(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Vizeadmiral Friedrich Frisius
Born: 17 Jan 1895 in Bad Salzuflen
Died: 30 Aug 1970 in Lingen, Ems
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (03 Apr 1914); Leutnant zur See (18 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant zur See (07 Jan 1920); Kapitänleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1932); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1936); Kapitän zur See (01 Jul 1938); Konteradmiral (01 Dec 1942); Vizeadmiral (30 Sep 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training an on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Victoria Louise’ (01 Apr 1913-31 Mar 1914)
Attended Naval-School in Mürwik (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
With the II. Torpedo-Division (02 Aug 1914-00 Oct 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Artillery-Tender ‘Drache’ (00 Oct 1914-00 Jun 1916)
Watch-Officer with the 18th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (00 Jun 1916-19 Feb 1919)
Watch-Officer with the Iron Flotilla (20 Feb 1919-06 Dec 1919)
Company-Officer, III. Naval-Brigade, Staff-Company, Coastal-Defence-Battalion I then Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of the Land-Forces of the Baltic Sea (07 Dec 1919-30 Sep 1921)
Company-Officer with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (01 Oct 1921-31 Mar 1923)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (01 Apr 1923-31 Mar 1924)
Adjutant of the Ship’s-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Apr 1924-24 Sep 1925)
Commandant of ‘T 158’, 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (25 Sep 1925-27 Sep 1927)
3rd Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (28 Sep 1927-30 Sep 1929)
Detached to the Abwehr-Department, Reichs Defence Ministry (01 Oct 1929-07 Oct 1931)
Navigations-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Leipzig’ (08 Oct 1931-28 Sep 1933)
Instructor at the Naval-School Mürwik (29 Sep 1933-27 Sep 1934)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-School Mürwik (28 Sep 1934-20 Sep 1935)
Advisor then Group-Leader in the Foreign Department then Foreign Office, Abwehr, Reichs War Ministry (21 Sep 1935-04 Dec 1938)
Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Hamburg (05 Dec 1938-05 Aug 1940)
Chief of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Boulogne (06 Aug 1940-15 Jan 1941)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Boulogne; At the same time, Chief of the Sea-Command-Office (26 Jan 1941-15 Dec 1941)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Pas de Calais (16 Dec 1941-28 Oct 1944)
Fortress-Commandant Dunkirk (15 Sep 1944-09 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-06 Oct 1947)
Released (06 Oct 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 16.09.1944 als Konteradmiral und Kommandant der Seeverteidigungs Pas de Calais
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I


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