Theodor Fuchs (Admiral)
Theodor Fuchs (* 23. May 1868 in Meßkirch ; † 28. August 1942 in Sölden , Tyrol ) was a German naval officer, most recently Rear Admiral in the First World War .
Life
Fuchs joined the Imperial Navy as a cadet on April 15, 1887 . After his basic training and attending the naval school , he was deployed on various ships. From October 1, 1900, Fuchs was the head of the central department at the Imperial Shipyard in Gdansk for three years as a lieutenant captain . He was then used as the first officer on the coastal armored ship SMS Hildebrand . From there, on September 24, 1904, he was transferred to the Navy Cabinet , where Fuchs worked until September 30, 1907. Then he traveled to Douala in the German colony of Cameroon and took over as commandant of the gunboat SMS Panther, which was used in the station service .
On November 2nd, Fuchs gave up this command and returned to Germany via West Africa. After his return he was made available to the State Secretary of the Reichsmarinamt to familiarize himself with the duties of a naval attaché . Fuchs was then a naval attaché at the German embassy in Rome from March 28, 1909 to March 31, 1912 and at the same time also served as a naval attaché at the German embassy in Vienna from March 28, 1909 to April 10, 1911 . After his recall, the Fuchs , who had meanwhile been promoted to sea captain, was at the disposal of the chief of the Baltic Sea naval station . On October 15, 1912, Fuchs became the commandant of the new large- scale ship SMS Friedrich der Große , the new flagship of the deep-sea fleet , which he commanded with a brief interruption until August 16, 1917 and with which he took part in the Battle of the Skagerrak .
Briefly made available to the chief of the naval station of the Baltic Sea, Fuchs was then chief of the transport fleet during the Albion operation . After the successful occupation of the Baltic Islands, Fuchs was appointed commander of the fortifications of Kiel and in this function was given the character of Rear Admiral on September 18, 1918 .
At the end of the war, Fuchs was released from his command, made available to the chief of the Baltic Sea Naval Station and retired on December 5, 1918.
Awards
Fuchs has received several awards for his many years of service. He was the holder of the following orders and decorations :
- Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with a bow
- Order of the Crown III. class
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Prussian service award cross
- Prussian rescue medal on ribbon
- Commander 2nd class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Friedrich-August-Kreuz II. And I. Class
- Commander II. Class of the Albrecht Order with swords
- Commander of the Order of Saints Mauritius and Lazarus
- Commander of the Saint Olav Order
- Order of the Iron Crown II class
- Commander of the Franz Joseph Order
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 1: A-G. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1988. ISBN 3-7648-1499-3 . Pp. 388-389.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e f g h Ranking list of the Imperial German Navy for 1918. Ed .: Marine-Kabinett . Mittler & Sohn publishing house . Berlin 1918. p. 8.
- ↑ a b c d Ranking list of the Imperial German Navy. Ed .: Marinekabinett . Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1914. p. 113.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fuchs, Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naval officer, most recently rear admiral in World War I. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Messkirch |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1942 |
| Place of death | Sölden (Ötztal) |