(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Marinehafenbaudirektor Dr.phil.rer.pol.h.c.Dipl.Ing. Wilhelm Krüger
Born: 15 Feb 1871 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg
Died: 29 Feb 1940 in Bad Zwischenahn
Diploma In Engineering: 1895
Honorary Doctorate In Philosophy and Political Science: 02 Jul 1926
Promotions:
Preuß. Regierungsbauführer (01 Oct 1896); Regierungsbaumeister (24 Nov 1899); Marinehafenbaumeister (30 Apr 1902); Marinebaurat für Hafenbau (27 May 1907); Marineoberbaurat und Betriebsdirektor (24 Jun 1911); Marinehafenbaudirektor (01 Jul 1933); Rang eines Konteradmirals verliehen (21 Jul 1936)
Career:
Studying at the Technical College Berlin-Charlottenburg (1893-1895)
Military-Service with the 91st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1895-30 Sep 1896)
With the Railway-Direction Kassel (01 Oct 1896-30 Sep 1897)
Reserve-Training with the 70th Infantry-Regiment (08 Apr 1897-02 Jun 1897)
With the Großherzogl. Oldenburg Railway-Direction (01 Oct 1897-31 Mar 1899)
Reserve-Training with the 70th Infantry-Regiment, Leutnant der Reserve (13 Jun 1899-07 Aug 1899)
With the Prussian Railway-Direction, Berlin (14 Nov 1899-31 Dec 1900)
Entered the Navy as Technical Assistant in the Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Apr 1901-19 Jun 1905)
Assistant in the Reichsmarineamt (19 Jun 1905-21 May 1906)
Director of the Modification-Work on the Helling C, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (21 May 1906-25 Jul 1906)
Executive of the River-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (25 Jul 1906-31 Mar 1908)
Operations-Director in the River-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Apr 1908-24 Jun 1911)
River-Construction-Director, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (24 Jun 1911-28 Feb 1919)
River-Construction-Director, Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Mar 1919-15 Feb 1920)
At the same time, Acting-Director of the Port-Construction-Department (06 Dec 1919-15 Feb 1920)
Operations-Director in Port and River Departments, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (16 Feb 1920-31 Mar 1933)
Acting-Director of Port and River Departments, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Apr 1933-30 Jun 1933)
Director of Port-Construction-Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Jul 1933-01 Feb 1936)
At the same time, Director of the River-Construction-Department (01 Jul 1933-30 Sep 1935)
Retired (01 Feb 1936)

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