(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Hermann Baron von Salza
Born: 16 Apr 1885 in Hapsal (Haapsalu), Estonia
Died: 23/24 Jan 1946 in Burtika POW Camp, Moscow, USSR (Executed)
Promotions:
jüngerer Gardemarin (09 Sep 1904); älterer Gardemarin (09 May 1905); Gardemarin der Flotte (01 May 1906); Midshipman (16 Apr 1907); Leutnant zur See (18 Apr 1910); Oberleutnant zur See (22 Mar 1915); Kapitän II. Ranges (28 Jul 1917); Kapitän (22 Oct 1920); Konteradmiral (24 Feb 1928); Deutsches Konteradmiral (17 Feb 1940)
Career:
Entered the Russian Navy as a Pupil in the Sea Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg and Attended Training (05 May 1903-12 Jun 1906)
On Board the Cruiser 'Bogatyr' and Liner 'Slava' (13 Jun 1906-30 Sep 1913)
Studying in the Department of Sea Warfare, Nicolai-Sea-Academy (01 Oct 1913-20 Jun 1914)
Senior Navigations-Officer on the Liner 'Poltava' (02 Sep 1914-01 Jul 1916)
Navigation-Officer of the 1st Brigade of Liners (02 Jul 1916-16 Jul 1918)
At the same time, Commandant of the Liner 'Petropavlovsk' (16 Dec 1917-1918)
Fahnenkapitän of the Naval-Staff of the Baltic Sea (16 Jul 1918-24 Sep 1918)
Retired (24 Sep 1918)
Entered Service with the White Russian Sea Forces in the Operations-Department of the Baltic Sea Forces of the North-West Army of the White-Guard (1918-07 Dec 1918)
In the Estonian Protection-Corps (18 Dec 1918-02 Jan 1919)
Navigation-Officer of the Mine-Cruiser 'Lennuk' then Chief Of Staff of the Sea Forces (03 Jan 1919-16 Jun 1919)
Service in the Northern Corps (17 Jun 1919-10 Jan 1920)
Service in the Estonian Navy as Chief of Staff of the Sea Forces, at the same time Chief of the Sea Forces(20 Jan 1920-28 Feb 1925)
Chief of Sea Forces (01 Mar 1925-14 Mar 1932)
Standing Member of the Advisory of Defence and at the same time, Member of the Non-Interference-Commission during the Spanish Civil War (15 Mar 1932-15 Oct 1939)
Dismissed from Military Service due to resettlement in the German Reich (15 Oct 1939)
By decree of 17 Feb 1940 with effect from 01 Dec 1939 entered Kriegsmarine Service as a Konteradmiral and Placed to Disposal of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Dec 1939-29 Feb 1940)
Discharged from Active Service with the Right to Carry the Uniform of a Konteradmiral (29 Feb 1940)
On January 1945 he was Captured by Soviet Authorities in Posen and brought to Moscow where he Died in Captivity at Butirka (23/24 Jan 1946)

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