Admiral Gottfried Hansen Born: 08 Nov 1881 in Rendsburg Died: 16 Jul 1976 in Kiel Promotions:
Seekadett (01 Jan 1899); F�hnrich zur See (18 Apr 1899); Leutnant zur See (13 Sep 1901); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Mar 1903); Kapit�nleutnant (27 Jan 1908); Korvettenk�pitan (12 Mar 1915); Fregattenk�pitan (08 Mar 1920); Kapit�n zur See (01 Jun 1922); Konteradmiral (01 Jan 1928); Vizeadmiral (01 Oct 1930); Charakter als Admiral (30 Sep 1932); Admiral z.V. (01 Sep 1942) Career:
Entered the Navy as Kadett and Attended Basic-Training and on board the School-Ship �Moltke� (12 Apr 1898-06 Apr 1899)
Naval-School and Special-Briefing (08 Apr 1899-21 Oct 1900)
Departed to Taku, East Asia (22 Oct 1900-10 Dec 1900)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser �Hansa� (11 Dec 1900-19 Sep 1902)
Returned Home from Yokohama and Placed to the Disposal of the Naval-Inspection (20 Sep 1902-01 Dec 1902)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser �Freya� (02 Dec 1902-11 Jan 1904)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser �Prinz Adalbert� (12 Jan 1904-15 Nov 1904)
Company-Officer with the I. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (16 Nov 1904-30 Sep 1906)
Assistant with the Naval-Tests-Commission and at the same time, Navigation-Officer on the Mine-Steamer �Pelikan� (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1907)
Adjutant of the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1907-31 Mar 1908)
Company-Officer with the I. Sailor-Division (01 Apr 1908-30 Jun 1908)
Course on the Liner �Schwaben� (01 Jul 1908-22 Sep 1908)
Ships-Youth and Divisions-Officer on the School-Ship �K�nig Wilhelm� (01 Oct 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Artillery-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser �Hansa� (01 Apr 1909-31 Mar 1911)
Ships-Youth-Officer on the School-Ship �K�nig Wilhelm� (01 Apr 1911-21 Aug 1911)
2nd Artillery-Officer on the Liner �Schleswig-Holstein� (22 Aug 1911-29 Sep 1912)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Liner �Schleswig-Holstein� (30 Sep 1912-28 Feb 1914)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of II. Squadron (01 Mar 1914-05 Feb 1916)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Reconnaissance-Ships (I. Reconnaissance-Group) (06 Feb 1916-21 Sep 1918)
Department-Head in the Department for Military Questions of Ship-Construction and Weapons-Training, General Naval Department, Reichsmarineamt (01 Oct 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Department-Head in the Military Department, Reichsmarineamt (06 Jan 1919-14 Jul 1919)
Department-Head in the Military then Central Department, Admiralty (15 Jul 1919-30 Jun 1920)
Chief of the Central-Department, Admiralty (01 Jul 1920-28 Aug 1920)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (29 Aug 1920-21 Feb 1921)
Assigned to the Weapons-Department, Naval Command (22 Feb 1921-14 Mar 1921)
Chief of the Naval Weapons Department, Naval Command (15 Mar 1921-05 Jan 1925)
Detached for Information on Board the Liner �Braunschweig� (06 Jan 1925-07 Jan 1925)
Commandant of the Liner �Braunschweig� (08 Jan 1925-31 Jan 1926)
Commandant of the Liner �Schleswig-Holstein� (01 Feb 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Inspector Of Naval Artillery (01 Oct 1926-30 Sep 1928)
Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (24 May 1939-17 Nov 1941)
Leader of the Luftwaffe-Instruction-Staff (17 Nov 1941-30 Jun 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Naval-High-Command of the Baltic Sea (01 Jul 1943-31 Jul 1943)
Retired (31 Jul 1943)
Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Chinagedenkm�nze in Bronze
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
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