(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Werner Steffan
Born: 26 Dec 1890 in Viesloch, Baden
Died: 08 Aug 1973 in Konstanz, Bodensee
Career:
Fähnrich zur See (21 Apr 1908); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1910); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Sep 1913); Kapitänleutnant (17 Mar 1918); Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1926); Fregattenkapitän (01 Apr 1932); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1934); Charakter als Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Nov 1939)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Moltke’ (03 Apr 1907-07 Apr 1908)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (08 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1909)
On Board the Liner ‘Wittelsbach’ (01 Oct 1909-20 Sep 1910)
Adjutant on the Liner ‘Posen’ (21 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Watch-Officer on the Cannon-Boat ‘Eber’ (02 Nov 1913-04 Sep 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Auxiliary-Cruiser ‘Cap Trafalgar’ (04 Sep 1914-14 Sep 1914)
Saved on the ‘Eleonore Woermann’ and Interned in Argentina (14 Sep 1914-00 Mar 1917)
Fled, Signals and Stage Officer in Madrid (00 Mar 1917-07 Jan 1918)
Naval-Attaché in Madrid (08 Jan 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Returned Home and Granted Leave (00 Dec 1918-19 Feb 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection then to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (20 Feb 1919-18 May 1919)
Advisor in the Ships-Inspection-Commission Bremerhaven (19 May 1919-04 Mar 1920)
At the same time, Detached to the Commander Geestemünde (28 Sep 1919-04 Mar 1920)
Advisor in the Office of Naval Command in Geestemünde then Bremen and Liaison-Officer of the Naval-Peace-Commission thereat (05 Mar 1920-17 Apr 1921)
Detached for Service to Naval Command (18 Apr 1921-30 Sep 1921)
Advisor in the Fleet Department of Naval Command (01 Oct 1921-14 Sep 1924)
Navigations-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (15 Sep 1924-28 Apr 1925) Detached for Service to the Commander Swinemünde (29 Apr 1925-30 Sep 1925)
Naval-Liaison-Officer to the Staff of the 1st Division/Military-District-Command I Königsberg (01 Oct 1925-11 Mar 1927)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (12 Mar 1927-24 Mar 1929)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (26 Mar 1929-31 Dec 1929)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Commander of Liners (01 Jan 1930-25 Sep 1930)
Commander of the II. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (26 Sep 1930-24 Sep 1932)
Chief of the Central-Department of the Naval-Arsenal Kiel (26 Sep 1932-26 Sep 1933)
At the same time, Acting-Arsenal-Commandant (19 Jul 1933-19 Aug 1933)
Naval-Attaché for the Scandinavian Counties with Seat in Stockholm (27 Sep 1933-05 May 1940)
At the same time, Naval-Attaché in Helsinki (Finland) (27 Sep 1933-01 Jun 1937)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (06 May 1940-30 Jul 1940)
Acting-Admiral of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Danzig (31 Jul 1940-25 Aug 1940)
Admiral of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Danzig (26 Aug 1940-31 Jul 1944)
Retired (31 Jul 1944)

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