Johannes Bachmann (Admiral)
Johannes Bachmann (born March 22, 1890 in Werdau , † April 2, 1945 in Willebadessen ) was a German naval officer , most recently an admiral in World War II , and from 1943 to 1945 district administrator of the Warburg district .
Life
Bachmann joined the Imperial Navy as a midshipman on April 1, 1909 , completed his ship training on the great cruiser SMS Freya and then went to the naval school. There he was appointed ensign at sea on April 12, 1912. After successfully completing school, he was assigned to the East Asia Squadron, deployed on board the large cruiser SMS Gneisenau and promoted to lieutenant on September 19, 1912 . After his return to Germany in September 1913, he was initially placed at the disposition of the II. Marine Inspection and from January 15, 1914, transferred to the II. Torpedo Division, where he served as a company and watch officer .
Even after the outbreak of World War I , Bachmann continued to serve in the II. Torpedo Division. On May 2, 1915 he was promoted to lieutenant at sea . After being transferred to the Vth Torpedo Boat Flotilla, he became the commander of the G 8 torpedo boat on October 12, 1917 and then of the V 130 on February 2, 1918 .
After the end of the war he was accepted into the Reichsmarine and on January 21, 1920 he was promoted to lieutenant captain . First he served in the IV Marine Artillery Department in Cuxhaven . On October 4, 1923, he was transferred to the Kleiner Kreuzer Hamburg as an artillery officer. Two years later, Bachmann joined the staff of the chief of the North Sea naval station . At the end of 1926 he switched to the naval school as an instructor and on January 1, 1928 he was promoted to corvette captain. On September 27, 1928 he became a navigation officer on board the small cruiser Nymphe . On April 16, 1929, the regular ship crew of the light cruiser Karlsruhe was assigned; at the same time he was from May 20 to September 30, 1929 temporarily in command of the I. Department of the ship master division of the Baltic Sea. After the commissioning of the Karlsruhe , he was its first officer from November 6, 1929 . From April 9 to September 21, 1931, Bachmann was placed at the disposition of the chief of the naval station of the Baltic Sea. Bachmann then served as head of the naval department (AI) in the naval command office of the Reichswehr Ministry until September 28, 1933, and in this position he became a frigate captain on April 1, 1933 . On September 29, 1933 he took over the management of the Reich and Navy Service in Königsberg . As a sea captain (since April 1, 1935), Bachmann was given command of the light cruiser Emden on September 21, 1935 . After handing over the ship to his successor, Captain Lohmann , he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Second Admiral of the North Sea on August 26, 1936. In this function, he was promoted to Rear Admiral on April 1, 1939.
On August 21, 1940, Bachmann was appointed Coast Commander East Friesland . After his area of command had been merged with that of the North Friesland coast commander , he received the resulting department of the German Bight Coast Commander on February 14, 1941 . He was promoted to Vice Admiral on April 1, 1941 and appointed Naval Commander in Western France on August 8, 1942 . His promotion to admiral followed shortly thereafter on September 1, 1942. In early February 1943, the agency was renamed Commanding Admiral Atlantic Coast . Bachmann was placed on March 6, 1943 at the disposition of the Commander in Chief of the Navy . On May 31, 1943, he retired from active service.
From June 16, 1943, Bachmann was district administrator for the Warburg district. He was killed in combat by US forces on April 2, 1945 in Willebadessen.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Navy wounded badge in black
- Knight's Cross 2nd class of the Albrecht Order with swords
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German silver cross on March 5, 1943
literature
- Hans H. Hildebrand and Ernest Henriot: Germany's Admirals 1849-1945 Volume 1: AG , Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1988, ISBN 3-7648-1499-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berthold Zünkler: Warburg - in those days. The end of the war in 1945 in the old district of Warburg. Warburg: Hermes Verlag 1995. ISBN 3-922032-37-0
- ↑ a b c Ranking list of the German Reichsmarine , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1929, p. 43
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bachmann, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naval officer, admiral in World War II and district administrator of the Warburg district |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Werdau |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1945 |
| Place of death | Will bath food |