Ministerialdirektor Dipl.Ing. Alfred Eckhardt
Born: 30 May 1872 in Kassel
Died: 10 Feb 1960 in Nad Wiessee
Promotions:
Regierungsbauführer (15 Jun 1896); Regierungsbaumeister (17 Nov 1900); Marinehafenbaumeister (11 Aug 1901); Marinebaurat (27 May 1907); Marineoberbaurat und Hafenbaudirektor (27 Sep 1910); Strombaudirektor (16 Feb 1920); Hafenbaudirektor (11 May 1927); Ministerialrat (14 Jul 1933); Ministerialdirigent (20 Apr 1938); Ministerialdirigent mit den Dienstgradabzeichen eines Vizeadmiral (14 Oct 1939); Ministerialdirektor (20 Apr 1942); Recht zum Tragen der Uniform mit den Rangabzeichen eines Admirals verliehen (04 Aug 1944)
Career:
With the Railway-Direction Hannover (1896-13 Mar 1901)
Entered Naval-Service in the Port-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (18 Mar 1901-29 Apr 1906)
Detached for Service to the Reichsmarineamt (30 Apr 1906-06 Jul 1906)
Department-Head in the Reichsmarineamt (07 Jul 1906-28 Mar 1908)
Detached to the Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (28 Mar 1908-14 Apr 1908)
Executive of the Construction-Department on Helgoland (15 Apr 1908-05 Dec 1919)
Detached for Service to the Admiralty (06 Dec 1919-16 Feb 1920)
Director of the Port-Construction and River-Construction-Department, Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (16 Feb 1920-30 Jun 1933)
At the same time, Acting-Department-Head for Port and River Affairs, General Naval Office, Naval Command (01 Oct 1930-30 Jun 1933)
Department-Head for Port and River Affairs, General Naval Office, Naval Command/OKM (01 Jul 1933-30 Sep 1936)
Group-Leader for Shipyard, Port and River Affairs in the General-Naval-Office, OKM (01 Oct 1936-31 Oct 1939)
Chief of the Office-Group for Shipyards, Ports, and River Affairs (K VI) in the Head-Office Warship Construction, OKM (01 Nov 1939-31 Mar 1943)
Chief of the Office for Naval-Construction-Affairs (AMA/B), General Naval Head-Office, OKM (01 Apr 1944-13 Jul 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of OKM then of the Chief of Kriegsmarine-Defence (14 Jul 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-31 Oct 1945)
Released (31 Oct 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (02 Aug 1944)


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