernst Wolf
9: Walter Engelhardt
10: Gottfried Hansen
11: Ludwig von Reuter
12: Magnus von Levetzow
13: unknown Konteradmiral
14: ??? (also most likely a Konteradmiral)
15: Kurt Aßmann
Number 2 is confirmed as Fritz Spiess.
Does anyone recognize number 14? Close-up below...
I found two candidates for number 14:
Konteradmiral Heinrich Retzmann (1st and 2nd photos below) and
Konteradmiral Karl Sievers (3rd photo below).
Please share your opinions.
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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Aisingioro » 07 Sep 2023 21:21

Hello all,
Does anyone know who this is please?

Best,
Aisin
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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Kriegsmarine Großadmiral » 10 Sep 2023 09:50

Kriegsmarine Großadmiral wrote:
06 Sep 2023 18:02
Kriegsmarine Großadmiral wrote:
03 Sep 2023 14:33
Kriegsmarine Großadmiral wrote:
25 Aug 2023 15:17
This photo was taken at the Inauguration of the Naval Memorial in Laboe on 30 May 1936. Please help me identify all the officers.

1: Paul Behncke
2: unknown Konteradmiral (most likely later active in the Kriegsmarine)
3: Adolf von Trotha
4: ???
5: Herbert Goehle
6: Friedrich Boedicker
7: ???
8: Ernst Wolf
9: Walter Engelhardt
10: Gottfried Hansen
11: Ludwig von Reuter
12: Magnus von Levetzow
13: unknown Konteradmiral
14: ??? (also most likely a Konteradmiral)
15: Kurt Aßmann
Number 2 is confirmed as Fritz Spiess.
Does anyone recognize number 14? Close-up below...
I found two candidates for number 14:
Konteradmiral Heinrich Retzmann (1st and 2nd photos below) and
Konteradmiral Karl Sievers (3rd photo below).
Please share your opinions.
I concluded number 14 is Heinrich Retzmann.
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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Kriegsmarine Großadmiral » 02 Oct 2023 14:13

Who is this Vizeadmiral?
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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Elwyn W » 03 Oct 2023 19:36

These pictures have Adm Scheer in it. Scheer died in 1928. Just a guess, Marinegeneralstabarzt (01.05.22) Dr. Med. Joannes Brachmann? His job tiltle was Generalstabsarzt d Marine u Chef d Marinemedizinalabteiling d Marineleitung

1918 Rangliste shows EK2. Next to EK2 kind of looks like RAO3_Sch and not RAO4_Kr though. Wikipedia shows EK1.

Also who was this VzAdm, Boedicker?


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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Kriegsmarine Großadmiral » 03 Oct 2023 20:02

Elwyn W wrote:
03 Oct 2023 19:36
These pictures have Adm Scheer in it. Scheer died in 1928. Just a guess, Marinegeneralstabarzt (01.05.22) Dr. Med. Joannes Brachmann? His job tiltle was Generalstabsarzt d Marine u Chef d Marinemedizinalabteiling d Marineleitung

1918 Rangliste shows EK2. Next to EK2 kind of looks like RAO3_Sch and not RAO4_Kr though. Wikipedia shows EK1.

Also who was this VzAdm, Boedicker?


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I don't think it's Brachmann. Brachmann did not have the Eiserner Halbmond that this Vizeadmiral is wearing. Also, Marinegeneralstabarzt was a rank equivalent to Konteradmiral. Brachmann was given the rank of Char. Marinegeneraloberstabsarzt (equivalent to Vizeadmiral) on 31.12.1927.

The officer in the photos is surely a Kaiserliche Marine Vizeadmiral (not Arzt).

I planned to also ask for the identity of the other Vizeadmiral you posted. He is not Boedicker, no.
The medal in the buttonhole should be the HOH3x.
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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Kriegsmarine Großadmiral » 23 Oct 2023 16:13

Does anyone recognize this Kaiserliche Marine officer? Perhaps a Konteradmiral, but I am not sure.
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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Kriegsmarine Großadmiral » 27 Oct 2023 09:52

Kriegsmarine Großadmiral wrote:
23 Oct 2023 16:13
Does anyone recognize this Kaiserliche Marine officer? Perhaps a Konteradmiral, but I am not sure.
Thanks!
He is Char. Konteradmiral Johannes Wallmann.
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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Kriegsmarine Großadmiral » 14 Nov 2023 14:32

Is this the later Char. Vizeadmiral Richard Aschenborn?
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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Elwyn W » 15 Nov 2023 03:50

Yes, I would agree.
Plus the Sütetrlin clearly reads Aschenborn

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Re: Request for Identification of Generals and Admirals

Post by Kriegsmarine Großadmiral » 15 Nov 2023 17:59

Elwyn W wrote:
15 Nov 2023 03:50
Yes, I would agree.
Plus the Sütetrlin clearly reads Aschenborn

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Thank you Elwyn.
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