(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiralarzt Dr.med. Karl Eyerich
Born: 05 Feb 1886 in Würzburg
Died: 17 Jul 1971 in Würzburg
Promotions:
Marineunterarzt (08 Feb 1911); Marineassistenzarzt (13 May 1911); Marineoberassistenzarzt (06 May 1912); Marinestabsarzt (12 Apr 1913); Marineoberstabsarzt (01 Apr 1925); Marinegeneraloberarzt (01 Feb 1930); Marinegeneralarzt (01 Apr 1932); Flottenarzt (01 Apr 1934); Admiralarzt (01 Jan 1937)
Career:
Entered the Army as a One-Year-Volunteer (01 Oct 1904)
Entered the Navy as a One-Year-Volunteer (10 Jan 1911)
Auxiliary-Medic at the Naval-Hospital Kiel (10 Jan 1911-30 Mar 1911)
Auxiliary-Medic on the School-Ship 'König Wilhelm' (31 Mar 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Departed to East Asia (01 Apr 1912-22 May 1912)
Auxiliary-Medic on the Heavy Cruiser 'Scharnhorst' (23 May 1912-05 Nov 1912)
Ships-Medic on the Cannon-Boat 'Luchs' (06 Nov 1912-14 Jan 1913)
Auxiliary-Medic on the Heavy Cruiser 'Scharnhorst' (15 Jan 1913-31 Mar 1913)
Acting-Ships-Medic on the Small Cruiser 'Leipzig' (01 Apr 1913-24 May 1913)
Auxiliary-Medic on the Heavy Cruiser 'Scharnhorst' (25 May 1913-04 Dec 1913)
Returned Home from East Asia (05 Dec 1913-18 Jan 1914)
Placed to the Disposal of the Station-Medic of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (19 Jan 1914-01 Mar 1914)
Ships-Cadre 'Königsberg' (03 Mar 1914-31 Mar 1914)
Ships-Medic on the Small Cruiser 'Königsberg' (01 Apr 1914-11 Jul 1915)
Chief Medic of the Field-Hospital Neustieten (Rufiji-Delta) (12 Jul 1915-22 Dec 1915)
Battalion-Medic of Field-Battalion 'Koe' (Dares Salaam) (23 Dec 1915-08 Sep 1916)
Chief Medic of the Injured-Collection-Point then Field-Hospital Kraut/Tundura/Jantzen (09 Sep 1916-21 Oct 1917)
In Captivity (22 Oct 1917-05 Feb 1919)
Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Station-Medic of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (09 Feb 1919-08 Jul 1919)
Assistant then Adjutant of the Garrison then Station Medic Kiel (09 Jul 1919-31 Mar 1922)
Detached to the University Skin-Clinic Freiburg, Breisgau (01 Apr 1922-31 Mar 1924)
Chief Medic of the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (01 Apr 1924-25 Mar 1926)
Chief Medic of the Naval-Hospital Flensburg-Mürwik and Senior-Medic of the Naval-School Mürwik and of the Torpedo and Signals School (26 Mar 1926-28 Mar 1931)
Inspections-Medic of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy and Inspections-Medic of the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (31 Mar 1931-29 Sep 1931)
Station-Medic Chief of the Medical-Office of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Oct 1931-25 Oct 1938)
Detached to the Naval-Medicinal and Naval Personnel-Office, OKM (01 Nov 1938-25 May 1941)
Chief Medic of the Naval-Hospital Bergen op Zoom (26 May 1941-28 Feb 1944)
Chief Medic of the Naval-Hospital Marseille (29 Feb 1944-26 Aug 1944)
In Captivity (26 Aug 1944-1945)
Released (1945)

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