Werner Fuchs (Admiral)

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Grave in the north cemetery in Kiel

Werner Fuchs (born January 18, 1891 in Insterburg ( East Prussia ), † June 30, 1976 in Kitzeberg near Kiel ) was a German naval officer , most recently in the rank of admiral in the Navy .

Career

Imperial Navy and First World War

Fuchs joined the Imperial Navy ( Crew 09 ) as a midshipman on April 1, 1909 . He completed basic training by May 18, 1909 and then basic training on the large cruiser SMS Hansa used as a training ship . Then he came for further training from April 1, 1910 at the naval school in Kiel . On April 12, 1910, he was appointed ensign at sea . From October 1, 1911, he served on the small cruiser SMS Kolberg and was promoted to lieutenant on September 19, 1912 . In this position he experienced the beginning of the First World War . From March 2, 1915, Fuchs was a watch officer on the small cruiser SMS Regensburg . On May 2, 1915, he was promoted to lieutenant at sea and on November 29, 1919, after the end of the war, to lieutenant captain .

Imperial Navy

Fuchs was then from February 1 to March 18, 1920 as 3rd Admiral Staff Officer in the staff of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea and was then released until May 31. On June 1, he resumed his work and on October 2, 1922, he switched to the staff of the commander of the Baltic Sea forces as 3rd Admiral Staff Officer. From October 3, 1923, he was employed as 4th Admiral Staff Officer in the staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces of the Reichsmarine. Fuchs was then deployed as a company commander in the 3rd Coastal Defense Battalion from September 29, 1924 and then took over as head of the radio test department from September 17, 1926. During this employment he was promoted to Korvettenkapitän on April 1, 1927 and was also an advisor to the staff of the torpedo and mine inspection from September 17, 1926 to September 30, 1929. From February 25, 1930, Fuchs then served as a navigational officer on the liner Hannover . On September 21, 1931, Fuchs became 1st Admiral Staff Officer on the staff of the Baltic Sea Naval Station and was promoted to frigate captain on October 1, 1932 in this function . On March 20, 1934, Fuchs became the commander of the light cruiser Cologne . From October 1, 1934 in the rank of sea ​​captain .

Navy

From October 1, 1935, he took over as head of the naval training department in the management of the Reichsmarine, and from January 11, 1936, the navy. On March 28, 1938 he was appointed chief of the naval department in the High Command of the Navy (OKM), and on October 1, 1938 he was promoted to Rear Admiral . From January 23, 1939, Fuchs was also special commissioner of the Supreme Naval Management for new building projects and then from July 1, 1939 head of the warship building department at the OKM. Fuchs was thus directly involved in the execution of the Z-Plan for fleet armament. The Second World War broke out during this period . From October 15, 1939 to October 31, 1944, Fuchs was head of the main office for warship construction at the OKM. During this period of service, he was promoted to Vice Admiral (December 1, 1940) and Admiral (April 1, 1942). From November 1st, Fuchs was assigned to the Führerreserve . After the war ended, Fuchs was taken prisoner on May 23, 1945 . He was released on February 21, 1947 and wrote until his death on various political, religious and military-historical topics.

Awards

During the First World War:

During service in the Navy:

Works (selection)

  • The fulfillment of life (autobiography). Schnitter publishing house. Berlin. 1966.
  • An exchange of letters about the Naval Memorial . Together with Renate Karnak. Without publisher. 1964.
  • The naval memorial of the German Navy Federation . Released by the German Navy Federation eV Wilhelmshaven . Various editions 1960, 1964, 1665, 1966, 1969.

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personal data
SURNAME Fuchs, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German admiral
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Insterburg
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1976
Place of death Kitzeberg near Kiel