(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Hans Walther
Born: 25 Dec 1883 in Patschkau, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 04 Jan 1950 in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (11 Apr 1903); Leutnant zur See (29 Sep 1905); Oberleutnant zur See (30 Mar 1908); Kapitänleutnant (22 Mar 1914); Korvettenkapitän (01 Mar 1921); Fregattenkapitän (01 Apr 1928); Charakter als Kapitän zur See (20 Sep 1929); Charakter als Kapitän zur See (E) (01 Oct 1936); Kapitän zur See (E) (01 Apr 1938); Charakter als Konteradmiral (19 Aug 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Jan 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship 'Stosch' (01 Apr 1902-31 Mar 1903); Naval-School and Special-Courses (01 Apr 1903-30 Sep 1904); On Board the Liner 'Elsaß' (01 Oct 1904-30 Sep 1905)
On Board the Liner 'Preußen' (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1908)
Company-Officer in the I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1908-14 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat 'S 144' (01 Oct 1908-31 Oct 1909)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat 'S 145' (01 Nov 1909-27 Nov 1909)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat 'S 145' (04 Apr 1910-10 Jun 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat 'S 145' (23 Aug 1910-10 Sep 1910)
Company-Officer in the I. Shipyard-Division (15 Sep 1910-27 Apr 1911)
Torpedo-Officer on the Small Cruiser 'Geier' (28 Apr 1911-21 May 1912)
Returned Home from Port Said and Company-Officer with the I. Sailor-Division (22 May 1912-30 Sep 1912)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Torpedo-Affairs, Submarine-Training and Watch-Officer (01 Oct 1912-31 Mar 1914)
Company-Leader in the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Apr 1914-31 Jul 1914)
Watch and Torpedo-Officer on the Small Cruiser 'Augsburg' (01 Aug 1914-25 Feb 1915)
Course at the Submarine-School and Commandant of the Submarines 'U 9' and 'U 17' (26 Feb 1915-31 Dec 1915)
Construction-Indoctrination 'U 52' (01 Jan 1916-15 Mar 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine 'U 52' (16 Mar 1916-01 Oct 1917)
Chief of the I. Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (02 Oct 1917-15 Oct 1918)
Process Work, Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine-Affairs (16 Oct 1918-01 Apr 1919)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 3rd Regiment, Naval-Division Kiel (02 Apr 1919-10 Jun 1919)
Detached to the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (11 Jun 1919-09 Oct 1919)
Company-Leader, Field-Battery Friedrichsort, Coastal-Defence-Regiment Kiel (10 Oct 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Battalion-Commander with Coastal-Defence-Regiment Kiel (02 Mar 1920-23 Mar 1920)
Granted Leave (24 Mar 1920-05 Jul 1920)
Advisor with the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine-Affairs (06 Jul 1920-31 Mar 1923)
At the same time, Executive of the Printing-Administration of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (11 Sep 1920-19 Jan 1921)
At the same time, Detached to the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (20 Jan 1921-10 Apr 1921)
At the same time, Commandant of the Cruiser 'Berlin' (10 Apr 1921-15 May 1921)
At the same time, Adjutant with the Staff of the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (01 Feb 1922-31 Mar 1923)
Department-Head in the Fleet-Department, Naval Command (01 Apr 1923-15 Dec 1924)
Director of the Equipment and Torpedo Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (27 Dec 1924-27 Sep 1926)
Welfare-Officer with the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (07 Oct 1926-30 Sep 1929)
Retired (30 Sep 1929)
Reactivated to Naval Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Jan 1941) and Group-Director Navy, Military-Replacement-Inspection Koblenz (01 Oct 1936-31 Dec 1940)
Commander of Military-District-Command Essen I (01 Jan 1941-31 Aug 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without active service (01 Sep 1942)

Decorations & Awards:
Pour le Mérite (09 Jan 1917)
1914 EK I
1914 EK II
U-Bootabzeichen 1918


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