(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Rudolf Peters
Born: 09 Aug 1899 in Zarrenzin, Pomerania (Pommern)
Died: 14 Sep 1990 in Vallentuna, Sweden
Promotions:
Bootsmannsmaat (01 Jun 1918); Seekadett (24 Jun 1918); Fähnrich zur See (18 Aug 1918); Leutnant zur See (10 Jan 1921); Oberleutnant zur See (01 May 1924); Kapitänleutenant (01 Apr 1931); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1936); Fregattenkapitän (01 Nov 1939); Kapitän zur See (01 Sep 1941); Konteradmiral (01 Jul 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War Volunteer with Aspiring Officer-Service and Attended Naval-School in Mürwik (01 Oct 1917-31 Dec 1917)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Freya’ (01 Jan 1918-26 Mar 1918)
On Board the Liner ‘Nassau’ (27 Mar 1918-23 Sep 1918)
Training at the Naval-School Mürwik (24 Sep 1918-30 Nov 1918)
Placed to Disposal and Granted Leave (01 Dec 1918-09 May 1919)
With the III. Naval-Brigade (10 May 1919-30 Jun 1920)
With the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Jul 1920-10 Sep 1920)
Attended Naval-School in Mürwik (11 Sep 1920-02 May 1921)
On Board the Minesweeper ‘M 90’ (03 May 1921-12 May 1921)
Attended Naval-School in Mürwik (13 May 1921-02 Jan 1922)
Course at the Torpedo-School (03 Jan 1922-15 Mar 1922)
Course with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion VI (16 Mar 1922-15 May 1922)
Courses at the Barrier-School and Signals-School (01 Jun 1922-15 Oct 1922)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 149’ of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (16 Oct 1922-30 Sep 1925)
Transferred into the Naval-Defence-Department of Naval-Command (01 Oct 1925-21 Mar 1927)
Company-Leader with the Torpedo and Signals School (22 Mar 1927-22 Sep 1929)
At the same time, Commandant in the UZ-Half-Flotilla (08 Aug 1927-15 Sep 1927)
Instructor at the Torpedo and Signals-School (30 Sep 1927-22 Sep 1929)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘Iltis’ (23 Sep 1929-23 Sep 1931)
Torpedo-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Karlsruhe’ (24 Sep 1931-27 Sep 1933)
Instructor at the Torpedo-School (28 Aug 1933-06 Dec 1936)
At the same time, Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Torpedo-School (27 Sep 1934-06 Dec 1936)
With the Training-Department of the 3rd Destroyer-Division (07 Dec 1936-03 May 1937)
Leader of the Construction-Indoctrination Destroyer (04 May 1937-28 Jun 1937)
Commandant of the Destroyer ‘Paul Jacobi’ (29 Jun 1937-03 Nov 1938)
Advisor with the Inspection of Training Affairs of the Navy (04 Nov 1938-14 Aug 1940)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Training Affairs of the Navy (24 Sep 1939-27 Oct 1939)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander Of Cruisers (15 Aug 1940-26 Dec 1940)
First Officer on the Battleship ‘Gneisenau’ (27 Dec 1940-17 Apr 1942)
At the same time, Acting-Commandant of the ‘Gneisenau’ (15 Apr 1942-17 Apr 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (18 Apr 1942-22 Jul 1942)
Chief of the 24th Submarine-Flotilla (23 Jul 1942-01 Jan 1943)
Leader of Submarines Norway (02 Jan 1943-04 Jun 1944)
At the same time, Admiral Northern Waters (15 Mar 1944-04 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 1st Battle-Group (05 Jun 1944-20 Oct 1944)
Detached for Briefing to the Chief of Naval Armaments (21 Oct 1944-23 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Torpedo Affairs (24 Jan 1945-28 Feb 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval-High-Command of the Baltic Sea (01 Mar 1945-28 Mar 1945)
Detached to the Torpedo Weapons Office, OKM (29 Mar 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (06 Sep 1944)
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