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Marineoberbaudirektor Dipl.Ing. Otto Klette
Born: 22 Jun 1875 in Stargard, Pomerania (Pommern)
Died: 29 Dec 1964 in Bremen-Arbergen
Promotions:
Maschinenmaat der Reserve (01 Oct 1899); Marinebauführer (30 Sep 1902); Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (15 Jun 1903); Leutnant der Reserve der Marineinfanterie (27 Jan 1904); Marinemaschinenbaumeister (20 Jan 1906); Charakter als Marinebaurat (02 Jun 1915); etatmäßiger Marinebaurat (29 Oct 1916); Obermarinebaurat (01 May 1923); Marinebaudirektor (06 Dec 1927); Werftdirektor für Maschinenbau in Range eines Konteradmirals (06 Mar 1936); Marineoberbaudirektor (17 Mar 1942)
Career:
Naval Construction Worker (01 Oct 1894-01 Oct 1895)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1898-01 Oct 1899)
Entered the Navy, Training and Employment with Imperial Shipyards (08 Sep 1902-19 Jan 1906)
In the Machine-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Danzig (20 Jan 1906-16 Apr 1906)
In the Machine-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Kiel (16 Apr 1906-31 Aug 1913)
In the Machine-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Danzig (01 Sep 1913-07 Dec 1919)
In the Machine-Construction-Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (08 Dec 1919-00 Sep 1921)
Acting-Operations-Director in the Machine-Construction-Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (00 Sep 1921-31 Mar 1922)
Operations-Director in the Machine-Construction-Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Apr 1922-00 Nov 1926)
Director of the Machine-Construction-Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (00 Nov 1926-27 Jul 1940)
Granted Leave (28 Jul 1940-31 Dec 1940)
Retired (31 Dec 1940)
Reactivated as Director of the Naval-Acceptance-Office Paris (10 Jan 1942-12 Sep 1944)
Retired (30 Sep 1944)

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