(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Vizeadmiral Bernhard Rogge
Born: 04 Nov 1899 in Schleswig
Died: 29 Jun 1982 in Reinbek by Hamburg
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (19 Apr 1916); Leutnant zur See (13 Dec 1917); Oberleutnant zur See (10 Jan 1921); Kapitänleutnant (01 Jan 1928); Korvettenkapitän (01 Oct 1934); Fregattenkapitän (01 Nov 1937); Kapitän zur See (01 Nov 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Mar 1943); Vizeadmiral (01 Mar 1935)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War Volunteer with Aspiring Officer-Service and Attended Basic-Training (01 Jul 1915-07 Aug 1915)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Freya’ (08 Aug 1915-23 Oct 1915)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Moltke’ (24 Oct 1915-28 Aug 1916)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Stralsund’ (29 Aug 1916-01 Oct 1916)
On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Pillau’ (02 Oct 1916-00 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection, III. Naval-Brigade and Granted Leave (00 Dec 1918-13 Nov 1919)
Retired (13 Nov 1919)
Reactivated to Naval Service as Company and Ordinance Officer with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (09 Sep 1920-30 Sep 1922)
Watch-Officer with the II. Flotilla (01 Oct 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Amazone’ (01 Oct 1924-26 Sep 1926)
Location-Major in Wilhelmshaven (27 Sep 1926-16 Apr 1928)
Sail-Officer on the Sailing-Yacht ‘Asta’ (01 May 1928-29 Sep 1928)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (22 Apr 1928-28 Apr 1928)
Watch and Sail Officer on the Sailing-School-Ship ‘Niobe’ (30 Sep 1928-09 Oct 1930)
At the same time, Acting-Commandant of ‘Niobe’ (24 Feb 1930-28 Mar 1930)
Training-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (10 Oct 1930-20 Dec 1931)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Training Affairs of the Navy (21 Dec 1931-28 Feb 1932)
Advisor with the Inspection of Training Affairs of the Navy (29 Feb 1932-19 Aug 1935)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Karlsruhe’ (20 Aug 1935-22 Sep 1936)
Commandant of the Sailing-School-Ship ‘Gorch Fock’ (10 Dec 1936-31 Jan 1938)
Construction-Indoctrination on ‘Albert Leo Schlageter’ and Leader of the Test-Group (01 Feb 1938-11 Feb 1938)
Commandant of the Sailing-School-Ship ‘Albert Leo Schlageter’ (12 Feb 1938-05 Sep 1939)
With the Formation-Battalion Bremen (06 Sep 1939-18 Dec 1939)
Commandant of the Auxiliary-Cruiser ‘Atlantis’ (Ship 16) (19 Dec 1939-22 Nov 1941)
Returned Home from the South Atlantic after the Sinking of ‘Atlantis’ and Placed to the Disposal of the Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (23 Nov 1941-14 Apr 1942)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Training-Affairs of the Navy (15 Apr 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Inspector of Training Affairs of the Navy (01 Mar 1943-19 Sep 1944)
Commander of Training-Formations of the Fleet (20 Sep 1944-04 Aug 1945)
At the same time, Commander of Battle-Group Rogge (10/03/1945-10/04/1945). In Captivity (04 Aug 1945-14 Sep 1945)
Released (14 Sep 1945)
Entered the Bundeswehr as Acting-Commander of Military-District-Command I (01 Jun 1957-29 Sep 1957)
Commander of Military-District-Command I (30 Sep 1957-31 Mar 1962)
At the same time, NATO-Commander of Land-Forces Schleswig-Holstein (COMLAND-SCHLESWIG) (15 Apr 1958-31 Mar 1962)
Retired (31 Mar 1962)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (48): am 07.12.1940 als Kapitän zur See und Kommandant Hilfskreuzer “Atlantis”
- Eichenlaub (45): am 31.12.1941 als Kapitän zur See und Kommandant Hilfskreuzer “Atlantis”
- 1914 EK I K
- 1914 EK II K
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 07.11.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Hilfskreuzer-Kriegsabzeichen mit Brillanten: 00.00.1940
- Kgl. Italien. Bronzene Tapferkeitsmedaille: 25.09.1941
- 1 Schwert des japanischen nationalen Verbandes Shochoku Seishin Shinkokai
- Grosses Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland : 31.03.1962


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