(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Ministerialdirektor Dr.Ing.e.h.Dipl.Ing. Friedrich Schürer
Born: 19 Jun 1881 in Gießen
Died: 27 Oct 1948 in Hannover
Diploma In Engineering: 15 Jul 1904
Honourary Doctorate In Engineering: 11 Jul 1941 in the Technical College Danzig
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (19 Dec 1907); Marineschiffbaumeister (01 Mar 1909); außeretatmäßiger Marinebaurat (28 Apr 1917); etatmäßiger Marinebaurat (27 Feb 1918); Ministerialrat (01 Jun 1938); Ministerialdirigent (01 Sep 1941); Ministerialdirektor (14 Feb 1944)
Career:
Studying Ship-Construction at the Technical College in Berlin-Charlottenburg (1899-1904)
One-Year-Volunteer with the 2nd kurhessischen Infantry-Regiment Nr. 82 (01 Oct 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Practical Activity with Bremer Vulcan, Vegesack (01 Nov 1905-30 Jun 1906)
Reserve-Training with the 2nd kurhessischen Infantry-Regiment Nr. 82 (27 Mar 1906-21 May 1906)
Entered the Navy as a Marinebauführer in the Ship-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (02 Jul 1906-31 Mar 1909)
Reserve-Training (06 Jun 1907-31 Jul 1907)
Operations-Conductor in the Torpedo-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Apr 1909-00 Apr 1912)
Operations-Conductor for New Constructions in the Ship-Construction-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (00 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1912)
Instructor for Ship-Construction, Naval-School Mürwik (01 Oct 1912-31 Jul 1914)
Operations-Conductor in the Torpedo-Department, Imperial Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (01 Aug 1914-31 Oct 1914)
Advisor foe New Construction, Inspection of Submarine-Affairs (01 Nov 1914-30 Sep 1919)
Advisor with the Inspection of Torpedo and Mine Affairs (01 Oct 1919-23 Oct 1920)
Granted Leave (24 Oct 1920-31 Jan 1921)
Retired (01 Feb 1921)
Special Assignment as a Civilian Employee of the Naval Command, RWM (16 Jun 1927-31 May 1935)
Reactivated to Naval-Service as a Marineoberbaurat and Advisor in the Construction-Department, OKM (01 Jun 1935-31 Mar 1939)
General-Advisor in the Ship-Construction-Department, Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (01 Apr 1939-14 Oct 1939)
Chief of the Department for Final Drafts and Maintenance of Submarines (K I U) in the Office-Group for Final-Drafts and Ship-Construction, Office of Warship-Construction, OKM (15 Oct 1939-10 Jan 1944)
Chief of the Office-Group for Ship-Construction (K I), Head-Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (11 Jan 1944-31 Oct 1944)
Granted Leave (01 Nov 1944-14 Dec 1944)
Retired (14 Dec 1944)

Decorations & Awards:
Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern (24 Jul 1944)


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