Vizeadmiral Hans-Erich Voß Born: 30 Oct 1897 in Angermünde, Brandenburg Died: 18 Nov 1969 in Berchtesgaden Promotions:
Bootsmannsmaat (27 Jan 1916); Fähnrich zur See (19 Apr 1916); Leutnant zur See (17 Sep 1917); Oberleutnant zur See (10 Jan 1921); Kapitänleutnant (01 Jan 1928); Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1934); Fregattenkapitän (01 Nov 1937); Kapitän zur See (01 Nov 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Mar 1943); Vizeadmiral (01 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered the Navy as a War Volunteer with Aspiring Officer Service, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Freya' (05 Jul 1915-23 Oct 1915)
On Board the Liner 'Hessen' (24 Oct 1915-26 Apr 1916)
On Board the Small Cruiser 'Berlin' (27 Apr 1916-11 Feb 1917)
On Board the Small Cruiser 'Nürnberg' (15 Feb 1917-14 Aug 1917)
Navigations-Course at the Naval-School Mürwik (15 Aug 1917-17 Nov 1917)
On Board the Small Cruiser 'Nürnberg' (18 Nov 1917-15 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection and Granred Leave (16 Nov 1918-27 Mar 1919)
Discharged to the Reserve (27 Mar 1919)
With the Guards-Territorial-Rifle-Battalion, 3rd Reserve-Rifle-Regiment (27 Feb 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Reactivated to Naval Service as Company-Officer in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (01 Oct 1920-24 May 1921)
Watch-Officer and Adjutant on the Cruiser 'Arcona' (25 May 1921-22 Sep 1923)
Sport-Instructor with the Command of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (23 Sep 1923-21 Mar 1926)
Watch-Officer on the Liner 'Elsaß' (03 Jan 1927-30 Sep 1929)
Company-Leader in the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1929-28 Sep 1930)
Instructor at the Coastal-Artillery-School (29 Sep 1930-05 Mar 1934)
Detached to Naval Command (06 Mar 1934-03 Oct 1935)
Construction-Indoctrination 'Admiral Graf Spee' (04 Oct 1935-05 Jan 1936)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Armoured-Ship 'Admiral Graf Spee' (06 Jan 1936-14 Mar 1938)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy, Delegated with the Formation of the 3rd Naval-NCO-Instruction-Battalion (15 Mar 1938-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the 3rd Naval-NCO-Instruction-Battalion (01 Apr 1938-22 Aug 1939)
At the same time, Delegated with the Formation of the Naval-Artillery-Battalion Memel (25 Mar 1939-11 Apr 1939)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of Naval-Group-Command East (23 Aug 1939-01 Nov 1939)
At the same time, 1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces in Danzig Bay (Danziger Bucht) (19 Sep 1939-12 Oct 1939)
Chief of the Command-Department in the Naval-Command-Office, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (03 Nov 1939-00 Jan 1942)
Chief of the Command-Office-Group in the Naval-Command-Office, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (00 Jan 1942-03 Oct 1942)
Commandant of the Heavy Cruiser 'Prinz Eugen' (05 Oct 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Standing Representative of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine in the Führer-Headquarters, OKM (01 Mar 1943-30 Apr 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (30 Apr 1945-00 Jan 1955)
Released (00 Jan 1955)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Spanienkreuz in Silber ohne Schwerter
- 1939 EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Flottenkriegsabzeichen
- Verwundetenabzeichen, in Schwarz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 20.07.1944, in Silber
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