(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Gerhard Wagner
Born: 23 Nov 1898 in Schwerin
Died: 26 Jun 1987 in Altenirchen
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (26 Apr 1917); Leutnant zur See (18 Sep 1918); Oberleutnant zur See (01 Apr 1922); Kapitänleutenant (01 Apr 1929); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1935); Fregattenkapitän (01 Jan 1939); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1940); Konteradmiral (01 Mar 1943); Konteradmiral (Bundeswehr) (01 Mar 1956); Vizeadmiral (temporary rank) (28 Mar 1962)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War Volunteer with Aspiring Officer Service, Attended Basic Training (04 Jul 1916-02 Sep 1916)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Freya' (03 Sep 1916-31 Oct 1916)
On Board the Liner 'Prinz Luitpold' and Special-Briefings (01 Nov 1916-00 Sep 1918)
On Board the Liner 'König Albert' (00 Sep 1918-00 Dec 1918)
With Freikorps Potsdam (00 Jan 1919-00 Jun 1919)
Granted Leave, With Volunteer-Units and Territorial-Commands (00 Jun 1919-31 Mar 1921)
Ordinance-Officer with the II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (01 Apr 1921-28 Feb 1922)
Watch-Officer on the Liner 'Braunschweig' (01 Mar 1922-07 Feb 1923)
Adjutant with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (08 Feb 1923-30 Sep 1925)
At the same time, Commandant of the Tender 'M 134' (26 Feb 1925-30 Sep 1925)
Watch-Officer with the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Oct 1925-25 Sep 1927)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat 'V 6' of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (26 Sep 1927-09 Apr 1929)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat 'Seeadler' of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (10 Apr 1929-15 Aug 1929)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat 'Leopard' of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (15 Aug 1929-07 Oct 1929)
1st Cadet-Officer at the Naval-School Mürwik (08 Oct 1929-02 Jan 1930)
Training-Officer on the Cruiser 'Emden' (03 Jan 1930-21 May 1930)
Training-Officer on the Cruiser 'Karlsruhe' (22 May 1930-22 Dec 1930)
Adjutant of the Naval-School Mürwik (23 Dec 1930-02 Oct 1931)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (03 Oct 1931-26 Jul 1933)
Detached to the Fleet Department, Naval Command (27 Jul 1933-30 Sep 1935)
Detached to Wehrmacht-Academy (01 Oct 1935-31 Aug 1936)
Advisor in the Operations-Department, OKM (01 Sep 1936-04 Oct 1937)
At the same time, Member of the German-Italian Military Mission in Spain (00 Nov 1936-00 Dec 1936)
Commandant of the Destroyer 'Leberecht Maaß' (05 Oct 1937-04 Apr 1939)
Group-Leader in the Operations-Department, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (05 Apr 1939-12 Jun 1941)
Chief of the Operations-Department, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (13 Jun 1941-28 Jun 1944)
Admiral with Special Duties with the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (29 Jun 1944-30 Apr 1945)
Admiral with the Head Of State Großadmiral Dönitz (01 May 1945-23 May 1945)
In Captivity (23 May 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Interned (30 Jun 1947-04 Jul 1947)
Released (04 Jul 1947)
Member of the Naval Historial Team (1949-1952)
Entered Bundeswehr Service (Navy) as Deputy of the Director of the Naval Department, Federal Ministry for Defence (05 Mar 1956-31 May 1957)
Deputy of the Inspector of Navy and Chief of the Operations-Staff of the Navy, Federal Ministry of Defence (01 Jun 1957-31 May 1961)
Director of the NATO-Planning-Staff COMNAVNORCENT (05 Jun 1961-31 Mar 1962)
Commander of Allied Naval Forces of the Baltic Sea Inlet (NATO-Commander COMNAVBALTAP) (01 Apr 1962-31 Dec 1962)
Retired (31 Dec 1962)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (15 Jun 1944)


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