(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral (W) Hans Hamelau
Born: 13 Jun 1886 in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein
Died: 07 Dec 1961 in Kiel
Career:
Matrose (01 Oct 1903); Obermatrose (01 Jul 1905); Feuerwerkermaat (01 Apr 1909); Oberfeuerwerkermaat (26 Mar 1914); Feuerwerker (01 Jul 1916); Oberfeuerwerker (02 Jun 1917); Feuerwerksleutnant (25 Jun 1917); Charakter als Feuerwerksoberleutnant (12 Apr 1920); Technischer Obersekretär (06 Oct 1920); Marineingenieur (01 Jun 1925); Regierungsoberinspektor (01 Jun 1931); Kapitänleutnant (W) (01 Jul 1934); Korvettenkapitän (W) (01 Oct 1936); Fregattenkapitän (W) (01 Jul 1939); Kapitän zur See (W) (01 Apr 1941); Konteradmiral (W) (01 Jun 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as Schiffsjunge on the School-Ship ‘Charlotte’ (04 May 1901-24 Apr 1902)
On Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (25 Apr 1902-24 Apr 1903)
With the Ship’s-Youth-Division (25 Apr 1903-30 Sep 1903)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm der Große’ (01 Oct 1903-14 Jun 1904)
On Board the Artillery-School-Ship ‘Olga’ (15 Jun 1904-20 Sep 1904)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm der Große’ (21 Sep 1904-28 Sep 1907)
Ship-Artillery-School (02 Oct 1907-22 Dec 1907)
With the I. Sailor-Division (23 Dec 1907-18 Apr 1908)
Ship-Artillery-School (19 Apr 1908-02 Sep 1908)
With the I. Sailor-Division (03 Sep 1908-30 Mar 1909)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (31 Mar 1909-11 Apr 1912)
With the I. Sailor-Division (12 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Oberfeuerwerker-School (01 Oct 1913-31 Jul 1914)
On Board the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (01 Aug 1914-27 Sep 1915)
With the I. Sailor-Division (28 Sep 1915-05 Mar 1916)
With the Imperial Shipyard Kiel (06 Mar 1916-27 May 1916)
With the Artillery-Depot Friedrichsort (28 May 1916-30 Sep 1916)
Course at the Engineer and Deck-Officer School (01 Oct 1916-31 Mar 1917)
With the Artillery-Depot Friedrichsort (01 Apr 1917-29 Apr 1917)
With the Imperial Shipyard Kiel (30 Apr 1917-01 Jun 1917)
With the I. Sailor-Division (02 Jun 1917-17 Jun 1917)
With the Munitions-Depot Dietrichsdorf (18 Jun 1917-12 Aug 1917)
With the Weapons-Department, Reichsmarineamt (13 Aug 1917-31 Dec 1918)
With the Munitions-Depot Dietrichsdorf (01 Jan 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Transferred into the Civil Service With the Munitions-Depot Dietrichsdorf (01 Apr 1920-31 Mar 1925)
In the Weapons-Department, Naval Command/OKM (01 Apr 1925-30 Sep 1936)
Reactivated to Naval-Service (01 Jul 1934)
Advisor in the General Artillery Department, Naval Weapons Office, OKM (01 Oct 1936-06 Nov 1939)
General-Advisor in the Head-Department (from 01/04/1941 Head-Office) for Procurement, Administration and Supplies of Artillery Weapons and Munitions, Smoke and Gas Protection Equipment as well as Naval Arsenals in the Naval Weapons Office, OKM (07 Nov 1939-05 Oct 1941)
Commandant of the Naval Artillery Equipment Office, Naval Artillery Arsenal Kiel-Dietrichsdorf (06 Oct 1941-04 Oct 1943)
Naval-Acceptance-Inspector (05 Oct 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-21 Feb 1947)
Released (21 Feb 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (28 May 1945)


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