(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiral Paul Fanger
Born: 11 Apr 1889 in Sch�ningen, Braunschweig
Died: 15 Apr 1945 in Sch�ningen, Braunschweig (KIA)
Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (10 Apr 1909); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1911); Overleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1914); Kapit�nleutnant (28 Apr 1918); Korvettenkapit�n (01 Apr 1927); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Oct 1932); Kapit�n zur See (01 Oct 1934); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1938); Vizeadmiral (01 Dec 1940); Admiral (01 Dec 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Serkadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser �Freya� (01 Apr 1908-31 Mar 1909)
At Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1909-28 Sep 1910)
Divisions-Officer on the Liner �Elsaߒ (29 Sep 1910-02 Sep 1911)
Adjutant and Watch-Officer in the Liner �Deutschland� (03 Sep 1911-30 Aug 1916)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection the I. Sailor-Division (31 Aug 1916-31 Oct 1916)
Watch and Artillery Officer on the Heavy Cruiser �Moltke� (01 Nov 1916-12 Dec 1918)
Returned Home from Scapa Flow and in the Staff of the Naval-Division Kiel (18 Dec 1918-13 Jul 1919)
Adjutant and Location-Major, Commander Kiel (14 Jul 1919-15 Sep 1920)
Company-Leader with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion Pillau (16 Sep 1920-26 Nov 1920)
With the Ship�s-Cadre �Hannover� (27 Nov 1920-09 Feb 1921)
2nd Artillery-Officer on the Liner �Hannover� (10 Feb 1921-28 Mar 1921)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (29 Mar 1921-17 May 1921)
Instructor at the Ships-Artillery-School (18 May 1921-14 Dec 1924)
With the Ship�s-Cadre �Hessen� (15 Dec 1924-14 Feb 1925)
2nd Artillery-Officer on the Liner �Hessen� (15 Feb 1925-27 Sep 1925)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Cruiser �Emden� (15 Oct 1925-30 Sep 1926)
Advisor with the Staff of the Inspection of Naval Artillery (01 Oct 1926-02 Jan 1929)
Advisor in the Weapons Department, Naval-Command (03 Jan 1929-13 Jul 1932)
Commandant of the Artillery-School-Ship �Bremse� (14 Jul 1932-26 Mar 1933)
Commander of the Ship Artillery School (27 Mar 1933-25 Sep 1935)
Commandant of the Armoured-Ship �Deutschland� (30 Sep 1935-02 Sep 1937)
Commandant of Fortifications of Ostfriesland (30 Sep 1937-12 Jan 1940)
Chief of the Artillery Weapons Office, Naval-Weapons-Head-Office, OKM (17 Jan 1940-03 Mar 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (04 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31/05/1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jun 1943-15 Aug 1944)
Inspector of Coastal and Ship Artillery, Naval-High-Command Norway (15 Aug 1944-01 Apr 1945)
Temporary-Commandant of Sea-Defences Molde (00 Feb 1945-00 Mar 1945)
Killed-in-Action in Sch�ningen, Braunschweig (15 Apr 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 05.03.1943 als Admiral und Chef des Artilleriewaffenamtes der Marinewaffenhauptamt/ OKM
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medalla de la Campa�a de Espa�a
- Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
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