(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Erich Mahrholz
Born: 09 Nov 1879 in Magdeburg
Died: 29 Dec 1969 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Seekadett (01 Jan 1899); Fähnrich zur See (18 Apr 1899); Leutnant zur See (13 Sep 1901); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Mar 1903); Kapitänleutenant (30 Mar 1908); Korvettenkapitän (18 Sep 1915); Fregattenkapitän (01 Jan 1921); Kapitän zur See (01 May 1923); Charakter als Konteradmiral (31 Mar 1928); Konteradmiral (01 Sep 1940)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Kadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Charlotte’ (12 Apr 1898-06 Apr 1899)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (07 Apr 1899-26 Sep 1900)
On Board the School-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (27 Sep 1900-30 Sep 1901)
Company-Officer with the II. Sailor-Division (01 Oct 1901-26 Nov 1901)
On Board the School-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (27 Nov 1901-30 Sep 1902)
Company-Officer in the II. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1902-31 Mar 1903)
Company-Officer in the II. Shipyard-Division (01 Apr 1903-01 May 1903)
Departed to Tsingtau (02 May 1903-20 Jun 1903)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Seeadler’ (21 Jun 1903-25 Jun 1905)
Returned Home from Tsingtau with The ‘Rhein’ (26 Jun 1905-09 Aug 1905)
Company-Officer in the II. Sailor-Division (10 Aug 1905-30 Sep 1905)
Instructor and Inspection-Officer at the Naval-School (01 Oct 1905-02 Apr 1907)
Company-Officer in the II. Shipyard-Division (03 Apr 1907-11 Apr 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Coastal-Armoured-Ship ‘Frithjof’ (12 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1909)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (01 Oct 1909-31 Aug 1910)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Von Der Tann’ (01 Sep 1910-31 Oct 1912)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Von Der Tann’ (01 Nov 1912-17 Oct 1916)
Ships-Cadre ‘Hindenburg’ (18 Oct 1916-09 May 1917)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hindenburg’ (10 May 1917-19 Jun 1918)
Adjutant of the Ship-Artillery-Inspection then Inspection Of Naval Artillery and also Detached for Service to the Admiralty (20 Jun 1918-14 Oct 1920)
Advisor in the Fleet-Department, Naval Command (15 Oct 1920-30 Jan 1922)
Detached for Information to Reichswehr-Regiment Potsdam (31 Jan 1922-31 Mar 1922)
Commander of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (01 Apr 1922-30 Sep 1923)
Commandant Of Swinemünde (01 Oct 1923-08 Sep 1925)
Arsenal-Commandant of the Naval-Arsenal Kiel (12 Sep 1925-29 Feb 1928)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Mar 1928-31 Mar 1928)
Retired (31 Mar 1928)
Reactivated to Naval Service as a Territorial-Officer (Supplemental-Officer from 05 Mar 1935 and Active-Officer from 01 Sep 1940) and Instructor at the Command of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Sep 1933-31 Jan 1934)
Instructor in Section II of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Feb 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Instructor in the Inspection of Naval-Artillery (01 Apr 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Naval-Commissioner for the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Channel (01 Oct 1937-31 Aug 1939)
Commandant of the Sea-Water-Straight Kaiser-Wilhelm-Channel (01 Sep 1939-06 Apr 1941)
Acting-Coastal-Commander Pomeranian Coast (15 Apr 1941-22 May 1941)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (23 May 1941-29 Oct 1941)
Commandant of the Sea-Water-Straight Kaiser-Wilhelm-Channel (30 Oct 1941-02 Jun 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Command Baltic Sea (03 Jun 1943-31 Jul 1943)
Retired (31 Jul 1943)

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