(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Hans Henning
Born: 27 Jun 1895 in Berlin-Charlottenburg
Died: 16 Jan 1948 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (23 Dec 1914); Leutnant zur See (13 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Sep 1920); Kapitänleutnant (01 Nov 1925); Korvettenkäpitan (01 Apr 1933); Fregattenkäpitan (01 Jan 1937); Kapitän zur See (01 Jan 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Sep 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Vineta’ (01 Apr 1914-09 Aug 1914)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Derfflinger’ (01 Sep 1914-11 Aug 1915)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Lützow’ (12 Aug 1915-01 Jun 1916)
Ship's Cadre ‘Lützow’ and ‘Baden’ (02 Jun 1916-18 Oct 1916)
2nd Torpedo-Officer on the Liner ‘Baden’ (19 Oct 1916-17 Mar 1918)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (18 Mar 1918-11 May 1918)
Flag-Lieutenant at the Submarine-School (12 May 1918-30 Sep 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine ‘U 33’ (01 Oct 1918-06 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine Affairs (07 Dec 1918-17 Jan 1919)
In the Naval-Assault-Company with the 1st Guards-Reserve-Regiment (20 Jan 1919-15 Jun 1919)
Flag-Lieutenant with the Baltic-Sea-Flotilla (16 Jun 1919-26 Jun 1919)
Commandant of ‘UZ 21’ with the Baltic-Sea-Motor-Boat-Flotilla (27 Jun 1919-07 Oct 1919)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 135’ with the 2nd Iron Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (08 Oct 1919-06 Apr 1920)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 156’ with the I. Flotilla (07 Apr 1920-16 Oct 1920)
With the Training-Battalion of the I. Flotilla (17 Oct 1920-31 Mar 1921)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 23’ then ‘T 154’ with the 1st Half-Flotilla (01 Apr 1921-30 Apr 1921)
Training at the Naval-School Mürwik (01 May 1921-20 Jun 1921)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 23’ with the 1st Half-Flotilla (21 Jun 1921-25 Nov 1922)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the Ship’s-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (26 Nov 1922-06 Apr 1924)
Watch and Torpedo Officer on the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (07 Apr 1924-22 Sep 1926)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 11’ (23 Sep 1926-25 Sep 1927)
Flag-Lieutenant of the 1st Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla and Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 190’ (26 Sep 1927-24 Sep 1928)
Naval Liaison Officer to the Army Command, Reichs Defence Ministry (26 Sep 1928-13 Oct 1930)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (14 Oct 1930-30 Sep 1931)
Detached for Service to the Nautical Department, Naval Command (01 Oct 1931-28 Sep 1934)
Chief of the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (29 Apr 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Chief of the IV. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (01 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Detached to the Wehrmacht Academy (01 Nov 1936-27 Sep 1937)
Detached to the Territorial Defence Department, OKW (28 Sep 1937-11 Apr 1939)
Naval-Attaché at the German Embassy in Paris (12 Apr 1939-03 Sep 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (04 Sep 1939-10 Oct 1939)
Naval-Attaché at the German Embassy in Copenhagen (11 Oct 1939-11 Jan 1943)
At the same time, Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Commander Denmark (08 Apr 1940-09 Jun 1942)
At the same time, Temporary-Naval-Commander Denmark (16 Apr 1941-03 Jun 1941)
Naval-Attaché at the German Embassy in Lisbon (12 Jan 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-02 Apr 1946)
Released (02 Apr 1946)

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