Hans-Joachim Doenitz

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Hans-Joachim Dönitz (born June 26, 1934 in Leipzig ; † December 31, 2010 ) was a German naval officer , most recently Rear Admiral of the People's Navy .

biography

Like his father, Dönitz worked as a commercial clerk after completing his apprenticeship. He joined the armed organs of the GDR on May 12, 1952 as an officer student of the People's Police See in the ship master's department at the Stralsund Naval Officer School . Between 1954 and 1956 he was an officer for operational work in the Sassnitz coastal section and then until 1959 as an officer auditor at the Naval College of the USSR . In 1957 he joined the SED . After his return from the USSR he was from 1959 to 1961 navigation officer in the mine-laying and clearing department and then until 1962 senior officer for navigation and senior engineer in the training command of the People's Navy . This was followed by two brief assignments as chief of staff and navigation officer of the submarine hunting department of the 4th flotilla in Warnemünde and as chief of staff of the light torpedo speedboat brigade of the 6th flotilla on Rügen . From 1963 to 1965 he was himself chief of the torpedo speedboat brigade of the 6th Flotilla. From 1965 to 1968 he studied at the Naval War Academy of the Soviet Union and graduated as a military scientist.

After his return from the USSR he was again chief of the torpedo speedboat brigade of the 6th Flotilla until 1971 and then from 1971 to 1974 deputy chief and chief of staff of the 6th Flotilla. On December 1, 1974, as captain at sea, he was himself the commander of the flotilla and thus successor to captain at sea Theodor Hoffmann . As part of the celebrations for the 31st anniversary of the GDR, he was appointed Rear Admiral on October 7, 1980 . After eight and a half years in command, he was replaced on May 1, 1983 by Captain Eberhard Grießbach as head of the 6th Flotilla.

Rear Admiral Dönitz himself became deputy chief for training and head of the department for combat training in the command of the People's Navy . In 1987 he moved to the Ministry of National Defense (MfNV), where he became head of the People's Navy inspection department in the inspection administration. With the end of the GDR, he was released from active military service on September 30, 1990.

For his military merits he was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and the battle medal “For merits to the people and fatherland” in silver.

Others

There is no evidence of a relationship with the Grand Admiral and Hitler's successor Karl Dönitz .

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personal data
SURNAME Doenitz, Hans-Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German military, Rear Admiral of the People's Navy
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 2010