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Ministerialdirigent Dipl.Ing. Richard Pein
Born: 23 Nov 1883 in Harburg, Elbe
Died: 29 Jun 1965
Diploma In Engineering: 14 Mar 1908
Promotions:
Regierungsbauführer des Straßenbaufachs (15 May 1908); Leutnant der Reserve der Marineartillerie (09 Dec 1911); Preuß. Regierungsbaumeister (18 Jan 1913); Marinehafenbaumeister (02 Jun 1917); Regierungsbaurat (01 Apr 1920); Marinebaurat (01 Oct 1922); Obermarinebaurat (01 Jul 1933); umernannt zum Marineoberbaurat (01 Jan 1934); MarinehafenbauDirektor (22 Aug 1937); umernannt zum Ministerialrat (19 Oct 1939); Ministerialdirigent (01 Sep 1943)
Career:
Studying at the Technical College in Hannover (1903-1907)
Regierungsbauführer with the Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (02 Apr 1910-15 Aug 1911)
Entered the Navy as an Employee in the Port-Department, Operations for Gas and Water Supply then Constructions and Tracks at the Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 May 1913-00 Jan 1918)
Charge of the Gas Works Wilhelmshaven-Rüstringen (01 Feb 1918-12 May 1918)
Detached to the General-Command of Naval-Corps Flaunders, Port-Constructtion-Department in Brugges (01 Jun 1918-10 Oct 1918)
Process-Work and remission to Wilhelmshaven (11 Oct 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Deputy Construction Chief, Port-Construction-Office Wilhelmshaven-Centre (01 Jan 1919-14 Mar 1919)
Standinf Representative of the Construction-Office-Chief, Naval-Construction-Office Oldenburg (15 Mar 1919-31 Jul 1919)
Executive of the Naval-Construction-Office Ahlhorn (01 Aug 1919-26 Nov 1919)
With the Reichs-Proprietary-Office Wilhelmshavem Reichs-Proprietary-Office Oldenburg and Detached to the Reichs Treasury Administration (27 Nov 1919-27 May 1920)
In the Reichs Construction Administration (28 May 1920-17 Nov 1922)
In the River and Port Construction Departments, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (18 Nov 1922-31 May 1937)
Director of the Port-Construction-Department, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Jun 1937-30 Sep 1939)
Detached for Information to OKM (02 Oct 1939-31 Oct 1939) Chief of the Department for Personnel, Staging, Shipyard-Affairs and Armaments-Operations (K IV P) in the Office-Group for Shipyard, Port and River Construction Affairs, Head-Office Warship-Construction(01 Nov 1939-31 Mar 1943) Chief of the Department for Personnel and Depot Construction (AMA/B1) in the Office-Group for Shipyards, Ports and River Affairs (01 Apr 1934-24 Jul 1944)
Higher Liaison Officer for Organistation Todt (25 Jul 1944-08 May 1945)

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