(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Marinedekan Friedrich August Ronneberger
Born: 21 Sep 1886 in Kamenz, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 16 Jun 1968 in Wilhelmshaven
CAREER:
Entered the Army as an Auxiliary-Chaplin with the Army in France and Russua (14 Sep 1914-14 Oct 1915)
Militärpfarrer (15 Oct 1914)
Entered the Navy as Marinepfarrer, Barrison-Priest II, Wilhelmshaven (15 Oct 1915-30 Nov 1915)
2nd Minister in the Formation of Reconnaissance Ships (01 Dec 1915-31 May 1918)
On the Hospital-Ship 'Sierra Ventana' (01 Dec 1915-31 Dec 1915)
On the Heavy Cruiser 'Von Der Tann' (01 Jan 1916-29 Feb 1916)
Marinepfarrer (01 Mar 1916)
On the Hospital-Ship 'Sierra Ventana' (01 Mar 1916-31 May 1918)
1st Formation-Minister with the Commander of Security of the North Sea and the 1st Escort-Flotilla (01 Jun 1918-15 Jan 1919)
Minister of the Interned-Flotilla in Scapa Flow on the Small Cruiser 'Emden' (16 Jan 1919-25 May 1919)
Formation-Minister with the Commander of Security then of the Sea Forces of the North Sea and with the Leader of Minesweeper-Formation of the North Sea an the Liner 'Kaiser Wilhelm II' (27 May 1919-01 Apr 1920)
2nd Minister and Garrison-Minister of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (02 Apr 1920-01 Sep 1926)
On the Liner 'Braunschweig', with the Command of Sea Forces (08 Jul 1923-26 Jul 1923)
With Fleet Command, on the Liner 'Elsaß' (15 Jun 1925-30 Jun 1925)
With Fleet Command, on the Liner 'Schleswig-Holstein' (13 May 1926-19 Jun 1926)
Garrison then Station Minister of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (02 Sep 1926-21 Nov 1928)
Ships-Minister on the Cruiser 'Emden' (22 Nov 1928-31 Dec 1929)
Station-Minister of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Jan 1930-26 Jul 1936)
Marineoberpfarrer (01 Aug 1935)
Ships-Minister on the Armoured-Ship 'Deutschland' (27 Jul 1936-30 Aug 1936)
Station-Minister of the Naval-Station of the North Sea/Naval-High-Command North Sea (31 Aug 1936-08 May 1945)
Marinedekan (02 Oct 1938)
Marinedekan Elder (11 Dec 1939)
Transferred to the Oldenburg State Church (1945)
Naval-Minister of the German Minesweeping Administration (00 Jul 1945-31 Dec 1947)
Delegated with the Administration of Ministerial-Affairs in Wilhelmshaven (01 Sep 1947-28 Feb 1949)
Minister in Wilhelmshaven (01 Mar 1949-31 Dec 1956)
Retired (31 Dec 1956)

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