Chief Medical Officer of the Navy
The chief medical officer of the Kriegsmarine was the highest person responsible for the medical service of the Kriegsmarine and was the technical superior of the subordinate departments and facilities as well as the hospital and hospital and wounded transport ships in the area of responsibility.
He was also the Head of Marinemedizinalabteilung that in the April 1, 1939 Marinemedizinalamt has been renamed. This was assigned to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy until October 1943 and to the General Navy Main Office from November 1943 .
The first incumbent was Admiral Oberstabsarzt Moosauer, who had previously been chief medical officer of the Reichsmarine . A "service regulation for the medical chief of the Kriegsmarine" for the office was only drawn up in 1942 by the second chief medical officer Fikentscher and approved in July 1942 by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder .
Chief Medical Officer of the Navy
| No. | Surname | Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigmund Moosauer | January 1, 1928 | December 31, 1939 | Admiral Chief Staff Officer |
| 2 | Alfred Fikentscher | January 1, 1940 | September 30, 1943 | Admiral Chief Staff Officer |
| 3 | Emil Greul | October 1, 1943 | May 23, 1945 | Admiralty doctor |
particularities
The equivalent to the chief medical officer of the Navy were in the area of responsibility of the Army the Army Medical Inspector and in the Air Force the Medical Inspector of the Air Force .
literature
- Hartmut Nöldeke , Volker Hartmann: The medical service in the German fleet in the Second World War. Heavy naval forces. Organization, medical science, experiences and teaching. Mittler, Hamburg et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8132-0803-6 .