Herbert Straehler

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Herbert Straehler (born January 6, 1887 in Breslau , † May 16, 1979 in Braunschweig ) was a German naval officer , most recently vice admiral in the navy .

Life

Herbert Straehler was born in Breslau as the son of a judge from Berlin and first attended the Royal Luisengymnasium Berlin , where he graduated from high school. On April 1, 1906, he joined the Imperial Navy as a midshipman . He completed his basic training and came on the training ship SMS Stein . On April 6, 1907 he was promoted to ensign at sea and attended the naval school until September 30, 1908 . Following this, Straehler did his duty on the liner SMS Hessen . From September 17, 1909 to September 30, 1912 he served as an adjutant on the liner SMS Nassau . In this capacity Straehler was on September 30, 1909. Ensign and September 19, 1912. Lieutenant promoted.

On October 30, 1912, Straehler traveled from Naples on the steamer Kleist to Tsingtau , where from December 1912 he took over the position of a company officer in the Kiautschou sailor artillery department . From October 13, 1913 to February 14, 1914, Straehler was also the leader of the sailors' detachment at the German consulate in Hankou . From August 2, 1914, he commanded Batteries VII and VIIa of the Tsingtau land front. Straehler kept this command even after the outbreak of World War I and went into Japanese captivity on November 7, 1914 after the siege of Tsingtau and the surrender of the German troops . On November 16, 1915, Straehler and Fritz Sachße escaped from captivity and fled via Korea , Mukden and Beijing to Shanghai . From there, the two tried from January 23 to June 6, 1916 to continue their escape through China, but failed and returned to Shanghai. Straehler then used a Norwegian tanker to cross to San Francisco in the USA, which was still neutral at the time . From there he reached the North Sea , but was discovered by the British near the Orkney Islands and interned as a civilian on the Isle of Man .

Straehler was released in October 1919. By order of January 30, 1920, he was promoted retrospectively with a patent from April 26, 1917 to lieutenant captain. A short time later he was put up for disposition and retired from active service on March 6, 1920. He then briefly joined the "Greater Berlin" rifle regiment as a company officer. Until he was reactivated, he was also a temporary advisor to the Reich Return Commission in Berlin.

Straehler was reactivated on September 9 and then had various commands, from October 1, 1922 to September 26, 1924 as a navigation officer on the small cruisers Arcona and Amazone . On July 3, 1923, he married Lissy, née Ruslaub-Andresen. On August 1, 1925, he was promoted to corvette captain. From November 16, 1925 to October 1, 1928, Straehler served as an artillery officer on the Hessen liner . From December 6, 1928 to September 25, 1931 he was then commander of the 5th Marine Artillery Division. During this time he was promoted to frigate captain (October 1, 1930). Subsequently, from September 29, 1931 to October 2, 1933, he was employed as commander of the Friedrichsort Naval School . On January 1, 1933, he was promoted to captain at sea . From October 3, 1933, Straehler was assigned to the naval arsenal in Kiel , and from September 28, 1934 as arsenal commander. The use ended on September 26, 1936. This was followed by November 7, 1939, the command as head of the shipyard department in the General Naval Office in the High Command of the Navy . On April 1, 1939, Straehler was given the character of rear admiral . The patent followed on November 1st. From November 8, 1939 to May 15, 1943, Straehler was then inspector of the Armaments Inspectorate XX in Danzig . During this time he had been promoted to Vice Admiral on April 1, 1942. Straehler was adopted on May 31, 1943. He was then made available to the Navy, but without being used for active military service.

After the war he was temporarily mayor of Timmendorfer Strand . He died in Braunschweig in 1979.

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 Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1499-3 , pp. 404-405.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Marineschule Mürwik (ed.): Crew chronicle. Year 1906. Volume 1. 1953.
  2. ^ Marineschule Mürwik (ed.): Marine Crew Chronicle. Year 1906. Volume 2. Kiel 1921.
personal data
SURNAME Straehler, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Vice Admiral
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1979
Place of death Braunschweig