(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Char.Vizeadmiral Hans Kolbe
Born: 11 May 1882 in Erfurt
Died: 08 Sep 1957 in Kiel
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (19 Apr 1901); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1903); Oberleutnant zur See (30 Mar 1906); Kapitänleutnant (10 Apr 1911); Korvettenkapitän (21 Jan 1920); Fregattenkapitän (01 Aug 1925); Kapitän zur See (01 Jan 1928); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1931); Charakter als Vizeadmiral (30 Sep 1934)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett at Basic-Training (07 Apr 1900-22 May 1900)
On Board the School-Ship ‘Gneisenau’ (23 May 1900-16 Dec 1900)
On Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (15 Jan 1901-14 Apr 1901)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (15 Apr 1901-27 Sep 1902)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm II’ (28 Sep 1902-30 Sep 1905)
Detached to the I. Torpedo-Battalion (01 Oct 1905-30 Mar 1906)
Company-Officer with the I. Sailor-Division (31 Mar 1906-30 Sep 1906)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1908)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 124’ (16 Oct 1906-15 Dec 1906)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 124’ (15 Mar 1907-14 Sep 1907)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 124’ (02 Nov 1907-30 Nov 1907)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 124’ (28 Feb 1908-14 Mar 1908)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 124’ (10 Apr 1908-06 Jun 1908)
Company-Officer with the III. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (01 Oct 1908-31 Mar 1909)
Departed to Tsingtau (01 Apr 1909-14 Jun 1909)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘Taku’ (15 Jun 1909-00 May 1911)
Returned Home from East Asia and Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (00 May 1911-30 Sep 1911)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1911-01 Aug 1914)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 192’ (04 Jan 1912-01 Jan 1913)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 192’ (03 Mar 1913-15 Mar 1913)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 192’ (07 Apr 1913-02 Jun 1913)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Division-Boat (School-Boat) ‘D 7’ (10 Dec 1913-14 Mar 1914)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 192’ (17 May 1914-29 Apr 1914)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Division-Boat (School-Boat) ‘D 7’ (30 May 1914-31 Jul 1914)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 192’ of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (01 Aug 1914-31 Oct 1914)
Chief of the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Nov 1914-13 Mar 1917)
Chief of the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (14 Mar 1917-06 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea and Granted Leave (07 Nov 1918-02 Feb 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the III. Naval-Brigade (03 Feb 1919-30 Jun 1920)
Chief of the Baltic-Sea-School-Flotilla (01 Jul 1920-04 Aug 1920)
Chief of the III. Flotilla (23 Aug 1920-08 Sep 1921)
Commander of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (09 Sep 1921-26 Sep 1924)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (27 Sep 1924-24 Sep 1926)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Berlin’ (25 Sep 1926-27 Mar 1929)
Commander of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (28 Mar 1929-19 Sep 1929)
Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (20 Sep 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Inspector of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (01 Apr 1931-30 Sep 1932)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Training Affairs of the Navy (06 Jun 1931-22 Jun 1931)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Training Affairs of the Navy (01 Sep 1931-14 Sep 1931)
At the same time, Acting-Inspector of Training Affairs of the Navy (15 Feb 1932-08 Mar 1932)
Commander of Reconnaissance Forces (01 Oct 1932-24 Sep 1934)
Retired (24 Sep 1934)

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