(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Vizeadmiral Georg Reimer
Born: 21 Jul 1888 in Leopoldshall, Anhalt
Died: 25 Jun 1974 in Bad Harzburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (06 Apr 1907); Leutnant zur See (30 Sep 1909); Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1912); Kapitänleutnant (26 Apr 1917); Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1925); Fregattenkapitän (01 Nov 1930); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1933); Charakter als Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1937); Konteradmiral (01 Nov 1939); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy and Attended Basic-Training and Seekadett on Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (01 Apr 1906-03 Apr 1907)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (04 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1908)
On Board the Liner ‘Schlesien’ (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1909)
On Board the School-Ship ‘König Wilhelm’ (01 Oct 1909-31 Mar 1910)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Emden’ (01 Apr 1910-00 Jun 1912)
Returned Home from Shanghai and Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (00 Jun 1912-30 Sep 1912)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship ‘König Wilhelm’ (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Company-Officer in the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1913-29 May 1914)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 19’ (03 Oct 1913-05 May 1914)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 19’ of the VII. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (30 May 1914-00 Dec 1914)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 19’ of the VII. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (00 Dec 1914-26 Sep 1916)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘G 93’ and ‘G 172’ of the VII. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (27 Sep 1916-30 Mar 1918)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 136’ of the VII. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (30 Apr 1918-28 Oct 1918)
Chief of the 14th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (29 Oct 1918-21 Jun 1919)
In Captivity (22 Jun 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Feb 1920-31 May 1920)
Flag-Lieutenant of the II. Flotilla (01 Jun 1920-25 Jul 1921)
Personnel Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (26 Jul 1921-08 Sep 1921)
Acting-Chief of the II. Flotilla (03 Oct 1921-06 Mar 1922)
Torpedo-School Course (03 Oct 1921-06 Mar 1922)
Company-Leader in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (07 Mar 1922-31 Mar 1922)
Chief of the 3rd Half-Flotilla (01 Apr 1922-03 Oct 1923)
Department-Head in the Fleet-Department, Naval Command (04 Oct 1923-31 Jan 1927)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief on Naval Command (01 Feb 1927-25 Sep 1927)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Nymphe’ (26 Sep 1927-20 Jun 1928)
Placed to the Disposal of the Naval-Arsenal Kiel (21 Jun 1928-21 Sep 1928)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Elsaß’ (24 Sep 1928-25 Feb 1930)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (25 Feb 1930-05 Oct 1930)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-School Mürwik (07 Oct 1930-23 Mar 1932)
Commander of the Torpedo and Signals School (24 Mar 1932-05 Jun 1933)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy (06 Jun 1933-28 Sep 1934)
Naval-Depot-Inspector (29 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1935)
Inspector of Naval-Equipment-Offices (01 Oct 1935-15 Nov 1936)
Inspector of Naval-Artillery-Equipment-Offices (16 Nov 1936-06 May 1937)
Military-Economics-Inspector II Stettin (07 May 1937-07 Jun 1940)
Armaments-Inspector of The Netherlands (08 Jun 1940-30 Nov 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (01 Dec 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Discharged from Active Service (28 Feb 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)

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