(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral (V) August Böning
Born: 15 Aug 1891 in Duisburg-Ruhrort
Died: 01 Jul 1964 in Eckernförde
Promotions:
Marinezahlmeisteroberanwärter (01 Oct 1910); Marinezahlmeisterapplikant (01 Apr 1911); Marinezahlmeisteroberapplikant (01 Jul 1912); Marinezahlmeisteraspirant (01 Aug 1914); Marinezahlmeister (10 Jun 1916); Marineoberzahlmeister (30 May 1920); Marinestabszahlmeister (20 Dec 1933); Kapitänleutnant (V) (01 Apr 1935); Korvettenkapitän (V) (01 Jan 1937); Fregattenkapitän (V) (01 Apr 1940); Kapitän zur See (V) (01 Jul 1942); Konteradmiral (V) (01 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Marinezahlmeisteroanwärter and attended Military Training in the II. Shipyard-Division (01 Apr 1910-31 Jul 1910)
In the Accountancy-Office of the 1st Battalion of the II. Shipyard-Division (01 Aug 1910-10 Apr 1911)
In the Accountancy-Office of the 3rd Battalion of the II. Shipyard-Division (11 Apr 1911-15 Oct 1911)
On the Survey-Ship ‘Planet’ (17 Dec 1911-06 Nov 1912)
With the Accountancy-Office of the 2nd Battalion of the II. Sailor-Division (10 Jan 1913-25 Mar 1913)
With the Naval-Cash-Office in Wilhelmshaven (26 Apr 1913-25 May 1913)
Naval-Intendant Wilhelmshaven (26 May 1913-28 Mar 1914)
Deck-Officer-School (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Ship-Paymaster on the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm II’ (05 Aug 1914-06 Feb 1915)
Placed to the Disposal of the 3rd Battalion of the II. Shipyard-Division (07 Feb 1915-23 Jun 1915)
Ships-Paymaster on the Heavy Cruiser ‘München’ (24 Jun 1915-25 Jul 1915)
Ships-Paymaster on the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm der Große’ (26 Jul 1915-20 Nov 1915)
Training on the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm der Große’ (21 Nov 1915-11 Dec 1915)
Paymaster at the Coal Bureau of the Ottoman Fleet (22 Dec 1915-19 Jan 1916)
2nd Paymaster on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Goeben’ (20 Jan 1916-06 Apr 1916)
Assistant with the Fleet-Paymaster-Staff of the Ottoman Fleet (07 Apr 1916-30 Jun 1917)
Fleet-Paymaster with the Euphrates-River-Flotilla (01 Jul 1917-30 Jun 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Mediterranean Sea Division (01 Jul 1918-29 Aug 1918)
Half-Flotilla-Paymaster, Submarine-Half-Flotilla Constantinople (30 Aug 1918-15 Sep 1918)
Returned Home and Process-Work (16 Sep 1918-24 Sep 1919)
Member of the Cash Administration of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (26 Sep 1919-18 Nov 1920)
Member of the Cash Administration of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (19 Nov 1920-31 Mar 1921)
Paymaster, Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (01 Apr 1921-15 Sep 1925)
Paymaster of the Naval-School Mürwik (15 Sep 1925-31 May 1928)
At the same time, Detached on Board the Liner ‘Hessen’ (18 Jan 1928-30 Jan 1928)
At the same time, Detached to the 1st Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (31 Jan 1928-06 Feb 1928)
Instructor at the Naval-School in Mürwik (01 Jun 1928-02 Apr 1929)
Paymaster and Instructor at the Naval-School in Kiel-Wik (03 Apr 1929-16 Mar 1930)
Instructor at the Naval-School in Mürwik (17 Mar 1930-31 Oct 1931)
Half-Flotilla-Paymaster of the 1st Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (01 Nov 1931-19 Sep 1933)
Instructor at the Naval-School in Mürwik (20 Sep 1933-31 Mar 1934)
Assistant in the Staff of the II. Admiral Of the Baltic Sea Station (01 Feb 1934-14 Jun 1934)
Instructor at the Naval-School in Mürwik (15 Jun 1934-15 Apr 1935)
Administration-Manager of the Naval-Signals-School (16 Apr 1935-22 Sep 1935)
Flotilla-Administration-Officer of the Submarine-Flotilla ‘Weddigen’ (23 Sep 1935-05 May 1937)
At the same time, Formation-Administration-Officer in the Staff of the Leader of Submarines (01 Jan 1936-05 May 1937)
Formation-Administration-Officer in the Staff of the Leader of Submarines (06 May 1937-03 Apr 1939)
Personnel-Advisor in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North-Seas (04 Apr 1939-26 Jan 1940)
General Advisor in the Naval-Personnel-Office, OKM (27 Jan 1940-14 Jun 1943)
Chief Of the Department of Food Supply and Clothing in the High Administration Staff of the Naval High Command Baltic Sea, at the same time was Representative Chief-Intendant for the Area of East Swinemünde and Chief of Section-Staff of the High Administration Staff in Ahlback (15 Jun 1943-30 Jun 1945)
In captivity (30 Jun 1945-00 Aug 1945)
Released (00 Aug 1945)

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