(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Vizeadmiral Bruno Machens
Born: 25 Jul 1895 in Königsberg, East Prussia (Ostpreußen)
Died: 20 Nov 1976 in Goslar
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (23 Dec 1914); Leutnant zur See (13 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Sep 1920); Kapitänleutnant (01 Apr 1926); Korvettenkapitän (01 Jul 1933); Fregattenkapitän (01 Feb 1937); Kapitän zur See (01 Jan 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Sep 1942); Vizeadmiral (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (01 Apr 1914-05 Aug 1914)
Transferred to the I. Shipyard-Division (06 Aug 1914-31 Oct 1914)
Transferred to the Naval-Airship-Battalion (01 Nov 1914-06 Dec 1914)
Naval-Airship-Service in Leipzig (07 Dec 1914-16 Feb 1915)
On Board the Liner ‘Mecklenburg’ (17 Feb 1915-02 Jan 1916)
Attended Courses (03 Jan 1916-20 Jun 1916)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 163’ of the School-Flotilla (22 Jun 1916-30 Sep 1916)
Course at the Naval-School in Mürwik (01 Oct 1916-10 Nov 1916)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boats ‘V 186’ and ‘S 20’ of the School-Half-Flotilla (11 Nov 1916-08 Jan 1917)
Watch-Officer on ‘G 40’ of the 1st Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (09 Jan 1917-18 Mar 1917)
Course on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (19 Mar 1917-28 Apr 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boats ‘G 39’ and ‘V 129’ of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (29 Apr 1917-17 Nov 1918)
Company-Officer with the I. Sailor-Division (18 Nov 1918-19 Mar 1919)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 130’ of the 2nd Iron Half-Flotilla (20 Mar 1919-06 May 1920)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boats ‘T 152’ then ‘T 153’ of the 1st Half-Flotilla (07 May 1920-03 Oct 1922)
Platoon-Officer with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (04 Oct 1922-07 Jun 1924)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 157’ of the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (08 Jun 1924-06 Oct 1924)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 144’ of the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (21 Dec 1924-29 Sep 1927)
Company-Leader and Instructor at the Naval-School in Mürwik (30 Sep 1927-30 Sep 1929)
Attended Subsidiary-Leadership-Courses (01 Oct 1929-29 May 1931)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Karlsruhe’ (30 May 1931-27 Mar 1933)
Transferred to the Organisations-Department, Naval Command (28 Mar 1933-18 Aug 1935)
Ships-Cadre ‘Nürnberg’ (19 Aug 1935-01 Nov 1935)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Nürnberg’ (02 Nov 1935-05 Sep 1937)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station Of The North Sea (06 Sep 1937-10 Mar 1940)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commanding Admiral Norway (09 Apr 1940-16 Jun 1940)
Chief Of Staff of the Commanding Admiral Norway (17 Jun 1940-26 May 1942)
Standing Representative of the Admiral-Quartermaster, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (08 Jun 1942-19 Apr 1943)
At the same time, Chief of the Command-Office-Group, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (04 Oct 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Admiral-Quartermaster, Naval Warfare Command, OKM (20 Apr 1943-02 Dec 1944)
Commanding Admiral Polar Coast (08 Jan 1945-21 Jul 1945)
In Captivity (21 Jul 1945-09 Oct 1947)
Released (09 Oct 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 20.04.1942 als Kapitän zur See und Chef des Stabs Kommandierender Admiral Norwegen
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- 1939 EK I


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