Can anyone identify this officer?

[Felix C]

german officer

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Believed to be Albert Gayer. I see he is a three striper. Korvettenkpitän. so post late April 1916
3rd half-flotilla commander, later 3rd flotilla commander.
King of the Elms

[Felix C]

Update confirmed this instant it is indeed Albert Gayer

An important officer in the submarine war.

[Nicolas7507]

Thank you for the photo.

Does anyone know more about his suicide in 1930?

[Felix C]

I found the Hamburg civil death notice ledger and it merely provides the address, time and cause of death-suicide. Nothing further. It was early in the morning BTW. Maybe Economic Depression related.

[Nicolas7507]

Thanks, Felix. Yes I was guessing either because of the economic depression or maybe a family drama.