(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Karl-Friedrich Wollanke
Born: 10 Oct 1884 in Hamm, Westphalia (Westfalen)
Died: 07 Mar 1968 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1904); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1906); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Mar 1909); Kapitänleutenant (16 Dec 1914); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1922); Fregattenkapitän (01 Nov 1928); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1930); Charakter als Konteradmiral (30 Sep 1932); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Sep 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship 'Moltke' (01 Apr 1903-31 Mar 1904)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
On Board the Liner 'Preußen' (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1906)
On Board the Coastal-Armoured-Ship 'Frithjof' (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1907)
Ships-Cadre 'Scharnhorst' (01 Oct 1907-23 Oct 1907)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser 'Scharnhorst' (24 Oct 1907-28 Sep 1910)
Returned Home from Tsingtau with the 'Derfflinger' (29 Sep 1910-16 Nov 1910)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship 'Württemberg' (17 Nov 1910-30 Sep 1912)
Location-Major with the Commander Friedrichsort (01 Oct 1912-31 Mar 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Liner 'Deutschland' (01 Apr 1914-30 Sep 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Liner 'Markgraf' (01 Oct 1914-30 Mar 1919)
Acting-Commandant of the Heavy Cruiser 'von der Tann' (31 Mar 1919-21 Jun 1919)
In Captivity (22 Jun 1919-30 Jan 1920)
Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Commander Kiel (04 Feb 1920-30 May 1920)
Company-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (31 May 1920-16 Aug 1920)
Detached for Briefing on the Cruiser 'Hamburg' (17 Aug 1920-06 Sep 1920)
First Officer on the Cruiser 'Hamburg' (07 Sep 1920-26 Feb 1922)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (27 Feb 1922-06 Aug 1922)
2nd Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (07 Aug 1922-30 Sep 1923)
1st Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Oct 1923-23 Sep 1925)
Commander of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion II (24 Sep 1925-30 Sep 1926)
Commander of the II. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1926-15 Apr 1928)
In the Abwehr-Department, RWM (16 Apr 1928-10 Nov 1929)
Commandant of Fortifications of Emsmündung (11 Nov 1929-27 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Employee of the Navy (Reactivated as a Territorial-Officer 01 Oct 1933; Supplemental-Officer from 05 Mar 1935) with Military-District-Command Stettin (01 Oct 1932-30 Sep 1933)
Military-Economics-Officer Military-District-Command Stettin (01 Oct 1933-31 Mar 1935)
Military-Economics-Inspector II (Stettin) (01 Apr 1935-06 May 1937)
Retired (06 May 1937)
Employed as an Officer Out Of Service (To the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine from 21 Feb 1941) as Commandant in Section Mecklenburg Coast (03 Sep 1939-11 Dec 1939)
Führer-Reserve (12 Dec 1939-15 Apr 1941)
Director of the Technical Office of OKM for Auxiliary-Ships at the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Hamburg (16 Apr 1941-30 Jun 1943)
Retired (30 Jun 1943)

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