(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral (Ing.) Wilhelm Tackenberg
Born: 29 Dec 1893 in Aurich, Ostfriesland
Died: 24 Mar 1963 in Aurich, Ostfriesland
Promotions:
Marineingenieuroberanwärter (01 Apr 1913); Marineingenieurapplikant (01 Oct 1913); Marineingenieuroberapplikant (01 Apr 1915); Marineingenieuraspirant (26 Sep 1916); Marineingenieuroberaspirant (01 Jul 1918); Leutnant (Ing.) (16 Dec 1919); Oberleutnant (Ing.) (12 Jan 1922); Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (01 May 1925); Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Nov 1932); Fregattenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Oct 1936); Kapitän zur See (Ing.) (01 Jun 1938); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Jul 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Marineingenieuranwärter with the II. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1912-02 Jan 1913)
On Board the Liner 'Thüringen' (03 Jan 1913-18 Sep 1913)
With the II. Torpedo-Division (29 Sep 1913-27 Dec 1914)
At the same time, On Board the Torpedo-Boat 'S 19' (01 Oct 1913-23 Dec 1913)
At the same time, On Board the Torpedo-Boat 'S 19' (16 Mar 1914-27 Dec 1914)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Derfflinger' (01 Jan 1915-26 Sep 1915)
Engineer and Deck-Officer School (03 Oct 1915-26 Sep 1919)
On Board the Torpedo-Boat 'V 26' (30 Sep 1916-24 Jan 1919)
Engineer and Deck-Officer School (25 Jan 1919-23 Feb 1919)
With the I. Naval-Brigade (24 Feb 1919-14 Feb 1919)
With the III. Naval-Brigade (15 May 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Pupil at the Naval-School Kiel-Wik (01 Oct 1919-02 Jan 1922)
With the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (03 Jan 1922-31 Mar 1922)
Platoon-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion VI (01 Apr 1922-14 Oct 1922)
Platoon-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (15 Oct 1922-16 Apr 1924)
Watch-Engineer on the Liner 'Braunschweig' (17 Apr 1924-27 Sep 1925)
Watch-Engineer and Division-Officer on the Cruiser 'Amazone' (28 Sep 1925-09 Jul 1926)
Watch-Engineer, Division-Officer and Electrical-Engineer on the Cruiser 'Emden' (10 Jul 1926-25 Sep 1928)
Motor-Transport-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (26 Sep 1928-04 Oct 1931)
Assistant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (05 Oct 1931-27 Mar 1933)
Chief Engineer on the Cruiser 'Karlsruhe' (28 Mar 1933-05 Sep 1935)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-School Kiel (06 Sep 1935-27 Sep 1936)
Inspections-Engineer of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy (28 Sep 1936-31 Oct 1938)
Station-Engineer of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Nov 1938-19 Nov 1939)
Department-Chief in the Naval-Personnel-Office, OKM (20 Nov 1939-06 Sep 1942)
Commander of the Naval-School Wesermünde (07 Sep 1942-30 Nov 1943)
Chief of the Senior-Shipyard-Staff Belgium-Netherlands (06 Dec 1943-16 Apr 1945)
In Captivity (16 Apr 1945-19 May 1948)
Released (19 May 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK II
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. und I. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kroatischer Kriegsorden der Krone des Königs Zvonimir I. Stufe mit Stern


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