(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Dr.rer.pol. Reinhold Henrici
Born: 09 Apr 1890 in Wiesbaden
Died: 02 Jun 1948 in Wadersloh, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (21 Apr 1908); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1910); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Sep 1913); Kapitänleutnant (15 Feb 1918); Korvettenkäpitan (L) (28 Aug 1934); Fregattenkäpitan (E) (01 Apr 1936); Kapitän zur See (E) (01 Jul 1939); Kapitän zur See (20 Apr 1941); Konteradmiral (01 Feb 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training, On Board the School-Ship ‘Charlotte (03 Apr 1907-31 Mar 1908)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1909)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Danzig’ (01 Oct 1909-05 Jun 1910)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Mainz’ (06 Jun 1910-30 Sep 1911)
Company and Training Officer, I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1911-31 Jul 1914)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 193’ (04 Jan 1912-06 Feb 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 193’ (07 Mar 1912-11 Apr 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 193’ (30 Apr 1912-29 Jun 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 166’ (29 Aug 1912-22 Sep 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 166’ (04 Nov 1912-30 Nov 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 193’ (08 Feb 1913-02 Jun 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 193’ (08 Jul 1913-09 Jul 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 193’ (31 Aug 1913-13 Sep 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 193’ (15 Mar 1914-27 Mar 1914)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 193’ (17 May 1914-29 May 1914)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 66’ later renamed ‘T 66’ with the Port-Flotilla of Jade (01 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1914)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 106’ with the Torpedo-Test-Command (26 Jan 1915-19 Apr 1915)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 99’, VIII. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (20 Apr 1915-17 Aug 1915)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘B 112’, VIII. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (03 Sep 1915-00 Jan 1917)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘G 39’ and ‘G 40’, I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla and at the same time, Acting-Chief of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla in Scapa Flow (00 Jan 1917-21 Jun 1919) In Captivity (21 Jun 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Feb 1920-16 Aug 1920)
Retired (16 Aug 1920)
Reactivated to Naval Service as a Territorial-Officer (Supplemental-Officer from 05/03/1935 and Fully Activated on 20/04/1941) in the Military-Economics-Department, Naval Command, from 11/01/1936 OKM (28 May 1934-31 Jul 1939)
Chief of the Fabrications Department for Industrial Arms, Office for Armaments and Military-Economics Kriegsmarine, OKM (01 Aug 1939-20 Jul 1940)
Armaments-Inspector South-West France (21 Jul 1940-04 Dec 1942)
Office-Group-Chief in the Reichs Ministry for Armaments and War Production (15 Dec 1942-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)

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