(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Reinhold Gadow
Born: 25 Apr 1882 in Berlin
Died: Went missing in Sachsenhausen KZ in the Autumn of 1946 after being abducted by the Russians. Records of the Registry Office Plön determined this on 25/04/1949, exact date of death not given
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (19 Apr 1901); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1903); Oberleutnant zur See (21 Mar 1905); Kapitänleutnant (22 Mar 1910); Korvettenkapitän (18 Sep 1918); Fregattenkapitän (01 Feb 1925); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1927); Charakter als Konteradmiral (30 Jun 1930); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Jul 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (07 Apr 1900-02 Apr 1901)
On Board the Naval-School-Ship and Special-Briefing (03 Apr 1901-30 Sep 1902)
Departed to East Asia (01 Oct 1902-15 Nov 1902)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (16 Nov 1902-01 Oct 1904)
Returned Home from East Asia (02 Oct 1904-15 Nov 1904)
Company, Watch and Court Officer with the I. Torpedo-Battalion (16 Nov 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Watch-Officer in the Coastal-Armoured-Ship ‘Aegir’ (01 Oct 1905-18 Mar 1907)
Adjutant and Watch-Officer on the Mine-Cruiser ‘Nautilus’ (19 Mar 1907-18 May 1908)
Watch-Officer on the Mine-Cruiser ‘Albatroß’ (19 May 1908-26 Oct 1908)
Court-Officer with the II. Sailor-Division (27 Oct 1908-05 Apr 1909)
Artillery and Watch Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (06 Apr 1909-02 Nov 1911)
Returned Home and from Tenerife was Transport-Leader on the Destroyer ‘Hans Woermann’ (03 Nov 1911-07 Dec 1911)
First Officer on the Mine-Cruiser ‘Nautilus’ (08 Dec 1911-31 Aug 1912)
Advisor in the Mine Experiments Commission (01 Sep 1912-31 Jul 1914)
At the same time, First Officer on the Mine-Steamer ‘Pelikan’ (01 Sep 1912-03 Jun 1914)
At the same time, First Officer on the Mine-Cruiser ‘Nautilus’ (05 Jun 1914-31 Jul 1914)
First Officer on the Auxiliary-Mine-Scattering-Steamer ‘Königin Luise’ (01 Aug 1914-05 Aug 1914)
In Captivity (05 Aug 1914-12 Jan 1918)
Interned in The Netherlands (13 Jan 1918-06 Sep 1918)
Released and Placed to the Disposal of the II. Sailor-Division (06 Sep 1918-23 Sep 1918)
1st Adjutant of the Inspection Of Mine, Barrier, and Explosive Affairs (24 Sep 1918-24 Oct 1919)
Advisor with the Inspection Of Torpedo And Mine Affairs and at the same time, President of the Mine-Test-Command and Commandant of the Mine-Steamer ‘Pelikan’ (25 Oct 1919-23 Mar 1920)
Granted Leave (24 Mar 1920-01 Sep 1920)
Naval-Signals-Advisor with the Reichs Defence Ministry (01 Sep 1920-25 Sep 1924)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (26 Sep 1924-10 Jan 1926)
Group-Leader in the League Of Nations Group Navy with the Naval-Command (10 Jan 1926-25 Aug 1927)
Leader of the Naval-Household-Department, Reichs Defence Ministry (07 Sep 1927-23 Sep 1929)
Placed to the Disposal Of The Chief Of Naval-Command (24 Sep 1929-30 Jun 1930)
Retired (30 Jun 1930)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (22 Mar 1939-00 Sep 1940)
Director Of Libraries, OKW (00 Sep 1940-00 Mar 1945)
Retired (31 Mar 1945)

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