(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Vizeadmiral (Ing.) Werner Bettenhäuser
Born: 03 May 1886 in Meine, District Gifhorn
Died: 11 Sep 1959 in Halver, Westphalia
Promotions:
Marineingenieuroberanwärter (01 Apr 1907); Marineingenieurapplikant (01 Oct 1907); Marineingenieuroberapplikant (01 Apr 1909); Marineingenieuraspirant (01 Oct 1910); Marineingenieuroberaspirant (01 Oct 1913); Marineingenieur (03 Aug 1914); Marineoberingenieur (27 May 1916); Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) (01 Apr 1921); Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Apr 1926); Fregattenkapitän (Ing.) (01 Oct 1930); Kapitän zur See (Ing.) (01 Oct 1932); Konteradmiral (Ing.) (01 Oct 1936); Charakter als Vizeadmiral (Ing.) (31 Dec 1939); Vizeadmiral (Ing.) z.V. (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Marineingenieuranwärter with the II. Shipyard-Division (01 Oct 1906-02 Jan 1907)
On Board the Liner ‘Mecklenburg’ (03 Jan 1907-30 Sep 1907)
On Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 138’ of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1908)
On Board the Liner ‘Preußen’ (01 Oct 1908-01 Jan 1909)
On Board the Liner ‘Lothringen’ (02 Jan 1909-30 Sep 1909)
Engineer and Deck Officer School (06 Oct 1909-24 Sep 1910)
Transferred to the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1911)
At the same time, On Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 137’ of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (04 Jan 1911-13 Sep 1911)
On Board the Liner ‘Deutschland’ (01 Oct 1911-30 Jun 1912)
On Board the Liner ‘Pommern’ (01 Jul 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Engineer and Deck Officer School (05 Oct 1913-30 Jul 1914)
On Board the Liner ‘Pommern’ (04 Aug 1914-31 May 1916)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Jun 1916-02 Jul 1916)
On Board the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 90’ (04 Jul 1916-25 Jul 1916)
Construction-Information on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 82’ (26 Jul 1916-20 Aug 1916)
Construction-Information on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 93’ (21 Aug 1916-26 Sep 1916)
Chief Engineer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 93’ of the 14th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (27 Sep 1916-31 Mar 1918)
With the I. Shipyard-Division (01 Apr 1918-02 Sep 1918)
With the I. Torpedo-Boat-Selection-Command (03 Sep 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Half-Flotilla-Engineer of the Minesweeper-Formation of the Baltic Sea, III. Flotilla (01 Jan 1919-06 Jun 1920)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander of Sea-Forces of the Baltic Sea (07 Jun 1920-07 Aug 1920)
Half-Flotilla-Engineer of the 1st Half-Flotilla, I. Flotilla (08 Aug 1920-01 Jul 1923)
Flotilla-Engineer of the I. Flotilla (02 Jul 1923-11 Nov 1923)
Leader of the Naval-Welfare-Office Swinemünde (12 Nov 1923-29 Aug 1926)
Chief Engineer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (30 Aug 1926-02 Jan 1927)
Construction-Indoctrination on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (03 Jan 1927-28 Feb 1927)
Chief Engineer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (01 Mar 1927-13 Jun 1929)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-School Kiel (14 Jun 1929-29 Sep 1931)
Commander of the Naval-School Kiel (30 Sep 1931-26 Nov 1939)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (27 Nov 1939-31 Dec 1939)
Retired (31 Dec 1939)
Retired from Active-Service and Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (01 Jan 1940-15 Jul 1941)
Director of the Naval Equipment and Repair Service Libau (15 Jul 1941-14 Feb 1943)
Chief of Senior-Shipyard-Staff Eastern Territories (15 Feb 1943-31 Aug 1943)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)
After being Discharged from Active-Service, was Employed as Liaison-Officer with the Shipyards Schichau in Elbing and Danzig (01 Sep 1943-23 Mar 1945)
Retired (23 Mar 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-17 Jan 1946)
Released (17 Jan 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
1914 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
1914 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen


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