(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Otto Schulz
Born: 12 Mar 1900 in Darmstadt
Died: 28 Mar 1974 in Bad Wildungen
Career:
Fähnrich zur See (13 Jan 1917); Leutnant zur See (19 Jun 1918); Oberleutnant zur See (01 Apr 1922); Kapitänleutenant (01 Feb 1929); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1935); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1938); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1940); Konteradmiral (01 Mar 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War-Volunteer with Aspiring Officer-Service, Attended Basic-Training (04 Apr 1916-31 May 1916)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Freya’ (01 Jun 1916-03 Aug 1916)
On Board the Liner ‘Thüringen’ (04 Aug 1916-00 Mar 1917)
On Board the Liner ‘Oldenburg’ (00 Mar 1917-00 Aug 1917)
Navigation-Course at the Naval-School Mürwik (00 Aug 1917-00 Nov 1917)
Radio-Course (00 Nov 1917-00 Feb 1918)
On Board the Liner ‘Oldenburg’ (00 Feb 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea then North Sea and Company-Officer in the II. Naval-Brigade (01 Jan 1919-26 May 1920)
Processing with the II. Naval-Brigade and Company-Officer in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (27 May 1920-24 May 1921)
Radio-Officer and Watch-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Arcona’ (25 May 1921-21 Sep 1923)
Naval-Signals-Officer List, Sylt and Adjutant of the Commander Cuxhaven (22 Sep 1923-21 Sep 1925)
Commandant of the Survey-Boat III and Detached for Service to the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (22 Sep 1925-29 Sep 1927)
At the same time, Acting-Instruction in the Torpedo and Signals School (23 May 1927-04 Jul 1927)
1st Radio-Officer and Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Elsaß’ (30 Sep 1927-25 Sep 1929)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (26 Sep 1929-24 Sep 1931)
Advisor in the Defence-Department, Reichs Defence Ministry (25 Sep 1931-29 Sep 1933)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (04 Oct 1933-24 Sep 1935)
Navigations-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Leipzig’ (25 Sep 1935-29 Sep 1937)
3rd Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (30 Sep 1937-16 Mar 1943)
At the same time, 1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (11 Mar 1940-16 Mar 1943)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of the Crimea (01 Apr 1943-12 May 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Black Sea and Granted Leave (13 May 1944-27 Jun 1944)
Chief of the Department for Foreign Navies, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (28 Jun 1944-14 Jul 1945)
In Captivity (14 Jul 1945-11 Jun 1947)
Released (11 Jun 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (17 May 1944)
1939 Sp.z.1914 EK I
1939 Sp.z.1914 EK II
1914 EK I
1914 EK II
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01 Oct 1938 mit Spange Prager Burg
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13 Mar 1938


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