Herbert Goehle

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Herbert Goehle (born March 4, 1878 in Krehlau , Silesia , † March 12, 1947 in Hof (Saale) ) was a German naval officer and most recently Rear Admiral of the German Navy .

He joined the Imperial Navy as a cadet in 1897 and received his training a. a. on the school ships SMS Charlotte and SMS Nixe . After being promoted to lieutenant at sea , he was from 1900 to 1902 a. a. on the liner SMS Kaiser Friedrich III. used. He was then transferred to the 1st Torpedo Squadron , where he also served as an officer on watch on the large G 108 torpedo boat . From 1904 to 1906 was employed in the staff of the East Asia Squadron (Tsingtau). Subsequently, he was the commander of the torpedo boat S 124 and from 1909 G 113 in the rank of lieutenant commander in the 1st torpedo squadron. In 1911 he was appointed chief of the 2nd Torpedo Boat Reserve Flotilla belonging to the 1st Torpedo Division and promoted to Corvette Captain in March 1914. During the First World War, Goehle became head of the IX in March 1915. Torpedo boat flotilla and took part in the sea ​​battle in the Skagerrak . From December 1917 admiral staff officer with the 1st leader of the torpedo boat weapon. From July 1918, he was employed again as head of the XII. or VII. torpedo boat flotilla, before it was ordered in March 1919 for use by the chief of the North Sea naval station, later naval station Baltic Sea. On June 22, 2019, at the age of 41, he was retired in the character of a frigate captain due to the provisions of the Versailles Treaty on the Navy.

From 1925 to 1928 he was a naval civilian employee in the naval command, then group leader statistics there. On October 1, 1933, he was reactivated as a territorial officer with the rank of sea ​​captain and head of the economic department in the naval command or OKM. On May 1, 1936, at the age of 58, he was retired as a rear admiral.

During the Second World War, he was reassigned to the Navy in July 1941, initially as head of shipyard management in the Eastern Territories, from December 1941 to February 1944 as head of the La Pallice shipyard near La Rochelle in occupied France, before moving to France at the age of 66 retired.

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  1. ↑ Naval battles of World War I: The Battle of the Skagerrak, by Jürgen Prommersberger
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SURNAME Goehle, Herbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Göhle, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German naval officer, most recently rear admiral in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Krehlau
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1947
Place of death Hof (Saale)