Konteradmiral Waldemar Bender Born: 28 Dec 1885 in Danzig Died: 06 Dec 1950 in Kiel Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (07 Apr 1906); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1908); Oberleutnant zur See (05 Sep 1911); Kapit�nleutnant (24 Apr 1916); Korvettenkapit�n (01 Feb 1925); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Jan 1930); Kapit�n zur See (01 Apr 1932); Charakter als Konteradmiral (30 Sep 1935); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Jul 1942) Career:
Entered the Navy as Seekadett, Ground-Training and on Board the School-Ship �Charlotte� (01 Apr 1905-31 Mar 1906)
At the Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1906-30 Sep 1907)
On Board the Liner �Elsaߒ (01 Oct 1907-14 Sep 1910)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Division (15 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat �V 162� (01 Nov 1910-30 Nov 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat �V 162� (12 Jan 1911-22 Jan 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat �V 162� (01 Apr 1911-13 Sep 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-School-Ship �W�rttemberg� (01 Oct 1911-29 Sep 1913)
Company-Officer in the Mine-Battalion (30 Sep 1913-30 Jun 1915)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �T 51� (20 Oct 1913-11 Dec 1913)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �T 56� (14 Apr 1914-23 May 1914)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �T 51� (27 Jun 1914-05 Oct 1914)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �T 55� (06 Oct 1914-30 Apr 1915)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �V 105� (11 May 1915-16 May 1915)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �T 91� (17 May 1915-24 May 1915)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �V 105� (25 May 1915-30 Jun 1915)
Submarine-Training and Instructor on the Torpedo-School-Ship �W�rttemberg� (01 July 1915-01 Mar 1916)
Submarine-Training with the Submarine-Command and Detached for Information to the Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (02 Mar 1916-10 May 1916)
At the same time, Navigations-Instructor on the School-Ship �Grille� (23 Mar 1916-08 Apr 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine �U 76� (11 May 1916-21 Jan 1917)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Then III. Submarine-Flottilas (22 Jan 1917-27 May 1917)
Commandant of the Submarine �U 43� (28 May 1917-18 Apr 1918)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the III. Submarine-Flotilla (19 Apr 1918-11 Nov 1918)
Chief of the III. Submarine-Flotilla (12 Nov 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �T 97� (18 Feb 1919-05 Sep 1919)
Chief of the 8th Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Half-Battalion (06 Sep 1919-08 Nov 1919)
First Officer on the Liner �Wittelsbach� (09 Nov 1919-21 Mar 1920)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding-Department of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (22 Mar 1920-31 May 1920)
First Officer on the Mine-Boat �Pelikan� (01 Jun 1920-15 Oct 1920)
Chief of the 6th Half-Flotilla (02 Nov 1920-11 Jan 1921)
Roll and Torpedo-Officer on the Liner �Hannover� (15 Feb 1921-09 Mar 1922) First Officer on the Survey-Ship �Panther� (10 Mar 1922-30 Sep 1923)
Detached to the Observatory in Wilhelmshaven (01 Oct 1923-31 Dec 1923) Officers-Surveying-Course (01 Jan 1924-31 Mar 1924)
First Officer on the Surveying-Ship �Panther� (01 Apr 1924-14 May 1924) Detached to the Observatory in Wilhelmshaven (15 May 1924-22 Jun 1924) Navigations-Officer on the Cruiser �Medusa� (23 Jun 1924-26 Sep 1924)
In the Nautical-Department of the Naval Command (27 Sep 1924-14 Nov 1924) First Officer on the Survey-Ship �Meteor� (15 Nov 1924-30 Jun 1926)
Returned Home and Department-Head in the Nautical Department of the Naval-Command (01 Jul 1926-29 Sep 1927)
Commandant of the Survey-Ship �Meteor� (29 Sep 1927-25 Sep 1931)
Chief of the Central-Department of the Naval-Arsenal Kiel (26 Sep 1931-25 Sep 1932)
At the same time Temporary Arsenal-Commandant (01 Aug 1932-27 Aug 1932)
Chief of the Nautical Department, Naval-Command (28 Sep 1932-27 Sep 1935) Retired (27 Sep 1935)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine and Chief of Staff of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Drontheim (01 Mar 1941-04 May 1942)
Senior-Shipyard-Director of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Horten (05 May 1942-14 Mar 1943)
Commandant of the Sea-Waterway Kaiser-Wilhelm-Channel (09 Jun 1943-10 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-High-Command Baltic Sea (11 Jan 1945-31 Jan 1945)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)
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