(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Admiralarzt Dr.med. Eberhard Ahrens
Born: 13 Jan 1892 in Wetter a.d. Ruhr
Died: 29 Jun 1945 in Malente/Schleswig-Holstein
Promotions:
Marinefeldunterarzt (23 Mar 1915); Marinefeldhilfsarzt (13 Jul 1916); Marineunterarzt der Reserve (01 May 1919); Marineunterarzt (01 May 1921); Marineassistenzsarzt (21 Jul 1921); Marineoberassistenzarzt (28 Jan 1922); Marinestabsarzt (01 Jun 1924); Marineoberstabsarzt (01 Apr 1931); Geschwaderarzt (01 Apr 1936); Flottenarzt (01 Oct 1937); Admiralarzt (01 Sep 1941).
Career:
Entered the Army as a One-Year-Volunteer with the 2nd Kaiser-Franz-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Apr 1911-30 Sep 1911)
Discharged to the Reserves (30/09/1911-15/08/1915)
Recalled from Reserve to the Navy to the War-Hospital in Wilhelmshaven (15 Aug 1914-20 Sep 1914)
Medic with the Naval-Brigade then the 1st Sailor-Regiment, Naval-Corps Flaunders (21 Sep 1914-23 Mar 1915)
Medic with the Naval-War-Hospital Br�gge (24 Mar 1915-23 Aug 1915)
Medic with the 1st Heavy Corps-Artillery-Regiment, Naval-Corps Flaunders (24 Aug 1915-20 Oct 1916)
Medic with the Naval-War-Hospital Br�gge (21 Oct 1916-15 Jan 1917)
Medic with the 2nd Sailor-Regiment of Naval-Corps Flaunders (16 Jan 1917-23 Nov 1917)
Medic with the 1st Coastal-Battalion of Naval-Corps Flaunders (24 Nov 1917-20 Oct 1918)
With the 6th Sailor-Battalion Naval-Corps Flaunders (21 Oct 1918-31 Oct 1918)
Advanced Training at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Academy Berlin (01 Nov 1918-30 Sep 1919)
Retired (30 Sep 1919)
Reactivated to the Naval-Medical-Officer-Corps with the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (01 May 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Ships-Medic on the Survey-Ship Panther (02 Oct 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Battalion-Medic of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (01 Oct 1922-14 Apr 1923)
Medic with the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (15 Apr 1923-05 Oct 1924)
At the same time, Ships-Medic Net-Light-Formation (01 Apr 1924-23 Jun 1924)
Flotilla-Medic of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (06 Oct 1924-16 Mar 1926)
Placed to the Disposal of the Station-Surgery of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea and Detached to the University-Dermis-Clinic Freiburg (24 Apr 1926-14 Oct 1928)
Senior-Medic at the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (15 Oct 1928-02 Oct 1933)
At the same time, Leader of the Medical-Group (28 Sep 1929-30 Sep 1932)
At the same time, Acting-Chief-Medic of the Naval-Sanatorium Holsteinische Schweis (05 Jul 1929-31 Jul 1929)
Ships-Medic on the Liner Hessen (03 Oct 1933-28 Oct 1934)
Ships-Medic on the Armoured-Ship Admiral Scheer (18 Nov 1934-22 Sep 1935)
Medical-Officer with the Staff of the 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea (23 Sep 1935-22 Oct 1938)
At the same time, Formation-Medic of the Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (01 Apr 1938-22 Oct 1938)
Inspections-Medic with the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy (24 Oct 1938-03 Sep 1939)
Chief-Medic at the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Hassee (02 Sep 1939-30 May 1940)
Chief Medical Officer with the Staff of the Commanding Admiral France (31 May 1940-13 Feb 1941)
Chief-Medic of the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (14 Feb 1941-19 Aug 1942)
At the same time, Chief-Medic of the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Hassee (21 May 1941-19 Aug 1942)
Chief Medical Officer with the Staff of Naval-Group-Command South (20 Aug 1942-30 Sep 1943)
Chief-Medic of the Naval-Hospital Malente (01 Nov 1943-02 Nov 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of Naval-High-Command Baltic Sea (03 Nov 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)

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