(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Adalbert Zuckerschwerdt
Born: 01 Jan 1874 in Worbis, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 01 Jul 1945 in Garmisch-Patenkirchen in Captivity
Promotions:
Seekadett (08 May 1894); Unterleutnant zur See (14 Sep 1896); umernannt zum Leutnant zur See (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant zur See (09 Apr 1900); Kapitänleutnant (10 Dec 1904); Korvettenkapitän (10 Apr 1911); Fregattenkapitän (24 Nov 1919); Charakter als Kapitän zur See (19 Feb 1920); Kapitän zur See z.V. (01 Sep 1941); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Mar 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as Kadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship 'Stosch' (04 Apr 1893-29 Mar 1894)
On Board the School-Ship 'Gneisenau' (03 Apr 1894-28 Mar 1895)
On Board the Armoured-Ship 'Baden' (29 Mar 1895-30 Sep 1895)
Naval-School and Courses (01 Oct 1895-14 Sep 1896)
On Board the Cruiser 'Kaiserin Augusta' and Special-Briefings (15 Sep 1896-20 Oct 1897)
Company-Officer with the III. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (08 Nov 1897-31 Mar 1898)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship 'Sophie' (01 Apr 1898-07 Apr 1899)
Watch-Officer on the Aviso 'Loreley' (05 May 1899-28 Mar 1900)
Watch-Officer on the Artillery-School-Ship 'Mars' (29 Mar 1900-29 Mar 1902)
At the same time, Commandant of the Tender 'Ulan' (28 Sep 1901-29 Mar 1902)
Company-Officer and Adjutant in the III. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1902-30 Sep 1904)
2nd Artillery-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser 'Prinz Heinrich' (01 Oct 1904-04 Apr 1906)
2nd then 1st Artillery-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser 'Roon' (05 Apr 1906-03 Oct 1906)
Instructor at the Ship-Artillery-School (04 Oct 1906-22 Sep 1909)
Navigations-Officer on the Liner 'Hessen' (23 Sep 1909-30 Mar 1911)
First Officer on the Liner 'Hessen' (31 Mar 1911-11 Feb 1913)
At the same time, Temporary-Commandant of 'Hessen' (12 Nov 1911-16 Jan 1912)
Departed to Sydney with the 'Roon' (12 Feb 1913-06 Apr 1913)
Commandant of the Small Cruiser 'Cormoran' (07 Apr 1913-06 Aug 1914)
Commandant of the Auxiliary-Cruiser 'Cormoran' (08 Aug 1914-07 Apr 1917)
In Captivity then Returned Home with the 'Socahontas' (08 Apr 1917-08 Oct 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Admiralty (09 Oct 1919-24 Nov 1919)
Retired (24 Nov 1919)
Port-Commandant Nieuport (29 Aug 1940-00 Nov 1940)
Port-Commandant Calais (00 Nov 1940-22 Feb 1941)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jan 1941)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of Loire-Mündung (23 Feb 1941-21 Nov 1942)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of Languedoc (22 Nov 1942-25 Jun 1943)
Admiral of the France South-Coast (26 Jun 1943-31 Aug 1943)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Languedoc (01 Sep 1943-04 Apr 1944)
Placed to Disposal and Granted Leave (05 Apr 1944-31 May 1944)
Retired (31 May 1944)
In Captivity (14 May 1945-01 Jul 1945)
Died in Captivity (01 Jul 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (23 Mar 1944)


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