(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Ludolf von Hohnhorst
Born: 13 Aug 1899 in Oberau, Upper Franconia (Oberfranken)
Died: 14 May 1978 in Hemer, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Promotions:
Bootsmannsmaat (02 Jul 1917); Fähnrich zur See (17 Sep 1917); Leutnant zur See der Reserve (28 Sep 1919); Leutnant zur See (10 Jan 1920); Oberleutnant zur See (01 Apr 1922); Kapitänleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1935); Fregattenkapitän (01 Apr 1939); Kapitän zur See (01 Nov 1940); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War Volunteer with Aspirant Officer-Service and At the Naval-School Mürwik (03 Oct 1916-21 Dec 1916)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Freya’ (22 Dec 1916-28 Mar 1917)
On Board the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (29 Mar 1917-21 Apr 1917)
On Board the Liner ‘Hannover’ (22 Apr 1917-07 Jul 1917)
Navigation-Course at the Naval-School Mürwik (08 Jul 1917-03 Jan 1918)
Course on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (04 Jan 1918-09 Mar 1918)
On Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 173’ (School-Half-Flotilla) (10 Mar 1918-28 May 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 173’ (29 May 1918-30 Nov 1918)
Granted Leave (30 Nov 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Discharged to the Reserve (31 Dec 1918-03 May 1919)
With the II. Naval-Brigade (03 May 1919-31 May 1920)
With the Ships-Cadre-Detachment of the North-Seas (01 Jun 1920-12 Aug 1920)
Watch-Officer with the 8th Half-Flotilla (13 Aug 1920-28 Sep 1921)
Watch-Officer with the 11th Half-Flotilla (29 Sep 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ then Minesweeper ‘M 122’ (01 Oct 1922-02 Nov 1922)
Watch and Torpedo Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 10’ with the 1st Half-Flotilla (03 Nov 1922-14 Sep 1924)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat 'T 146' of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (15 Sep 1924-27 Sep 1925)
Assistant with the Blocking-Test and Instruction-Command (29 Sep 1925-30 Sep 1928)
At the same time, Commandant of the Experimental-Steamer ‘Grille’ (01 Apr 1927-20 Apr 1927)
At the same time, Commandant of the UZ-Half-Flotilla (08 Aug 1927-10 Aug 1927)
At the same time, Adjutant of the UZ-Half-Flotilla (11 Aug 1927-27 Aug 1927)
Detached to the Reichs Defence Ministry, Abwehr Department (01 Oct 1928-04 Oct 1931)
Division and Watch Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (05 Oct 1931-25 Sep 1933)
3rd Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (26 Sep 1933-27 Sep 1935)
Artillery-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Königsberg’ (28 Sep 1935-20 Sep 1936)
Artillery-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Leipzig’ (14 Oct 1936-20 Oct 1937)
Group-Leader in the Abwehr Department, OKW (21 Oct 1937-15 Feb 1939)
Advisor in the Naval Signals Department, OKM (16 Feb 1939-30 Jun 1940)
Advisor in the Sub-Department Navy, Armistice-Commission France (01 Jul 1940-18 Apr 1941)
Chief Of Staff in the Staff of the Admiral Norwegian West-Coast (23 Apr 1941-22 Sep 1942)
Detached to the Staff of the Commanding Admiral Norway (23 Sep 1942-06 Nov 1942)
Senior-Quartermaster with the Staff of the Commanding Admiral Norway/Naval-High-Command Norway (07 Nov 1942-12 May 1944)
Acting-Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Bergen (24 Apr 1944-21 Aug 1944)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Polar Sea Coast (30 Aug 1944-20 Nov 1944)
Chief Of Staff in the Staff of Naval-High-Command Norway (08 Dec 1944-31 May 1945)
In Captivity (31 May 1945-09 Oct 1947)
Released (09 Oct 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- 1939 EK II
- 1939 EK I
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Bootsjagd- und Sicherungsverbände


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