(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.Konteradmiral Wilhelm Friedrich Starke
Born: 28 Feb 1885 in Hagen, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Died: 24 Oct 1941 in the Proximity of Galatz, Romania (Air Crash)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1904); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1906); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Mar 1909); Kapitänleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1922); Fregattenkapitän (01 Nov 1928); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1930); Charakter als Konteradmiral (30 Sep 1933)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (01 Apr 1903-16 Mar 1904)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (17 Mar 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Departed to Yokohama (01 Oct 1905-15 Nov 1905)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (16 Nov 1905-13 Oct 1906)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Yorck’ (14 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1909)
Company-Officer in the I. Sailor-Division and Detached to the Military Gymnasium Berlin (01 Oct 1909-31 Mar 1910)
Watch and Cadet Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (01 Apr 1910-07 Mar 1912)
Cadet-Officer on the School-Ship ‘König Wilhelm’ (08 Mar 1912-30 Sep 1912)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Torpedo-Affairs, Submarine-Training, Watch-Officer and Commandant, lastly Commandant of ‘U 6’ (01 Oct 1912-00 Oct 1914)
Company-Leader in the Submarine-Battalion (00 Oct 1914-00 Jul 1916)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘UA’ of the Submarine-School (00 Jul 1916-00 Feb 1917)
Detached to the Imperial Shipyard Kiel (00 Feb 1917-17 Aug 1917)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 107’ (18 Aug 1917-12 Jan 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the IV. Submarine-Flotilla (13 Jan 1918-00 Mar 1918)
Adjutant in the Submarine-Battalion then in the Submarine-Division (00 Mar 1918-18 Feb 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Submarine-Inspection (19 Feb 1919-13 Mar 1919)
With the Naval-Division Kiel (14 Mar 1919-20 Jun 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Submarine-Inspection, Processing of the Submarine-Division (21 Jun 1919-11 Mar 1920)
Detached for Service to the Naval-Peace-Commission in Kiel (12 Mar 1920-14 Sep 1920)
Liaison-Officer to Location Hamburg of the Naval-Peace-Commission (15 Sep 1920-22 Feb 1921)
Detached to the Naval-Peace-Commission in Berlin (23 Feb 1921-22 Mar 1921)
Member of the Naval-Peace-Commission and Liaison-Officer to Location Berlin (23 Mar 1921-21 Sep 1926)
In the League Of Nations Group Navy, Naval Command (22 Sep 1926-30 Sep 1933)
Retired (30 Sep 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (11 Sep 1939-00 Aug 1941)
Deputy Reichs-Commissioner at the Prize-Court Berlin-South-East (00 Aug 1941-24 Oct 1941)
Killed in an Air Crash over Romania (24 Oct 1941)

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