(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Hans Mirow
Born: 30 Aug 1895 in Wandsbek near Hamburg
Died: 09 Jun 1986 in Bremen
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (23 Dec 1914); Leutnant zur See (13 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Sep 1920); Kapitänleutenant (01 Oct 1926); Korvettenkapitän (01 Feb 1934); Fregattenkapitän (01 Jun 1937); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training, On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Vineta’ (01 Apr 1914-00 Nov 1914)
On Board the Coastal-Armoured-Ships ‘Frithjof’ and ‘Heimdall’ (00 Nov 1914-00 Dec 1915)
Training and Courses (00 Dec 1915-00 Sep 1916)
On Board the Liner ‘Westfalen’ (00 Sep 1916-00 Sep 1917)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School and Watch-Officer on Board ‘U 30’ (00 Sep 1917-00 Mar 1918)
Watch-Officer on Board ‘U 43’ of the III. Submarine-Flotilla (00 Mar 1918-20 Jan 1919)
Studying of Chemistry and with the III. Naval-Brigade (21 Jan 1919-31 May 1920)
Adjutant of Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (01 Jun 1920-30 Sep 1921)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (01 Oct 1921-22 Sep 1923)
Adjutant of the Naval-Signals-Department Wilhelmshaven (23 Sep 1923-29 Mar 1926)
Commandant of the Artillery-School-Boat ‘Hay’ (30 Mar 1926-27 Sep 1927)
Company-Leader in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (03 Oct 1927-28 Oct 1929)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Karlsruhe’ (06 Nov 1929-20 May 1931)
Detached to the Naval-School Mürwik (21 May 1931-13 Sep 1931)
Instructor and Course-Leader at the Naval-School Mürwik (14 Sep 1931-19 Sep 1933)
Advisor in the Naval Defence Department, OKM (20 Sep 1933-25 Aug 1936)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Leipzig’ (26 Aug 1936-27 Oct 1938)
Leader of the Attaché-Group, OKM (29 Nov 1938-28 Aug 1940)
Commandant of the Light Cruiser ‘Emden’ (29 Aug 1940-19 Jul 1942)
Chief Of Staff of the Control-Inspection Africa, Casablanca, at the same time, Chief of the Control-Commission Navy (23 Jul 1942-20 Nov 1942)
Interned in Spain and Morocco (21 Nov 1942-09 Dec 1942)
Naval-Liaison-Officer in Toulon (10 Dec 1942-28 Jan 1943)
Chief of the Command-Office-Group in the Naval-Quartermaster-Office, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (01 Feb 1943-31 Jan 1944)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of Loire, St. Nazaire (04 Feb 1944-11 May 1945)
In Captivity (11 May 1945-09 Jul 1947)
Released (09 Jul 1947)
Federal-Representative with the Sea-Office in Bremerhaven and in Emden (01 Dec 1955-31 Mar 1965)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK II
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- 1939 EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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