(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.Konteradmiral Walter Isendahl
Born: 10 Sep 1872 in Braunschweig
Died: Died at the End of the War 1945 in Berlin. Exact Date is unknown. Date Of Death Officially Set at 30 Apr 1945
Promotions:
Seekadett (11 Apr 1892); Unterleutnant zur See (20 Sep 1894); Leutnant zur See (12 Apr 1897); Kapitänleutnant (08 Oct 1902); Korvettenkapitän (09 Jun 1908); Fregattenkapitän (22 Mar 1913); Kapitän zur See (17 Oct 1915); Charakter als Konteradmiral (07 Apr 1920)
Career:
Entered the Navy as Kadett and Attended Basic-Training and On Board the Cruiser-Frigate ‘Stosch’ (10 Apr 1891-20 Sep 1891)
Naval-School (21 Sep 1891-31 Mar 1892)
Course on the Artillery-School-Ship ‘Mars’ (01 Apr 1892-30 Apr 1892)
On Board the Armoured-Ship ‘Bayern’ (01 May 1892-09 Apr 1893)
On Board the Armoured-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (10 Apr 1893-24 Sep 1893)
Naval-School (25 Sep 1893-15 Sep 1894)
Company-Officer with the II. Sailor-Division (16 Sep 1894-19 Feb 1895)
Course on the Artillery-School-Ship ‘Mars’ (20 Feb 1895-11 Apr 1895)
On Board the Armoured-Ship ‘Brandenburg’ (12 Apr 1895-28 Mar 1896)
Departed to Nagasaki (29 Mar 1896-11 May 1896)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Arcona’ (12 May 1896-18 Jun 1898)
Returned Home from Tsingtau and Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (19 Jun 1898-21 Sep 1898)
Company-Officer with the II. Torpedo-Battalion (22 Sep 1898-25 Sep 1900)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 55’ (01 Oct 1898-12 Nov 1898)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 50’ (13 Nov 1898-30 Nov 1898)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Gazelle’ (01 Dec 1898-09 Jan 1899)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 52’ (14 Apr 1899-28 Sep 1899)
At the same time, First Officer on the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 6’ (29 Sep 1899-28 Nov 1899)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 53’ (29 Nov 1899-14 Jan 1900)
At the same time, First Officer on the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 2’ (15 Jan 1900-29 May 1900)
At the same time, First Officer on the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 9’ (30 May 1900-30 Jun 1900)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 71’ (01 Jul 1900-08 Jul 1900)
At the same time, First Officer on the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 9’ (09 Jul 1900-12 Jul 1900)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 73’ (13 Jul 1900-25 Sep 1900)
Company-Officer and Training-Courses with the II. Shipyard-Division (26 Sep 1900-30 Sep 1902)
At the same time, Commandant of the Telegram-Boat ‘S 78’ (13 Sep 1902-19 Sep 1902)
I. Course at the Naval-Academy (01 Oct 1902-30 Jun 1903)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (01 Jul 1903-29 Jul 1903)
Flag-Lieutenant with the II. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla, at the same time Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 106’ (30 Jul 1903-19 Sep 1903)
II. Course at the Naval-Academy (03 Oct 1903-30 Jun 1904)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Training Affairs of the Navy (01 Jul 1904-12 Oct 1904)
Departed to East Asia with the ‘Prinz Eitel Friedrich’ (13 Oct 1904-11 Dec 1904)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Cruiser-Squadron (12 Dec 1904-13 May 1907)
Returned Home with the ‘Borussia’ from Tsingtau (16 Jun 1907-30 Sep 1907)
Company-Leader with the II. Torpedo-Division and Commandant of the VIII. Torpedo-Boat-Reserve-Half-Flotilla (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1907)
At the same time, Chief of the 8th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (02 Nov 1907-30 Nov 1907)
At the same time, Chief of the 8th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (10 Apr 1908-06 Jun 1908)
At the same time, Chief of the 8th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (25 Aug 1908-14 Sep 1908)
At the same time, Chief of the 8th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Feb 1909-10 Feb 1909)
At the same time, Chief of the 8th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (16 Aug 1909-06 Sep 1909)
Torpedo-Director at the Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1911)
Commander of the 1st Battalion of the I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1912)
At the same time, Chief of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (04 Jan 1912-22 Sep 1912)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Wettin’ (23 Sep 1912-21 Sep 1913)
Department-Head with the Naval Admiral Staff (29 Sep 1913-28 Feb 1914)
Director of the Signals-Department in the Naval Admiral Staff (01 Mar 1914-24 Apr 1918)
At the same time, Assigned with the Finnish-Enterprise (20 Feb 1918-24 Apr 1918)
Member of the Nautical-Technical Commission (28 Apr 1918-14 Sep 1918)
At the same time, Port-Captain Sevastopol (02 May 1918-14 Sep 1918)
Commandant of the Captured Russian Liner ‘Wolja’ (15 Sep 1918-21 Nov 1918)
Returned Back Home and Detached to the Admiralty (22 Nov 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Detached for Service with the General-Command Lüttwitz (06 Jan 1919-14 May 1919)
Leader of the Service Operations of the Baltic Sea Fleet in the Reichsmarineamt, from 15 Jul 1919 Admiralty (15 Feb 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Active within the Reichs Ministry Of The Interior (01 Oct 1919-30 Apr 1919)
Leader of the Water-Police-Troop (01 Oct 1919-29 Jan 1920)
Leader of the Reichs Water Protection (01 Feb 1920-30 Apr 1922)
Retired (30 Apr 1922)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine and Representative of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine for Special-Tasks in Southern Russia (Security and Treatment of Russian Paperwork on the Naval-Area in Russian Positions, Shipyards etc), Head-Office of Naval-Weapons-Offices, OKM (26 Jul 1941-31 Jan 1943)
Retired (31 Jan 1943)
MIssing (1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kaiser Wilhelm-Erinnerungsmedaille 1797-1897 (“Centenarmedaille”)
- k.u.k. Russische St. Annen-Orden III. Klasse
- k.u.k. Russische St. Stanislaus-Orden II. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Roter Adler-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden III. Klasse
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens
- Offizierkreuz des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens
- Kommentur I. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer


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