(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Vizeadmiral Heinrich Ancker
Born: 077 Oct 1886 in Memel
Died: 15 May 1960 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (06 Apr 1907); Leutnant zur See (30 Sep 1909); Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1912); Kapitänleutnant (19 Sep 1917); Korvettenkapitän (01 May 1925); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1930); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1932); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1936); Charakter Vizeadmiral (01 Nov 1939); Vizeadmiral (01 Nov 1940)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and Seekadett on the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (01 Apr 1906-31 Mar 1907)
Attended Naval-School and Special Briefings (01 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1908)
On Board the Liner ‘Mecklenburg’ (01 Oct 1908-14 Sep 1910)
Company-Officer with the II. Torpedo-Division (15 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 175’ (04 Dec 1910-23 Feb 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 175’ (10 Mar 1911-13 Sep 1911)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 175’ (28 Feb 1912-24 May 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 175’ (02 Sep 1912-20 Sep 1912)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Oct 1912-06 Jan 1913)
Departed to East Asia (07 Jan 1913-25 Feb 1913)
First Officer on the River-Gun-Boat ‘Vaterland’ (26 Feb 1913-09 Jun 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy-Cruiser ‘Gneisenau’ (15 Jun 1914-08 Dec 1914)
With the II. Sailor-Division, then Adjutant in the Personnel-Office of Naval-Station of the North Sea (17 Sep 1917-30 Sep 1921)
Navigations-Officer on Board the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (01 Oct 1921-28 Sep 1923)
Company-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (29 Sep 1923-16 Feb 1925)
First Officer on Board the Cruiser ‘Nymphe’ (17 Feb 1925-25 Sep 1927)
Commander of the VI. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (28 Sep 1927-29 Sep 1930)
Commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Ship’s-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (02 Oct 1930-05 Oct 1932)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (10 Oct 1932-31 Dec 1932) Commandant of Wilhelmshaven (01 Jan 1933-26 Sep 1934)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (27 Sep 1934-24 Sep 1936)
Arsenal-Commandant of the Kriegsmarine-Arsenal Kiel (26 Sep 1936-29 Nov 1937)
Military-Economics-Inspector X, Hamburg (30 Nov 1937-31 Aug 1942)
At the same time, Military-Economics-Inspector North (Lithuania, The Baltic, Ingermanland) (00 Jun 1941-00 Jan 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Sep 1942-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
Reichs-Commissioner with the Maritime Sea-Office Hamburg (01 Sep 1942-00 Feb 1945)
Federal-Representative with the Sea-Office Hamburg(01 Feb 1948-31 Aug 1957)

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