(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Vizeadmiral Gustav Kleikamp
Born: 08 Mar 1896 in Fiddichow, Oder
Died: 13 Sep 1952 in Mülheim, Ruhr
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (03 Apr 1914); Leutnant zur See (18 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant zur See (07 Jan 1920); Kapitänleutnant (01 Feb 1925); Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1932); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1936); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1938); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1942); Vizeadmiral (01 Oct 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett at Basic-Training and On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Vineta’ (01 Apr 1913-31 Mar 1914)
Naval-School Mürwik (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Radio-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Derfflinger’ (02 Aug 1914-17 Mar 1918)
Training at the Submarine-School and Watch-Officer on ‘U 9’ (18 Mar 1918-00 Oct 1918)
Administration-Officer with the I. Submarine-Cruiser-Flotilla (00 Oct 1918-31 Dec 1918)
With the II. Naval-Brigade (01 Jan 1919-30 Jun 1920)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (01 Jul 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Radio and Watch Officer on the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (01 Oct 1920-03 Dec 1921)
Radio and Watch Officer on the Liner ‘Braunschweig’ (04 Dec 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Commandant of the Minesweeper ‘M 133’ (01 Oct 1922-30 Sep 1923)
Instructor at the Naval Signals School (01 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1925)
Instructor at the Torpedo and Signals School (01 Apr 1925-21 Sep 1926)
Roll-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (24 Sep 1926-01 Mar 1927)
Roll-Officer on the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (02 Mar 1927-27 Sep 1928)
Training-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (28 Sep 1928-05 Jan 1930)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (06 Jan 1930-10 Feb 1930)
Leader of the Signals-Medium-Test-Institute (11 Feb 1930-25 Sep 1932)
Naval-Liaison-Officer to Military-District-Command I, Königsberg (04 Oct 1932-22 Jul 1933)
4th Admiral-Staff-Officer with Fleet Command (23 Jul 1933-24 Sep 1935)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (26 Sep 1935-03 May 1937)
Leader of Group Technical Signals Affairs, OKM (01 Jun 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Chief of the Department Technical Signals Affairs, OKM (01 Apr 1938-23 Apr 1939)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (26 Apr 1939-28 Aug 1940)
At the same time, Leader of Warship-Group 7 (Zielhäfen Nyborg-Korsör) with Operation ‘Weserübung’ (Apr 1940)
Chief of Sea-Command-Office Calais (29 Aug 1940-27 Oct 1940)
At the same time Designated Chief of Transport-Flotilla ‘C’ with Operation ‘Seelöwe’ (29 Aug 1940-10 Dec 1940)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (28 Oct 1940-30 Dec 1940)
Chief of the Military Office-Group, Head-Office Warship-Construction, OKM (31 Dec 1940-21 Feb 1943)
Commanding Admiral in the Netherlands (04 Mar 1943-31 Dec 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Group-Command North (01 Jan 1945-14 Mar 1945)
Commanding Admiral Deutsche Bucht (15 Mar 1945-07 May 1945)
In Captivity (07 May 1945-18 Apr 1947)
Released (18 Apr 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 14.10.1944 als Vizeadmiral und Kommandierender Admiral in den Niederlanden
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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