(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster
Born: 19 Aug 1886 in Ülzen, Hannover
Died: 16 Jun 1973 in Kitzeberg near Kiel
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (07 Apr 1906); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1908); Oberleutnant zur See (29 Aug 1910); Kapitänleutenant (16 Nov 1915); Korvettenkapitän (01 May 1924); Fregattenkapitän (01 Aug 1929); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1931); Konteradmiral (01 May 1935); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1938); Admiral (01 Jan 1940)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and On Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (01 Apr 1905-31 Mar 1906)
Naval-School and Special Courses (01 Apr 1906-30 Sep 1907)
On Board the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (01 Oct 1907-26 Apr 1908)
On Board the Liner ‘Deutschland’ (27 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1908)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Gneisenau’ (01 Oct 1908-27 Sep 1911)
Returned Home from East Asia (28 Sep 1911-14 Nov 1911)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Torpedo-Affairs, Submarine-Training (15 Nov 1911-29 Dec 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 4’ (30 Dec 1911-29 Sep 1913)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Straßburg’ (30 Sep 1913-04 Oct 1914)
Detached for Information on the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 5’ (05 Oct 1914-02 Nov 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 35’ (03 Nov 1914-28 May 1915)
Instructor at the Submarine-School (29 May 1915-31 Jan 1916)
Detached for Information of the Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (01 Feb 1916-06 Feb 1916)
Instructor at the Submarine-School (07 Feb 1916-30 Jun 1916)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 6’ of the Submarine-School (01 Jul 1916-15 Sep 1916)
Construction-Indoctrination with the Shipyard AG Weser (22 Sep 1916-31 Oct 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 60’ (01 Nov 1916-25 Nov 1917)
Military Instructor and 2nd Adjutant in the Submarine-School (30 Nov 1917-07 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Submarine-Inspection (08 Nov 1918-31 Jan 1919)
Assistant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Feb 1919-22 Sep 1919)
Navigations-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Regensburg’ (23 Sep 1919-19 May 1920)
2nd then 1st Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1920-08 Apr 1923)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Thetis’ (13 Apr 1923-03 Nov 1924)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (07 Nov 1924-31 May 1927)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (03 Jun 1925-12 Jul 1925)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (16 Jul 1926-15 Aug 1926)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (11 Mar 1927-20 Mar 1927)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1927-23 Sep 1927)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (24 Sep 1927-24 Sep 1928)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (25 Sep 1928-30 Sep 1929)
In the Fleet Department, Naval Command (01 Oct 1929-18 Sep 1931)
Leader of the Subsidiary-Leadership-Course (19 Sep 1931-26 Sep 1933)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (27 Sep 1933-28 Feb 1935)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command and also Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea – Fleet Negotiations with Great Britain (01 Mar 1935-27 Jun 1935)
II. Admiral of the North-Seas-Station (28 Jun 1935-24 Sep 1935)
II. Admiral of the Baltic-Sea-Station (25 Sep 1935-01 Jan 1938)
2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea (01 Jan 1938-31 Mar 1938)
At the same time, Temporary Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1938)
At the same time, Acting-Commandant of Fortifications of the Western Baltic Sea (19 Mar 1938-20 Apr 1938)
Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea and also Temporary 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea (01 Apr 1938-27 Oct 1938)
At the same time, Acting-Chief of the Test-Command for Warship-Construction (03 Jun 1938-19 Jun 1938)
At the same time, Acting-Commandant of Fortifications of the Western Baltic Sea (20 Jul 1938-03 Aug 1938)
Inspector of Training-Affairs of the Navy (28 Oct 1938-01 Nov 1939)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of Security of the Baltic Sea (28 Oct 1938-04 Jan 1939)
Chief Of Staff of War Trade and Economy, OKW (02 Nov 1939-26 May 1940)
Commanding Admiral West (27 May 1940-21 Jun 1940)
Commanding Admiral France (22 Jun 1940-01 Mar 1941)
Admiral ‘Z’ (04 Mar 1941-03 Apr 1941)
Admiral South-East (04 Apr 1941-29 Jun 1941)
Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Group-Command South (30 Jun 1941-20 Mar 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (21 Mar 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine and Director of the War-Science Department, OKM (01 Jul 1943-08 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (08 Apr 1945-23 May 1947)
Released (23 May 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz Gold: am 19.02.1943 als Admiral und Oberbefehlshaber des Marinegruppenkommandos Süd
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Türkische Osmanié-Orden IV. Klasse
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Grosskreuz des Kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstordens mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Rumän. Orden “Michael der Tapfere” III. Klasse: 15.01.1943


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