(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiral Hubert Schmundt
Born: 19 Sep 1888 in Schweidnitz, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 17 Oct 1984 in Bad Soden, Hessen
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (10 Apr 1909); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1911); Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1914); Kapitänleutnant (28 Apr 1918); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1927); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1932); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1934); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1938); Vizeadmiral (01 Sep 1940); Admiral (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Charlotte’ (01 Apr 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1909-30 Sep 1910)
Departed to Tsingtau (01 Oct 1910-23 Nov 1910)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Scharnhorst’ (24 Nov 1910-20 Sep 1912)
Returned Home from Kobe and Company-Officer in the I. Shipyard-Division (21 Sep 1912-21 Sep 1913)
Company-Officer in the I. Torpedo-Division (22 Sep 1913-14 Mar 1914)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 165’ (01 Nov 1913-23 Dec 1913)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 165’ of the 5th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (15 Mar 1914-15 Nov 1915)
Course on the Torpedo-School-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (16 Nov 1915-15 Jan 1916)
Watch-Officer on ‘S 53’ of the III. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (16 Jan 1916-01 Sep 1917)
Flag-Lieutenant in the III. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla and Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 71’ (02 Sep 1917-07 Jan 1919)
First Officer in the 5th Reserve-Half-Flotilla (08 Jan 1919-15 Mar 1919)
Flag-Lieutenant and Commandant in the Baltic-Sea-Flotilla (16 Mar 1919-07 Oct 1919)
Flag-Lieutenant in the Baltic-Sea-Transport-Flotilla and Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 108’ (08 Oct 1919-30 Nov 1919)
Company-Leader then Lieutenant-Captain with the Staff of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (01 Dec 1919-11 Oct 1920)
Flag-Lieutenant in the I. Flotilla and Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 18’ (12 Oct 1920-25 Sep 1922)
2nd Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (26 Sep 1922-01 Oct 1923)
3rd Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (02 Oct 1923-14 Oct 1923)
3rd Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval Forces (15 Oct 1923-09 Nov 1924)
Chief of the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (13 Dec 1924-29 Sep 1927)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (30 Sep 1927-23 May 1929)
Detached for Service to the Reichs Defence Ministry (04 Jun 1929-25 Sep 1929)
Naval-Adjutant of the Reichs Defence Minister (26 Sep 1929-16 Jun 1932)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (17 Jun 1932-27 Sep 1932)
At the same time, Detached to Fleet Command (01 Aug 1932-27 Sep 1932)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in Fleet Command (28 Sep 1932-24 Sep 1934)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Königsberg’ (25 Sep 1934-26 Sep 1935)
Ships-Cadre ‘Nürnberg’ (27 Sep 1935-31 Oct 1935)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Nürnberg’ (01 Nov 1935-13 Oct 1936)
Commander of the Naval-School Mürwik (14 Oct 1936-21 Aug 1939)
Chief Of Staff of Naval-Group-Command East (22 Aug 1939-18 Sep 1939)
Commander of Naval Forces in the Danziger Bucht (19 Sep 1939-12 Oct 1939)
Chief Of Staff of Naval-Group-Command East (13 Oct 1939-05 Nov 1939)
Inspector of Training-Affairs of the Navy (06 Nov 1939-31 Mar 1940)
Temporary-Commander of Reconnaissance-Forces with Operation ‘Weserübung’; in April 1940 also Leader of Warship-Group 3 – Zielhafen Bergen (Target-Port Bergen) (01 Apr 1940-31 Jul 1940)
Commander Of Cruisers (01 Aug 1940-14 Oct 1941)
Admiral Northern Waters (15 Oct 1941-27 Aug 1942)
Chief of the Naval-Weapons-Head-Office, OKM (31 Aug 1942-08 Mar 1943)
At the same time, Plenipotentiary of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine for Military-Economics, Armaments and Research (01 Nov 1942-08 Mar 1943)
Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (09 Mar 1943-21 Jun 1943)
Commander-in-Chief of Naval-High-Command Baltic Sea (22 Jun 1943-29 Feb 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 Mar 1944-31 May 1944)
Retired (31 Apr 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without mobilisation (01 Jun 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (17): am 14.06.1940 als Konteradmiral und Befehlshaber der Aufklärungs-Streitkräfte und Führer der Kampfgruppe Bergen
- 1914 EK I: 14.05.1917
- 1914 EK II: 06.10.1915
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse mit Spange “Vor dem Feinde”: 04.09.1916
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse: 24.02.1918
- Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 21.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Grosskreuz des Kgl. Spanischen Marineverdienstkreuzes in weiss: 21.08.1939
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938: 20.12.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 01.10.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 11.04.1940
- Grosskreuz des Kgl. Spanischen Marineverdienstordens: 19.01.1940
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Italien. Ordens der Krone: 11.03.1942
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern: 25.03.1942


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