Ministerialrat Heinrich Schmidt
Born: 06 Mar 1873 in Neuenkirchen (Dithmarschen)
Died: 23 Jan 1955 in Berlin
Promotions:
Marinebauführer (08 Jan 1898); Marinemaschinenbaumeister (11 Feb 1902); Marinebaurat (28 Jun 1909); Marineoberbaurat und Maschinenbetriebsdirektor (26 Jun 1918); Maschinenbaudirektor (01 Jun 1925); Ministerialrat (10 Aug 1925)
Career:
Entered the Navy as Betriebsdirigent, Imperial Shipyard Kiel (21 Dec 1897-10 Feb 1902)
In the Field of Service with Test Runs, Imperial Shipyard Kiel (11 Feb 1902-30 Apr 1902)
Responsible for Matters of Torpedo-Boat New Construction, 12 May 1902-01 May 1904)
In the Torpedo-Boat-Selection-Commission, Inspection of Torpedo-Affairs (01 May 1904-01 Oct 1904)
Responsible for the New Programme of Turbine Boats, Inspection of Torpedo-Affairs (01 Oct 1904-15 May 1910)
In Electronic-Operations for New Constructions, Imperial Shipyard Kiel (16 May 1910-31 Jul 1910)
Construction-Supervision with the Shipyards of Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Stülcken-Werft (Stülcken Shipyard, Hamburg and of the Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Aug 1910-15 Mar 1917)
Operations-Director for the Field-Operation, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (16 Mar 1917-31 May 1925)
Director of Machine-Construction-Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Jun 1925-10 Aug 1925)
Advisor then Group-Director of the Group for Ships and Vehicles at Testing, General Naval Office, Naval Command (28 Feb 1934-11 Jan 1936)
Group-Director of the Group for Ships and Vehicles at Testing, General Naval Office, OKM (11 Jan 1936-31 Aug 1937)
Requested for Transfer to Retirement (09 Mar 1937)
Transferred into Retirement under the Rank insignia of Konteradmiral (31 Aug 1937)

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