Hans Uthemann

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Alfred Eduard David Hans Uthemann (born November 6, 1866 in Ronsdorf (now part of Wuppertal ), † February 25, 1931 in Kiel ) was a German vice admiral.

Life

Hans was the son of Wilhelm Adolf Uthemann and his wife Maria geb. from Schenk. Since August 6, 1896 Uthemann was with Anna Auguste Henriette born. Schenck-Grothe married. His brother Walther Uthemann was also a naval officer as a naval chief medical officer with the rank of admiral.

After attending grammar school in Kassel , Uthemann joined the Imperial Navy as a cadet on April 16, 1886 . After completing his basic training, he graduated from the Kiel Naval School . He then served on the cruiser frigate SMS Moltke and worked for the I. Torpedo Department from May to the end of September 1889. For a short time from October to the beginning of December 1891 he acted as an officer on watch on the ironclad SMS Kronprinz and then emigrated to German East Africa . Here Uthemann served as an officer on watch on the gunboat SMS Möwe , which was in station duty off East Africa . He returned to Germany in mid-December 1893. After uses in the torpedo and the completion of the Kiel Naval Academy Uthemann was early May 1900 as a lieutenant commander in the Naval Staff placed the Imperial Navy.

He became the commander of the II. Torpedo Division in Wilhelmshaven and, as commander, transferred the ships of the line SMS Brandenburg and SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm to Turkey . In 1913, as captain at sea, he became the commander of the liner SMS Schleswig-Holstein . During the First World War Uthemann was on December 17, 1916 rear admiral and inspector of torpedoes . After the end of the war, he was adopted on July 15, 1919 and received on September 4, 1919 the character of Vice Admiral.

Since 23 November 1920 he was Konkneipant the Corps Holsatia that it on 24 July 1921 as Corp loop carrier philistrierte . During his retirement, Uthemann attended history lectures at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel . Until his death he held a position of responsibility at the German Red Cross and in student aid. He was also an honorary assessor at the supply court . He was an outspoken friend and promoter of young people.

Awards

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: PZ. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-2482-4 , pp. 478-479.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hartmut Nöldeke: The fleet doctors of the German Navy from 1890-1990. A contribution to the history of the marine medical service. In: Yearbook of the Navy . tape 17 . Bonn 1991.
  2. ^ Torsten Schmitz: Wilhelm Adolf Uthemann. In: Gedbas. Computer Genealogy Association, accessed October 18, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 81/517.
  4. ^ Louis Ferdinand Wentz: The members of the Holsatia. Supplements to the 4th and 5th part.
  5. ↑ a b c d e Marine-Kabinett (Ed.): Ranking list of the Imperial German Navy for the year 1918. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1918, p. 7.
personal data
SURNAME Uthemann, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Uthemann, Alfred Eduard David Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Vice Admiral
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Ronsdorf
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1931
Place of death Kiel