(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiralarzt Dr.med. Walter Lange
Born: 12 Jul 1882 in Leipzig
Died: 27 Oct 1961 in Kiel
Promotions:
Marineunterarzt (22 Jun 1907); Marineassistenzarzt (22 Aug 1907); Marineoberassistenzarzt (30 Mar 1908); Marinestabarzt (10 Apr 1911); Marineoberstabsarzt (01 Jun 1922); Marinegeneraloberarzt (01 Jul 1927); Marinegeneralarzt (01 Apr 1930); Charakter als Marinegeneralstabsarzt (30 Sep 1933); Charakter als Admiralarzt (15 Sep 1939); Admiralarzt z.V. (01 Aug 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a One-Year-Volunteer with the 1st Replacement-Sea-Battalion (01 Apr 1901)
Entered the Navy as a One-Year-Volunteer Medic (01 May 1907)
Transferred to the Active Naval-Medical-Corps and Auxiliary-Medic on the Liner 'Seutschland' (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1909)
Placed to the Disposal of the Station-Medic of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1909-20 Apr 1910)
Detached to Naval School (21 Apr 1910-31 Mar 1911)
In the Medical-Office of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Apr 1911-30 Sep 1912)
Detached to the University Of Breslau (01 Oct 1912-00 Aug 1914)
Senior-Medic of the Fortress-Hospital Kiel (00 Aug 1914-25 Oct 1914)
Troop-Medic of the Naval-Airship-Troop Nordholz (26 Oct 1914-00 Aug 1916)
Ships-Medic on the Liner 'Prinzregent Luitpold' (00 Aug 1916-21 Jun 1919)
At the same time, Formation-Medic of the Interment-Formation (18 Nov 1918-21 Jun 1919)
In Captivity, Returned Home, Granted Leave and Placed to the Disposal of the Admiralty (22 Jun 1919-11 Aug 1920)
Senior-Medic of the Commanding Battalion of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea and Senior-Medic of the Naval-School 'B' (Kiel-Wik) (12 Aug 1920-20 Sep 1920)
Division-Medic of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (21 Sep 1920-30 Apr 1922)
At the same time, Medical-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Land Forces of the Baltic Sea (10 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1922)
Chief Medical Officer of the Naval-Hospital-Department Stralsund (01 May 1922-30 Sep 1922)
Senior-Medic of the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (01 Oct 1922-31 Mar 1924)
Division-Medic of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea and Location-Medic in Kiel (01 Apr 1924-07 Jun 1927)
At the same time, Senior-Medic of the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (00 Oct 1924-00 Sep 1925)
At the same time, Battalion-Medic of the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (13 Jul 1925-14 Aug 1925)
Advisor in the Naval-Medical-Department, Naval Command (09 Jun 1927-28 Sep 1930)
Chief of the Medical-Office of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea and Station-Medic (29 Sep 1930-28 Sep 1933)
Retired (28 Sep 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine and the Medical-Office of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (15 Sep 1939-09 Apr 1940)
Chief-Medic of the Naval-Hospital Malente (10 Apr 1940-31 Oct 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Medical-Office of the Naval-High-Command Baltic Sea (01 Nov 1943-31 Dec 1943)
Retired (31 Dec 1943)

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