(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Ministerialdirigent Dipl.Ing. Fritz Bröking
Born: 11 Mar 1877 in Gevelsberg, Westphalia
Died: 29 Dec 1961
Promotions:
Marinemaschinenbaumeister (04 Oct 1905); Marinebaurat (09 Jun 1914); Marineoberbaurat (1935); Ministerialrat (1938); Ministerialdirigent (26 Sep 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Marinebauführer (15 Apr 1902)
in the Machine-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (15 Apr 1902-1908)
With the Torpedo-Selection-Commission (1908-1911)
In the Torpedo-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (1911-31 Dec 1912)
Detached to the Inspection of Torpedo-Affairs (01 Jan 1913-30 Nov 1913)
Department-Head for Machine-Construction Affairs of Torpedo-Boats and Submarines, Reichsmarineamt (01 Dec 1913-1920)
At the same time, Department-Head for Machine-Construction Affairs of Airships and Aircraft (11 Oct 1914-1920)
Retired (1920)
In Industrial Activity (1920-1933)
Technical Advisor of the Turkish Navy, charged with the Modernisation and Reconstruction of the Heavy Cruiser 'Yavuz' (Used to be the German Heavy Cruiser 'Goeben') (1928-1930)
Civilian Employee of the Navy (1933)
Reactivated to Naval Service as Advisor for Machine-Construction in the Construction-Department, Naval-Command/OKM (1935-31 Mar 1939)
Advisor for Machine-Construction in the Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (01 Apr 1939-30 Oct 1939)
Chief of the Department for Machine-Construction and Electro-Technology for Submarines in the Office-Group for Ship-Machine-Construction (K II U), Head-Office Warship-Construction, OKM (31 Oct 1939-14 Dec 1944)
Retired (14 Dec 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (12 Jan 1944)


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