Klaus-Peter Niemann

Flotilla Admiral Klaus-Peter Niemann (1989)

Klaus-Peter Niemann (* 29. October 1935 in Traben-Trarbach ) is a former German Rear Admiral of the Navy , among others, between 1989 and 1994 commander of the Naval Academy Mürwik was.

Life

After graduating from high school, Niemann joined the German Navy on April 1, 1957 as a member of Crew IV / 1957 . His classmates included Rear Admiral Diether Hülsemann , Flotilla Admiral Ulrich Hundt , Flotilla Admiral Heinrich Schuur and Dieter Wellershoff . After completing his training as a naval officer , he became an officer on watch (WO) on a coast minesweeper in the North Sea on June 1, 1960, and then on January 1, 1962 a platoon leader in the Naval NCO School (MUS) in Plön , before becoming a commander on June 1, 1963 Coastal minesweeper in the North Sea was. This was followed from October 1, 1965 to September 15, 1966 as a flag lieutenant with the Commander of the Naval Forces of the North Sea (BSN), Flotilla Admiral Heinrich Erdmann, or from February 1966 with his successor Flotilla Admiral Günther Reeder .

After attending a course in mine and mine defense technology in Belgium and the Netherlands , Niemann became a planning staff officer on October 1, 1967 with the commander of the naval forces of the North Sea, Flotilla Admiral Carl-Heinz Birnbacher . He then completed an apprenticeship as an admiralty staff academy at the Maritime War College (Ecole supérieure de guerre navale) in France and after its completion on January 25, 1970, he took over the post of staff department officer (S3) for planning, commanding and managing ongoing operations at the naval base in Olpenitz 5th minesweeping squadron stationed and responsible for the Baltic Sea . On September 1, 1971, he was appointed as a frigate captain naval adjutant to the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr , General Ulrich de Maizière, and from April 1, 1972, to his successor, Admiral Armin Zimmermann . After that, on September 25, 1973, he took over the post of commander of the 6th Minesweeping Squadron stationed in Wilhelmshaven and responsible for the North Sea and, on October 1, 1975, as A3 staff officer for planning, issuing orders and managing ongoing operations in the staff of the Flotilla of the Mining Forces (MSFltl ) at the Olpenitz naval base.

Subsequently, Niemann acted since July 1, 1979 as course leader of the 21st application course for the admiralty staff service at the command academy of the Bundeswehr (FüAkBw) in Hamburg and on October 1, 1981, took over the position of captain at sea from captain at sea Wolfgang Brost as commander of the Flotilla of the mine forces , while frigate captain Horst Waschkowski was his successor as course director. He held the post of commander of the flotilla of the mine forces until March 31, 1985, after which he was succeeded by Captain Waldemar Feldes . He himself then became head of the operations department in the Fleet Command (FlKdo) in Glücksburg - Meierwik near Flensburg on April 1, 1985 and then on October 1, 1987 head of the Fü MI staff department (personnel; training; organization) in the naval command .

Most recently, Niemann was promoted to Flotilla Admiral on October 1, 1989 and took over the post of Commander of the Mürwik Naval School as the successor to Flotilla Admiral Klaus-Dieter Sievert . He held this until September 16, 1989, when Flotilla Admiral Frank Ropers succeeded him. During his tenure, Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker attended the Mürwik Naval School on October 16, 1991 . He retired on September 30, 1994.

Klaus-Peter Niemann is married and has four children.

Background literature

• Handbook of the Bundeswehr and the Defense Industry 1990/91 , p. 90, Bernhard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz 1990, ISBN 3-7637-5865-8

Web links

• Admirals of the German Navy since 1990
• Central offices of the Navy

Individual evidence

1. ^ John Zimmermann: Ulrich de Maizière: General der Bonner Republik, 1912-2006 , p. 341, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2015, ISBN 3-4868-5474-7
2. ^ Wehrwissenschaftliche Rundschau , p. 210, volumes 29–31, Verlag ES Mittler & Sohn, 1980
3. ↑ Flotilla of the mine armed forces (Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv)
4. ↑ Naval School Mürwik (Federal Archives-Military Archives)
5. ^ Marine-Rundschau : Zeitschrift für Seewesen , p. 309, Volume 86, Verlag ES Mittler, 1989
6. ↑ Dieter E. Kilian: Politics and the military in Germany: the Federal Presidents and Federal Chancellors and their relationship to the soldiery and the Bundeswehr , p. 177, 2011, ISBN 3-9378-8536-6