Gustav Kirchhoff (Admiral)
Gustav Albert Max Kirchhoff (born June 21, 1863 on Bergen on Rügen ; † March 5, 1945 in Rostock ) was a German naval officer .
Life
Gustav Kirchhoff was born the son of the lawyer and notary Gustav Ludwig Kirchhoff (1828–1904) and his wife Johanna Luise Grützmacher. In April 1882 he entered the service of the Reichsmarine and served a. a. in the First World War as a commander in the coastal artillery and was responsible for the blocking of the Reichskriegsport Kiel .
Kirchhof married Serina Charlotte Schweitzer, the professor's daughter, who was born in Tübingen in 1875 as a lieutenant captain, in Weimar in 1897 . He ended his military career as a rear admiral .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ranking list of the Imperial German Navy, 1892-1914 . In: Marineschule Mürwik, Military History Research Office and Federal Archives-Military Archives (ed.): Germany and Austria, directories of military and naval officers, 1600-1918 . Mürwik 2015, p. 579 .
- ↑ German address books from 1815 to 1974 . In: Carl Boldt'sche Hofdruckerei (ed.): Rostock address book . 1940th edition. tape 4 , signature German National Library ZB 8056. Carl Boldt, Leipzig 1940, p. 177 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirchhoff, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirchhoff, Gustav Albert Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naval officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mountains on Rügen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1945 |
| Place of death | Rostock |