(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.Vizeadmiral Karl Bartenbach
Born: 29 Nov 1881 in Böckingen, Württemberg.
Died: 24 Oct 1949 in Öhringen, Baden-Württemberg.
Promotions:
Seekadett (01 Jan 1899); Fähnrich zur See (18 Apr 1899); Leutnant zur See (13 Sep 1901); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Mar 1903); Kapitänleutnant (30 Mar 1908); Korvettenkapitän (18 Sep 1915); Kapitän zur See (L) (01 Jun 1934); Charakter als Konteradmiral (28 Feb 1938); Charakter als Vizeadmiral (19 Aug 1939)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Kadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (12 Apr 1898-31 Mar 1899)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1899-30 Sep 1900)
On Board the Liner ‘Sachsen’ (01 Oct 1900-31 Oct 1901)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm der Große’ (01 Nov 1901-20 Nov 1901)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiser Friedrich III’ (21 Nov 1901-30 Sep 1904)
Course on the Torpedo-School-Ship ‘Blücher’ (01 Oct 1904-03 Jan 1905)
Course on the Tender ‘Otter’ (05 Jan 1905-12 Jan 1905)
Court-Officer with the I. Sailor-Division (13 Jan 1905-31 Mar 1905)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Battalion (01 Apr 1905-30 Sep 1906)
At the same time, Commandant of the School-Boat ‘S 59’ (16 Aug 1905-14 Sep 1905)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 108’ (16 Oct 1905-15 Dec 1905)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on Torpedo-Boat ‘G 108’ (15 Mar 1906-15 Sep 1906)
Detached for Service with the Inspection Of Torpedo-Affairs then Submarine-Training (01 Oct 1906-31 Mar 1910)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Division-Boat ‘D 10’ (03 Nov 1906-03 Mar 1908)
At the same time, Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 1’ (04 Mar 1908-31 Mar 1910)
President of the Submarine-Acceptance-Commission and at the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Divisions-Boat ‘D 10’ (01 Apr 1910-19 Feb 1912)
Department-Head for Submarine-Affairs, Reichsmarneamt (20 Feb 1912-06 Aug 1914)
Detached to the Submarine-Inspection (07 Aug 1914-02 Sep 1914)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Divisions-Boat ‘D 5’ (03 Sep 1914-04 Nov 1914)
Commandant of the Special-Ship ‘Vulcan’ and at the same time Director of Submarine-Training (05 Nov 1914-12 Mar 1915)
Detached to the Naval-Corps Flaunders (13 Mar 1915-28 Mar 1915)
Chief of the Submarine-Flotilla Flaunders (29 Mar 1915-30 Sep 1917)
Leader of Submarines Flaunders (01 Oct 1917-31 Oct 1918)
Detached for Service with the Admiral-Staff of the Navy (01 Nov 1918-15 Dec 1918)
Department-Head in the Submarine-Office, Reichsmarine amt (16 Dec 1918-25 Mar 1919)
Department-Head in the Submarine-Office, then in the General Naval-Office, Admiralty (26 Mar 1919-26 Jan 1920)
At the same time, Acting-Chief of the Submarine-Office (07 Feb 1919-30 Sep 1919)
Retired (26 Jan 1920)
Naval-Advisor in the Finnish and Argentine Navies (1920-1934)
Reactivated as a Territorial-Officer (Supplemental-Officer from 05 Mar 1935) and Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (01 Jun 1934-31 Oct 1934)
Chief of the Submarine-Defence-Department in the General-Naval-Office, OKM (01 Nov 1934-23 Sep 1935)
Chief of the Department for Submarine-Affairs in the General-Naval-Office, OKM (24 Sep 1935-17 Oct 1935)
Chief of the Statistical-Department in the General-Naval-Office, OKM (18 Oct 1935-16 Feb 1938)
Retired (16 Feb 1938)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsarine (15 Feb 1939-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
Pour le Mérite (27 Oct 1917)
1914 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse


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