(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral (Ing.) Hans Voß
Born: 28 Apr 1894 in Schellhorn, District Plön (Schleswig-Holstein)
Died: 29 May 1973 in Eutin
Promotions:
Marineingenieurapplikant (30 Aug 1917); Marineingenieuroberapplikant (01 Mar 1920); Fähnrich zur See (Ing.) (13 Nov 1920); Leutnant (Ing.) (08 Apr 1921); Oberleutnant (Ing.) (01 Feb 1923); Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (01 Apr 1929); Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Oct 1934); Fregattenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Oct 1937); Kapitän zur See (Ing.) (01 Jan 1940); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Jan 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War Volunteer with Aspiring Nacal-Engineer-Service with the II. Shipyard-Division (06 Aug 1914-28 Dec 1914)
On Board the Small Cruiser 'Arcona' (29 Dec 1914-12 Sep 1915)
With the II. Shipyard-Division (13 Sep 1915-04 Jan 1916)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Fürst Bismarck' (05 Jan 1916-19 Apr 1916)
On Board the Liner 'Zähringen' (20 Apr 1916-17 May 1916)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Fürst Bismarck' (18 May 1916-23 Aug 1916)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (24 Aug 1916-01 Sep 1916)
On Board the Torpedo-Boat 'G 91' (02 Sep 1916-14 Jul 1917)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (15 Jul 1917-09 Oct 1917)
On Board the Small Cruiser 'Breslau-Midilli' (10 Oct 1917-20 Jan 1918)
In Captivity, then Released, Returned Home and Granted Leave (20 Jan 1918-30 Sep 1919)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1919-11 Nov 1919)
Pupil at Naval-School 'B' (12 Nov 1919-20 Mar 1920)
With the III. Naval-Brigade (21 Mar 1920-31 May 1920)
With the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Jun 1920-07 Jul 1920)
With the Naval-School Kiel-Wik (08 Jul 1920-20 Dec 1921)
Detached to the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (21 Dec 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Watch-Engineer on the Cruiser 'Berlin' (13 Oct 1922-27 Sep 1923)
Adjutant of the Naval-School Kiel (28 Sep 1923-01 Mar 1926)
Watch-Engineer on the Cruiser 'Nymphe' (02 Mar 1926-25 Feb 1929)
Chief Engineer on the Cruiser 'Nymphe' (26 Feb 1929-16 Apr 1929)
Company-Leader in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (18 Apr 1929-22 Sep 1930)
Electrical-Auxiliary-Machine and Leakage-Engineer on the Cruiser 'Emden' (23 Sep 1930-22 Feb 1932)
Company-Chief in the Naval-School Friedrichsort (23 Feb 1932-25 Sep 1934)
Chief Engineer on the Cruiser 'Leipzig' (26 Sep 1934-01 Sep 1935)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-School Wesermünde (02 Sep 1935-25 Oct 1938)
Advisor in the Operations-Department, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (26 Oct 1938-25 Jul 1943)
Chief of the Senior-Shipyard-Staff Eastern Territories (01 Aug 1943-10 Oct 1944)
Higher Commander of Warship-Construction-Instruction-Battalions (11 Oct 1944-31 Mar 1945)
Chief of the Senior-Shipyard-Staff, Naval-High-Command Norway (01 Apr 1945-10 May 1945)
In Captivity (10 May 1945-21 Feb 1948)
Released (21 Feb 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- 1939 EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Flottenkriegsabzeichen


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