(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Karl Hoffmann
Born: 26 Oct 1895 in Triest, Austria-Hungary (Österreich-Ungarn)
Died: 06 May 1945 in Hamburg (Fatal Accident)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (13 Jul 1916); Leutnant zur See (13 Dec 1917); Oberleutnant zur See (10 Jan 1921); Kapitänleutnant (01 Oct 1928); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1935); Fregattenkapitän (01 Apr 1938); Kapitän zur See (01 Jan 1940); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War-Volunteer with Aspiring Officer Service and Attended Basic-Training (02 Oct 1915-09 Nov 1915)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Freya’ (10 Nov 1915-05 Feb 1916)
On Board the Liner ‘Nassau’ (06 Feb 1916-09 Jul 1916)
Instruction-Courses and Special-Briefings (10 Jul 1916-15 May 1917)
Watch-Officer with the School-Half-Flotilla (16 May 1917-27 Jan 1918)
Watch-Officer on ‘V 125’ with the VI. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (28 Jan 1918-00 Mar 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 128’ with the IV. and I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotillas and with various Commands with the Mine-Experiment-Command (00 Mar 1918-07 Sep 1920)
Watch-Officer with the I. Flotilla (08 Sep 1920-30 Sep 1923)
Company-Officer with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (01 Oct 1923-22 Sep 1925)
Company-Leader with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (23 Sep 1925-30 Sep 1926)
Company-Officer with the III. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-25 Sep 1927)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 158’ (26 Sep 1927-24 Sep 1928)
Flag-Lieutenant with the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla, at the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 196’ (25 Sep 1928-25 Sep 1931)
1st Training-Officer and Watch-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Karlsruhe’ an at the same time Course-Participant at the Naval Academy (29 Jan 1931-30 Jun 1935)
Advisor in the Fleet-Department of the Naval Command, from 11/01/1936 OKM (01 Jul 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Chief of the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (02 Oct 1936-01 May 1938)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of the Reconnaissance Force (02 May 1938-14 Aug 1940)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (15 Aug 1940-14 Sep 1940)
Leader of the Group For Colonial Questions, OKM (15 Sep 1940-14 Feb 1941)
Commander of the Control-Commission Navy with the Control-Inspection Africa of German Armistice-Commission (15 Feb 1941-31 Aug 1942)
At the same time, Chief Of Staff of the German Armistice Commission (01 Sep 1941-31 Aug 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander Of Submarines (01 Sep 1942-05 Jan 1943)
Chief Of Staff with the Staff of the Commander Of Submarines (06 Jan 1943-05 Feb 1943)
Chief Of Staff with the Staff of Naval-Group-Command West (11 Feb 1943-20 Oct 1944)
Chief Of Staff with the Staff of Naval-High-Command West (20 Oct 1944-02 Dec 1944)
Admiral-Quartermaster with the Naval Warfare Command, OKM (03 Dec 1944-06 May 1945)
Killed in a Fatal Accident (06 May 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 14.06.1944 als Konteradmiral und Chef des Stabes Marinegruppenkommando West
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Württembg. Silberne Militär-Verdienstmedaille
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1.Oktober 1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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