Kurt Slevogt

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Kurt Slevogt (born March 21, 1892 in Munich , † July 23, 1957 in Hamburg ) was a German naval officer , most recently vice admiral in World War II .

career

Imperial Navy

Slevogt occurred on 1 April 1910 as a midshipman in the Imperial navy one, completed his basic training at the Great cruiser SMS Hansa and then came to the Naval Academy Mürwik , where he on 15 April 1911. Midshipman was appointed. After completing his training, Slevogt came on October 1, 1912, on board the large liner SMS Thuringia and on October 1, 1913 on the small cruiser SMS Stettin . There he was promoted to lieutenant at sea on September 27, 1913 . This was followed by uses from February 5, 1914 beyond the outbreak of World War I on the small cruisers SMS Rostock , SMS Regensburg and SMS Graudenz as well as his promotion to lieutenant at sea on March 22, 1916. Completed from March 1 to August 17, 1917 Slevogt trained at the submarine school and was then employed as a watch officer on U 107 until July 26, 1918 and then as commander of U 71 until October 14, 1918 . Most recently he commanded U 79 until the armistice on November 11, 1918.

Post-war years and the Imperial Navy

After the end of the war, Slevogt was initially made available, and from February to mid-April 1919 he worked as a recruiting officer for the Madlung Marine Regiment . He then went to III. Marine Brigade and served there until May 18, 1920 first as platoon commander , then as company commander .

Slevogt was taken over into the Reichsmarine and initially appointed as head of the Swinoujscie Naval Radio School. This was followed by employment from October 6, 1920 to October 4, 1923 as a teacher at the naval intelligence school and his promotion to lieutenant commander on January 1, 1921. From October 5, 1923 to September 24, 1925, Slevogt was a company commander of the II and I Division of the North Sea ship master division. He then came to the staff of the naval station of the Baltic Sea as a third admiral staff officer . On September 27, 1926, he was transferred to the ship of the line Hessen as a watch and role officer for two years . For three years he then served until September 25, 1931 as a department head in the naval training department (A III) of the naval command office. There he was promoted to Corvette Captain on April 1, 1929 . From September 26, 1931 to September 27, 1933, she was used on board the ship of the line Schlesien , first as a navigational officer , then as a first officer . On October 1, 1934 he was promoted to frigate captain.

Navy

Slevogt became the commander of the submarine defense school, which was renamed the submarine school on May 21, 1935; at the same time he was also head of the school association of the submarine school . On October 1, 1936 he was promoted to sea captain. From September 18, 1937, Slevogt was Chief of Staff at the 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea Station - on January 1, 1938 the office was renamed to Staff 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea.

From December 4, 1939 to March 31, 1943 Slevogt served first as 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea Station and from January 1942 as the resulting 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea. In this position he was promoted to Rear Admiral on July 1, 1940 and Vice Admiral on September 1, 1942. It was then placed at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic Sea Command and adopted on June 30, 1943. As zV officer took place until the war ended its use as a prize judge of the Prize Court Hamburg. With the German surrender , Slevogt fell into British captivity , from which he was released on January 8, 1946.

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. 339-340.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ uboat.net: WWI U-boat commanders - Kurt Slevogt (Engl.)
  2. ↑ a b c Ranking list of the German Reichsmarine. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1929. p. 44.
  3. ↑ a b c Alifrafikkhan photo archive - photo of vice admiral Slevogt , http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.cz/2010/09/daftar-vizeadmiral-kriegsmarine.html
personal data
SURNAME Slevogt, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German naval officer, most recently vice admiral in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1957
Place of death Hamburg