(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiral Friedrich-Wilhelm Fleischer
Born: 14 Sep 1890 in Hanau, Main
Died: 13 Feb 1952 in Norden, Ostfriesland
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (12 Apr 1910); Leutnant zur See (19 Sep 1912); Oberleutnant zur See (08 Apr 1917); Kapitänleutnant (21 Jan 1920); Korvettenkapitän (01 Jan 1928); Fregattenkapitän (01 Apr 1933); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1934); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1939); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1941); Admiral (01 Sep 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training (01 Apr 1909-18 May 1909)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (19 May 1909-31 Mar 1910)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1910-30 Sep 1911)
On Board the Liner ‘Helgoland’ (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1912)
Company-Officer, V. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1912-30 Mar 1913)
On Board the School-Ship ‘König Wilhelm’ (31 Mar 1913-30 Sep 1913)
Company-Officer, I. Sailor-Division (01 Oct 1913-20 Dec 1913)
On Board the Light Cruiser ‘Dresden’ (23 Dec 1913-08 Apr 1915)
Interned in Chile, Fled with the Segler ‘Tinto’, Returned Home and Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection (09 Apr 1915-18 Aug 1917)
Torpedo-Boat-Commandant, Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla Flaunders (19 Aug 1917-00 Nov 1918)
Commandant and Flag-Lieutenant, III. Flotilla (00 Dec 1918-09 Nov 1921)
Commandant of the 5th Half-Flotilla (10 Nov 1921-19 Jan 1922)
Torpedo-Officer and Adjutant on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (20 Jan 1922-04 Apr 1922)
Adjutant of the Naval-School Mürwik (06 Apr 1922-23 Sep 1922)
Torpedo-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (24 Sep 1922-30 Sep 1923)
Company-Officer, Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (01 Oct 1923-23 Nov 1925)
Navigations-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Nymphe’ (24 Nov 1925-27 Sep 1927)
Advisor with the Naval-Defence-Department, Naval-Command (28 Sep 1927-29 Sep 1930)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Köln’ (30 Sep 1930-18 Apr 1932)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (19 Apr 1932-23 Jun 1932)
Advisor with the Abwehr-Department, Reichs-Defence-Ministry (24 Jun 1932-28 Sep 1934)
Chief of the Naval-Organisation-Department, Naval-Command (29 Sep 1934-10 Jan 1936)
Chief of the Naval-Organisation-Department, OKM (11 Jan 1936-29 Sep 1937)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (01 Oct 1937-03 Aug 1938)
Fortress-Commandant of Pillau (04 Aug 1938-11 Apr 1939)
At the same time, Acting Chief Of The Kriegsmarine Service Office Königsberg (27 Feb 1939-06 May 1939)
At the same time, Acting Fortress-Commandant of Memel (22 Mar 1939-11 Apr 1939)
Coastal-Commander Eastern Baltic Sea (12 Apr 1939-12 Jan 1940)
Coastal-Commander Ostfriesland (13 Jan 1940-25 Jul 1940)
Naval-Commander Channel Coast (26 Jul 1940-19 Feb 1941)
Naval-Commander ‘B’ (21 Feb 1941-04 Apr 1941)
Chief of the German Naval Mission in Rumania (05 Apr 1941-30 Jun 1941)
Admiral Black Sea (01 Jul 1941-02 May 1942)
Detached to the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (23 Jun 1942-31 Aug 1942)
Senior Shipyard Director, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Sep 1942-22 Oct 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval-High-Command North Sea (23 Oct 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-04 Apr 1947)
Released (04 Apr 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 29.09.1944 als Admiral und Oberwerftdirektor Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz (Marine)
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grosskreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Ordens der Krone mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Rumän. Orden “Michael der Tapfere“ III. Klasse: 15.01.1943


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