(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Erhard Tobye
Born: 18 Apr 1894 on Gut Wandern, Brandenburg
Died: 16 Dec 1971 in Wilhelmshaven
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912); Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917); Kapitänleutnant (01 Mar 1922); Korvettenkapitän (01 Feb 1930); Fregattenkapitän (01 Jul 1935); Kapitän zur See (01 Jan 1937); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Hansa' (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Naval-School Mürwik and Sprecial-Briefings (01 Apr 1912-23 Sep 1913)
On Board the Small Cruiser 'Stralsund' (24 Sep 1913-11 Feb 1915)
With the I. Sailor-Division (12 Feb 1915-21 Apr 1915)
On Board the Liners 'Wörth' and 'Kaiser Barbarossa' (22 Apr 1915-18 Nov 1915)
On Board the Liner 'Zähringen' (19 Nov 1915-01 Apr 1916)
Training on the Outpost-Boat 'V 161' (02 Apr 1916-10 Jul 1916)
Detached as Nautical Advisor to the Army-Airship-Troop (11 Jul 1916-02 May 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Airship 'LZ 13' (03 May 1917-26 Sep 1917)
Commandant and Group-Leader with the 2nd Merchant-Protection-Half-Flotilla (27 Sep 1917-01 Mar 1918)
Watch-Officer on 'UB 88' of the Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (02 Mar 1918-23 Jun 1918)
Course on the Small Cruiser 'Thetis' and School-Ship 'Württemberg' (24 Jun 1918-20 Jul 1918)
Placed to the Dosposal of the Inspection of Submarine-Affairs (21 Jul 1918-25 Feb 1919)
Watch-Officer and Commandant with the VI. Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Flotilla (26 Feb 1919-09 Mar 1920)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (10 Mar 1920-02 Jun 1920)
Company-Officer with the Coastal-Defence-Battalions IV and III (03 Jun 1920-01 Dec 1921)
Adjutant of the Ship-Artillery-School (01 Jan 1922-19 Mar 1922)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser 'Medusa' (20 Mar 1922-30 Sep 1923)
Adjutant of the Commander Swinemünde (01 Oct 1923-04 Aug 1924)
Adjutant of the Commander Pillau (05 Aug 1924-12 May 1926)
2nd Artillery-Officer on the Liner 'Elsaß' (13 May 1926-28 Sep 1928)
Company-Leader in the I. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (29 May 1928-02 Oct 1929)
Artillery-Officer with the Commander Pillau (03 Oct 1929-30 Sep 1932)
At the same time, Acting-Commandant of Pillau (19 May 1925-04 Jun 1932)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Liner 'Schlesien' (01 Oct 1932-24 Sep 1934)
Commandant of the School-Ship 'Bremse' (25 Sep 1934-12 Sep 1935)
Chief of the General Artillery-Department, Naval Command, from 11 Jan 1936 OKM (13 Sep 1935-06 Nov 1939)
Chief of the Head-Department, from 01 Mar 1941 of the Office-Group for Procurement, Administration and Supply of Artillery Weapons and Munitions, Smoke and Gas ProtectionEqupment aswell as Artillery-Arsenals and Artillery-Weapon-Office in the Naval Weapons Head-Office, OKM (07 Nov 1939-31 Jan 1942)
At the same time, Chief of the Department for Provision and Supply of Artillery-Munitions, Handling of Raw Material Matters and Military Household-Questions (07 Nov 1939-31 Oct 1940)
Chief Of Staff, Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Kiel (01 Feb 1942-01 May 1943)
Naval-Agent with the Army-Weapons-Office (02 May 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jul 1943)
Naval-Agent with the Army-Weapons-Office (01 Jul 1943-30 Apr 1944)
Chief of the Central-Printing-Administration, OKM (10 May 1944-30 Apr 1945)
Processing of the Central-Printing-Administration (01 May 1945-15 Oct 1945)
In Captivity (15 Oct 1945-02 Dec 1946)
Released (02 Dec 1946)

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