(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Siegfried Claassen
Born: 05 Dec 1884 in Thiegenhof, West Prussia (Westpreußen)
Died: 07 Jun 1951 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (11 Apr 1903); Leutnant zue See (29 Sep 1905); Oberleutnant zur See (30 Mar 1908); Kapitänleutnant (15 Nov 1913); Korvettenkapitän (01 Jan 1921); Fregattenkapitän (01 Jan 1928); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1929); Charakter als Konteradmiral (30 Jun 1933); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on the School-Ship ‘Moltke’ (01 Apr 1902-31 Mar 1903)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1903-30 Sep 1904)
Departed to East Asia (01 Oct 1904-26 Nov 1904)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Fürst Bismarck’ (27 Nov 1904-20 Nov 1906)
Returned Home from East Asia (21 Nov 1906-29 Dec 1906)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (30 Dec 1906-30 Sep 1907)
Company-Officer in the I. Sailor-Division (01 Oct 1907-01 Apr 1908)
Watch-Officer on the Coastal-Armoured-Ship ‘Frithjof’ (02 Apr 1908-22 Sep 1908)
Company-Officer in the I. Torpedo-Division (23 Sep 1908-14 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 149’ (04 Jan 1909-06 Sep 1909)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 149’ (01 Nov 1909-27 Nov 1909)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 149’ (04 Apr 1910-10 Jun 1910)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 149’ (23 Aug 1910-10 Sep 1910)
Company-Officer in the I. Sailor-Division (15 Sep 1910-31 Mar 1911)
Departed to East Asia (01 Apr 1911-25 May 1911)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘Taku’ (26 May 1911-00 May 1913)
Returned Home and Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection (00 May 1913-29 Sep 1913)
1st Torpedo-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (30 Sep 1913-09 Dec 1916)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner ‘Preußen’ (10 Dec 1916-02 Jan 1917)
1st Torpedo-Officer on the Liner ‘Westfalen’ (10 Jan 1917-15 Apr 1917)
Detached to the Submarine-Office, Reichsmarineamt (16 Apr 1917-30 Jun 1917)
Assistant for the Submarine Construction, Kaiserliche Shipyard Kiel (01 Jul 1917-08 Jan 1918)
Detached to the IV. And II. Submarine-Flotilla (09 Jan 1918-22 Jan 1918)
Submarine-Training (23 Jan 1918-11 Apr 1918)
Assistant for the Submarine Construction, Kaiserliche Shipyard Kiel (20 Apr 1918-14 Mar 1919)
Company-Leader in the III. Naval-Brigade (15 Mar 1919-15 Jul 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the III. Naval-Brigade (16 Jul 1919-31 May 1920)
With the Ship’s-Cadre-Detachment of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1920-09 Aug 1920)
Commander of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (10 Aug 1920-30 Oct 1920)
Leader of the Ship’s-Cadre ‘Hannover’ (31 Oct 1920-09 Feb 1921)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (10 Feb 921-29 Sep 1922)
Torpedo and Equipment Director, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (30 Sep 1922-26 Dec 1924)
Naval-Liaison-Officer to Military-District-Command II (Stettin) (09 Jan 1925-27 Sep 1926)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-School in Mürwik (28 Sep 1926-28 Jun 1928)
Director of the Reichs-Naval-Service-Office Bremen (29 Sep 1928-20 Aug 1930)
Detached to the Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (25 Aug 1930-15 Oct 1930)
Chief Of Staff and Chief Of the Shipyard-Department, General-Naval-Office, Naval Command (16 Oct 1930-30 Jun 1933)
Retired (30 Jun 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jan 1939-03 Sep 1939)
Judge at the Prize-Court, Hamburg (03 Sep 1939-15 Dec 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (16 Dec 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Retired (31 Jan 1943)

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