(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Admiral Johannes Bachmann
Born: 22 03 1890 in Werdau, Saxony
Died: 02 04 1945 im in Willebadessen, District Warburg (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (12 Apr 1910); Leutnant zur See (19 Sep 1912); Oberleutnant zur See (02 May 1915); Kapitänleutnant (21 Jan 1920); Korvettenkapitän (01 Jan 1928); Fregattenkapitän (01 Apr 1933); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1935); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1939); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1941); Admiral (01 Sep 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy-Cruiser ‘Freya’ (01 Apr 1909-31 Mar 1910)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1910-30 Sep 1911)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Gneisenau’ (20 Nov 1911-24 Sep 1913)
Returned Home and Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (25 Sep 1913-14 Jan 1914)
Company-Officer and Watch-Officer on Torpedo-Boats with the II. Torpedo-Division (15 Jan 1914-00 Apr 1917)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘G 8’ and ‘V 130’ of the V. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla, later, Company-Officer with the 16th Reichswehr-Brigade (00 Oct 1917-20 Aug 1919)
Company-Officer with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion Cuxhaven (21 Aug 1919-03 Nov 1920)
Detached to the Commander of Cuxhaven, then, Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (04 Nov 1920-07 Sep 1921)
Artillery-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (04 Oct 1923-03 Oct 1925) At the same time, Assigned the Temporary Position of 1st Admiral-Staff-Officer (Asto) (31 Jul 1926-10 Sep 1926)
Navigations-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Nymphe’ (27 Sep 1928-16 Apr 1929)
Leader of the Crew-Cadre ‘Karlsruhe’ (17 Apr 1929-05 Nov 1929)
At the same time, was Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 1st Battalion of the Ship’s-Cadre-Division Baltic Sea (20 May 1929-30 Sep 1929)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Karlsruhe’ (06 Nov 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (09 Apr 1931-21 Sep 1931)
Advisor in the Naval-Defence-Department, Naval Command (22 Sep 1931-28 Sep 1933)
Director of the Reichsmarine-Service-Office in Königsberg (29 Sep 1933-02 Jul 1935)
Director of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office in Königsberg (03 Jul 1935-20 Sep 1935)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (21 Sep 1935-25 Aug 1936)
Chief Of Staff in the Command of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (26 Aug 1936-20 Aug 1940)
Coastal-Commander Eastern Frisia (21 Aug 1940-13 Feb 1941)
Coastal-Commander Deutsche Bucht (German Bay) (14 Feb 1941-22 Jun 1942)
Naval-Commander West-France (08 Aug 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Commanding Admiral Atlantic Coast (01 Feb 1943-06 Mar 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (07 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without being Mobilised (01 Jun 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 05.03.1943 als Admiral und Marinebefehlshaber Westfrankreich
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz (Marine)
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern


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