(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Marineoberbaudirektor Dipl.Ing. Hans Horstmann
Born: 15 Dec 1885 in Preußisch Stargard
Died: 11 Jan 1972 Wilhelmshaven
Diploma In Engineering: 14 Dec 1911 in Danzig-Langfuhr
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (19 Jun 1912); Maschinenbauführer (29 Nov 1913); Oberleutnant (14 Sep 1915); Marinemaschinenbaumeister (28 Mar 1916); Marinebaurat (01 Feb 1927); Marineoberbaurat (01 Aug 1935); Marinemaschinenbaudirektor (19 Sep 1939); Marineoberbaudirektor (20 Apr 1942)
Career:
Military Service with the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1906)
Reserve-Training (Unteroffizier der Reserve) (13 Mar 1907-07 Jun 1907)
Reserve-Training (Feldwebel der Reserve) (26 Jul 1909-19 Sep 1909)
Maschinenbaupraktikant with HAPAG in Hamburg (01 Apr 1913-05 Jun 1913)
Entered the Navy (29 Nov 1913)
With the 56th Field-Flying-Battalion (29 Aug 1914-14 Sep 1915)
Detached to the Sea-Flying-Test-Command as a Aircraft-Engineer and Processing of the Command (04 Mar 1915-16 Jun 1920)
Official Assignment to the Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (16 Sep 1915)
With the Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven; In the Machine-Construction-Department; Construction-Supervision and Tests and also with the Submarine-Construction 'E 1' in Cadiz (17 Jun 1920-21 Dec 1936)
Machine-Construction-Advisor with the Tests-Committee for Ships (EAS) (04 Jan 1937-31 Jan 1937)
Machine-Construction-Advisor with the Tests-Command for New Warship Constructions (EKK) (01 Feb 1937-31 Jul 1939)
Standing Representative of the Director of the Machine-Construction-Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Aug 1939-26 Jul 1940)
Acting-Director of the Machine-Construction-Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Jul 1940-26 Jul 1940)
Director of the Machine-Construction-Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (27 Jul 1940-30 Jun 1942)
At the same time, Acting-Chief of the Operations and Planning Office, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Sep 1941-31 Oct 1941)
At the same time, Chief of the Operations and Planning Office, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Nov 1941-31 Oct 1942)
Director of the Construction-Dock (BW) and Chief of the Technical Office (BW T) of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Nov 1942-09 Jul 1945)
In British Captivity (09 Jul 1945-08 Nov 1952)
Released (08 Nov 1952)
Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (00 Apr 1945)


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