(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiral Walter Gladisch
Born: 02 Jan 1882 in Berlin
Died: 23 Mar 1954 in Bad Homburg On The Höhe
Promotions:
Seekadett (01 Jan 1899); Fähnrich zur See (18 Apr 1899); Leutnant zur See (13 Sep 1901); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Mar 1903); Kapitänleutnant (30 Mar 1908); Korvettenkapitän (13 May 1915); Fregattenkapitän (30 Nov 1920); Kapitän zur See (01 Mar 1923); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1928); Vizeadmiral (01 Oct 1931); Charakters als Admiral (30 Sep 1933); Admiral z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Kadett Attended Basic-Training an on Board the School-Ship ‘Charlotte’ (12 Apr 1898-06 Apr 1899)
Attended the Naval-School and Special-Briefing (07 Apr 1899-21 Oct 1900)
Departed to East Asia (22 Oct 1900-11 Dec 1900)
On Board the Heavy-Cruiser ‘Fürst Bismarck’ (12 Dec 1900-13 Dec 1900)
On Board the Heavy-Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (14 Dec 1900-20 Sep 1902)
Returned Home from East Asia (21 Sep 1902-03 Nov 1902)
Company-Officer with the II. Sailor-Division (03 Nov 1902-31 Mar 1903)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Small-Cruiser ‘Zieten’ (08 Jan 1903-16 Mar 1903)
On Board the Artillery-School-Ship ‘Mars’ (01 Apr 1903-31 Aug 1903)
Company-Officer with the Cadre-Company then Cadre-Battalion of the Sailor-Artillery-Battalion Kiautschou (01 Sep 1903-01 May 1904)
Departed to East Asia with the ‘Main’ (12 May 1904-17 Jun 1904)
Company-Officer with the Sailor-Artillery-Battalion Kiautschou (18 Jun 1904-29 Oct 1906)
Returned Home from East Asia (30 Oct 1906-24 Nov 1906)
Company-Officer with the II. Sailor-Division (25 Nov 1906-15 Apr 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Brandenburg’ (16 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (01 Oct 1907-13 Aug 1908)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Schwaben’ (14 Aug 1908-22 Sep 1908)
Company-Leader with the II. Sailor-Division (01 Oct 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy-Cruiser ‘Victoria Louise’ (01 Apr 1909-31 Mar 1911)
Ships-Youth-Officer on the School-Ship ‘König Wilhelm’ (01 Apr 1911-30 Sep 1911)
2nd Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Nassau’ (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1912)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Nassau’ (01 Oct 1912-13 Oct 1916)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Heavy-Cruiser ‘Von Der Tann’ (17 Oct 1916-23 Aug 1917)
2nd Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Command of the High Seas Forces (24 Aug 1917-10 Jan 1919)
Processing with the Staff of the High Seas Forces (10 Jan 1919-28 Feb 1919)
Department-Head on the Political Department of the Reichsmarineamt (01 Mar 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Department-Head in the Fleet Department of the Admiralty (01 Oct 1919-14 Sep 1920)
Department-Head in the Fleet Department of the Naval Command (15 Sep 1920-26 Sep 1922)
Chief of the Fleet Department of the Naval Command (27 Sep 1922-28 Jun 1923)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Arcona’ (03 Jul 1923-01 Dec 1923)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Amazone’ (01 Dec 1923-23 Mar 1925)
Chief Of Staff of Fleet-Command (24 Mar 1925-14 Oct 1928)
Commander of Naval Forces of the Baltic Sea and Leader of the Formations of the Reconnaissance Forces (15 Oct 1928-31 Dec 1929)
Commander of the Reconnaissance Forces (01 Jan 1930-28 Sep 1930)
Chief of the Naval-Command-Office of the Naval Command (29 Sep 1930-27 Sep 1931)
Fleet-Chief, Fleet-Command (01 Oct 1931-30 Sep 1933)
Retired (30 Sep 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (22 Mar 1939-13 Sep 1939)
Reichs-Commissioner, Upper-Prize-Court, Berlin (13 Sep 1939-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Chinadenkmünze in Bronze
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse mit Spange “Vor dem Feinde”
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz


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