Franz Schröter (Admiral)
Franz Schröter (born February 1, 1883 in Jastrow , † May 28, 1933 in Berlin ) was a German naval officer , most recently Rear Admiral of the Reichsmarine .
Life
As a midshipman , Schröter joined the Imperial Navy on April 10, 1899 and completed basic training on the training ship SMS Gneisenau . As an ensign, he attended the naval school in 1900/01 , after which he was deployed as a lieutenant and first lieutenant at sea on the liner SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II . In 1905 he emigrated to Panama and served until April 1907 as an officer on watch on the small cruiser SMS Falke, which was used in the station service . After his return to Germany, Schröter was made available and given a short leave of absence. From May 27, 1907 to September 30, 1908, he served as an adjutant for the coastal artillery and mining inspection. Schröter was then transferred as a company commander to the Second Sailor Division and promoted to lieutenant captain on January 27, 1909 . He was released from his position there on November 9, 1909, placed at the disposal of the chief of the deep sea fleet and the chief of the North Sea naval station, and retired from service on February 12, 1910.
On October 28, 1911 he was reactivated and Schröter was used until the end of September 1912 as an officer on watch on the ships of the line SMS Thuringia and Posen and in 1912/14 as a company commander in the IV. Sailor Artillery Department. During the First World War , from August 1, 1914, he was also the commandant of Fort Grimmershörn at the Cuxhaven Fortress and later adjutant of the Cuxhaven Fortress Command . From June 1916 he worked with the Marine Corps Flanders as a group commander in the Marine Coastal Aviation Department. In this position Schröter was promoted to Korvettenkapitän on February 15, 1918 and received both classes of the Iron Cross and the Hanseatic Cross of the city of Hamburg for his services during the war .
After the Armistice of Compiègne , Schröter was in command of the II., Then the IV. Sailor Artillery Department, was placed at the disposal of the chief of the North Sea naval station on January 23, 1919 and passed on November 22, 1919.
He was reactivated again on August 31, 1920, accepted into the Reichsmarine and appointed commander of the coastal artillery school in Wilhelmshaven. After being promoted to frigate captain (1924) and captain to sea (1926), he was finally retired from active service on April 30, 1930, giving him the status of rear admiral.
His grave is in the south-west cemetery Stahnsdorf .
literature
- Dermot Bradley (eds.), Hans H. Hildebrand, Ernest Henriot: Germany's Admirals 1849-1945. The military careers of naval, engineering, medical, weapons and administrative officers with admiral rank. Volume 3: P-Z. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1700-3 . Pp. 276-277.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ranking list of the German Reichsmarine. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1929. p. 40.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schröter, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naval officer, most recently rear admiral of the Reichsmarine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jastrow |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1933 |
| Place of death | Berlin |