(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Konteradmiral Erich Heyden
Born: 24 Sep 1879 in Greiffenberg, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 11 Jan 1948 in Berlin
Promotions:
Seekadett (01 Jan 1899); Fähnrich zur See (18 Apr 1899); Leutnant zur See (13 Sep 1901); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Mar 1903); Kapitänleutnant (30 Mar 1908); Korvettenkapitän (10 Aug 1915); Fregattenkapitän (30 Nov 1920); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1923); Charakter als Konteradmiral (30 Nov 1928); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Kadett and Attended Basic-Training and On Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (12 Apr 1898-06 Apr 1899)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (07 Apr 1899-21 Oct 1900)
Departed to East Asia (22 Oct 1900-09 Dec 1900)
On Board the Liner ‘Brandenburg’ (10 Dec 1900-22 Sep 1901)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Victoria Louise’ (23 Sep 1901-30 Sep 1902)
Company-Officer with the II. Torpedo-Battalion (01 Oct 1902-30 Sep 1903)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 92’ (20 Oct 1902-19 Dec 1902)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 103’ (16 Apr 1903-30 Sep 1903)
Attended Courses (01 Oct 1903-27 Mar 1904)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 17’ (Fishery-Protection-Employment) (28 Mar 1904-19 Jul 1904)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 12’ (Fishery-Protection-Employment) (20 Jul 1904-30 Sep 1904)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Amazone’ (01 Oct 1904-28 Sep 1905)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (29 Sep 1905-30 Sep 1906)
Company-Officer and Commandant of a School-Torpedo-Boat with the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1906-10 Apr 1909)
Departed to Tsingtau (24 Apr 1909-11 Jun 1909)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 90’ (12 Jun 1909-27 May 1911)
Returned Home from Tsingtau (28 May 1911-08 Jul 1911)
Detached to the II. Sailor-Division (13 Jul 1911-19 Sep 1911)
Assistant in Torpedo-Affairs, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (20 Sep 1911-30 Sep 1913)
President of the Torpedo-Acceptance-Commission (01 Oct 1913-29 Jan 1917)
Chief of the Outpost-Flotilla of Ems (30 Jan 1917-21 Feb 1918)
At the same time, Commandant of the Small Cruiser ‘Arcona’ (31 Jul 1917-21 Feb 1918)
Chief of the Coastal-Protection-Flotilla of Ems (22 Feb 1918-30 Aug 1918)
Chief of the Submarine-Escort-Flotilla (31 Aug 1918-14 Nov 1918)
Commandant of the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hindenburg’ (15 Nov 1918-21 Jun 1919)
In Captivity, Returned Home and Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (21 Jun 1919-31 May 1920)
Director of the Equipment and Torpedo Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Jun 1920-22 Sep 1922)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (23 Sep 1922-26 Sep 1924)
Detached to the Naval-Officers-Personnel-Department, Naval Command (27 Sep 1924-30 Nov 1924)
Chief of the Naval-Officers-Personnel-Department, Naval Command (01 Dec 1924-30 Nov 1928)
Retired (30 Nov 1928)
Employed by the Kriegsmarine (Officer To Disposal from 20 Aug 1940) as Prize-Judge at the Upper-Prize-Court in Berlin (00 Sep 1939-26 Apr 1940)
Senior-Shipyard-Director of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Horten (27 Apr 1940-01 May 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (02 May 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)

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