(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Heinrich Ruhfus
Born: 14 Apr 1895 in Berlin-Charlottenburg
Died: 26 May 1955 in Flensburg-Mürwik
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (03 Apr 1914); Leutnant zur See (18 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant zur See (07 Jan 1920); Kapitänleutnant (01 Aug 1925); Korvettenkapitän (01 Jan 1933); Fregattenkapitän (01 Jan 1937); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1938); Konteradmiral (01 Sep 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training (01 Apr 1913-09 May 1913)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Victoria Louise’ (10 May 1913-05 Mar 1914)
Naval-School Mürwik (06 Mar 1914-01 Aug 1914)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Rostock’ (02 Aug 1914-02 Jan 1915)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Regensburg’ (03 Jan 1915-00 Mar 1915)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Kolberg’ (00 Mar 1915-13 May 1915)
Watch-Officer with the VII. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (15 May 1915-00 Oct 1916)
At the same time, Torpedo-Course (15 Nov 1915-15 Jan 1916)
Watch-Officer with the IV. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (00 Oct 1916-00 Nov 1917)
Watch-Officer with the Destroyer-Flotilla then Commandant with the 1st Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Flotilla (00 Nov 1917-02 Nov 1919)
Company-Officer in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion Lehe/Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (14 Nov 1919-15 Oct 1922)
Commandant of the Tender ‘T 154’ (16 Oct 1922-18 Sep 1924)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 157’ of the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (19 Sep 1924-26 Sep 1926)
Training-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (27 Sep 1926-28 Mar 1928)
Company-Leader in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (29 Mar 1928-14 Feb 1929)
Company-Leader in the II. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (15 Feb 1929-20 Sep 1930)
Training-Leader on the Sailing-School-Ship ‘Niobe’ (21 Sep 1930-20 Feb 1932)
Commandant of the Sailing-School-Ship ‘Niobe’ (20 Feb 1932-26 Jul 1932)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Training-Affairs and supernumerary on Board the Test-Boat ‘T 23’ (Acquitted by Court-Martial on 02 Nov 1932 with the sinking of the ‘Niobe’) (27 Jul 1932-20 Dec 1932)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Königsberg’ (21 Dec 1932-27 Sep 1933)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Königsberg’ (27 Sep 1933-09 Jul 1935)
Commander of the II. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (14 Jul 1935-04 Oct 1937)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-School Mürwik (05 Oct 1937-15 Sep 1939)
Commandant of the Light Cruiser ‘Königsberg’ (16 Sep 1939-10 Apr 1940)
Port then Sea-Commandant Bergen (11 Apr 1940-20 Aug 1940)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Oslo (21 Aug 1940-01 Apr 1941)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Oslofjord (01 Apr 1941-17 Sep 1942)
Commander of the Naval-War-School Mürwik (01 Oct 1942-16 Apr 1944)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications French Riviera, Toulon (04 May 1944-28 Aug 1944)
In Captivity (28 Aug 1944-20 Jun 1947)
Released (20 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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