Kurt Ramien

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Kurt Ramien (born October 3, 1889 in Harburg , † September 8, 1939 in Kiel ) was a German naval officer , most recently rear admiral .

Life

Ramien occurred on 1 April 1908 as a midshipman in the Imperial Navy , and came after completing his basic training at the Great cruiser Freya to the Naval Academy. After completing his training, he was transferred to the ship of the line Kaiser Wilhelm II. Here Ramien was promoted to lieutenant on September 27, 1911 . From April 1, 1912 to March 30, 1914, he served on the great cruiser Hansa . He was then transferred as first officer to the Aviso arrow and stayed there after the outbreak of the First World War . On September 19, 1914, he became a first lieutenant at sea . From August to November 1915, Ramien completed a submarine training and was then assigned to the Flemish submarine flotilla . First he was the first watch officer on UB 11 and from April 14, 1916 received his own command with UC 1 , which he led until August 31, 1916. He then took over UC 48 on November 6, 1916 and UB 109 on December 31, 1917 . On April 28, 1918 he was promoted to lieutenant captain . Under his leadership, 57 ships with a total tonnage of 103,607 GRT of the aforementioned submarines were sunk. On August 30, 1918, he was taken prisoner by the British in Flanders , from which he was released on January 4, 1920.

After his return to Germany and the takeover in the Reichsmarine , Ramien was first used as a company commander in the IV. Marine Artillery Department in Cuxhaven . From September 1923 he was an instructor at the torpedo and news school in Flensburg. Here he was promoted to Corvette Captain on April 1, 1927 . In September 1929 he was made available for one year to the chief of the naval station of the Baltic Sea , before he was assigned to the naval command office for further use on August 20, 1930 and promoted to frigate captain on October 1, 1932 . On October 2, 1933, he was appointed leader of the minesweepers , and as such he became a sea ​​captain on October 1, 1934 . Ramien then took over on June 1, 1937 within the inspection of the torpedo and mine system as chief of the test association of the lock test command in Kiel. In this capacity he was promoted to Rear Admiral on April 1, 1938 . He died of suicide on September 8, 1939 .

Ramien left two children from his first marriage and his second wife Lotte Ramien with three daughters.

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: P-Z. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1700-3 . Pp. 82-83.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Ranking list of the German Imperial Navy. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1929. p. 43.
personal data
SURNAME Ramien, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German naval officer, most recently rear admiral
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Harburg
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1939
Place of death Kiel