(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiralarzt Dr.med. Johannes Sontag
Born: 03 Aug 1884 in Altwarp, District Uckermünde
Died: 24 Mar 1941 in Kiel
Promotions:
Marineunterarzt (05 Apr 1913); Marineassistenzarzt (15 Jun 1913); Marineoberassistenzarzt (09 Jun 1914); Marinestabsarzt (17 Oct 1915); Marineoberstabsarzt (01 May 1926); Marinegeneraloberarzt (01 Oct 1930); Flottenarzt (01 Apr 1934); Admiralarzt (01 Apr 1938)
Career:
Entered the Army as a One Year Volunteer (01 Apr 1906)
Entered the Navy as a One Year Volunteer Marinearzt with the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (01 Mar 1913-31 Oct 1913)
Ships-Medic with the 1st Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Nov 1913-23 Dec 1913)
Auxiliary-Medic on the Liner 'Schleswig-Holstein' (10 Jan 1914-13 Sep 1915)
Flotilla-Medic of the 2nd Submarine-Flotilla (14 Sep 1915-29 Oct 1918)
Battalion-Medic of the Sea-Flying-Battalion Helgoland (30 Oct 1918-25 Nov 1918)
With the Commander Helgoland then placed to the disposal of the Station-Medic of the Naval-Station of the North-Seas (26 Nov 1918-16 Oct 1919)
Duty Medic at the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (17 Oct 1919-30 Nov 1919)
Battalion-Medic of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion I (01 Dec 1919-17 May 1920)
With the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (18 May 1920-31 May 1920)
Battalion-Medic of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (01 Jun 1920-07 Nov 1920)
With the Naval-Hospital Kiel-Wik (11 Nov 1920-09 Jan 1921)
Battalion-Medic of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (10 Jan 1921-31 Mar 1924)
At the same time, Senior-Medic at the Naval-School Kiel-Wik and Ship-Artillery-School (22 Oct 1921-22 Nov 1921)
Placed to the Disposal of the Station-Medic of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea, Detached to the University-Clinic, Berlin (01 Apr 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Division-Medic of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea and Senior-Medic with the Naval-Hospital Wilhelmshaven and Location-Medic Wilhelmshaven (01 Oct 1926-23 Mar 1929)
Department-Head in the Naval-Medical-Department, Naval Command (24 Mar 1929-28 Sep 1930)
Advisor G I in the Naval-Medical-Department, Naval Command (29 Sep 1930-28 Mar 1933)
Chief of the Medical-Office Baltic Sea and Station-Medic of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (29 Mar 1933-20 Dec 1940)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (21 Dec 1940-31 Jan 1941)
Retired (31 Jan 1941)

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