(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Vizeadmiral Erich Schulte Monting
Born: 28 Aug 1897 in Wesel, Rhineland (Rheinland)
Died: 17 Jan 1976 in Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (13 Jan 1917); Leutnant zur See (19 Jun 1918); Oberleutnant zur See (01 Apr 1922); Kapitänleutnant (01 Mar 1929); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1935); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1938); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1940); Konteradmiral (01 Mar 1943); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a War-Volunteer with Aspiring Officer-Service, Attended Naval-School Mürwik and Basic-Training (03 Jan 1916-04 Mar 1916)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Freya’ (05 Mar 1916-03 Aug 1916)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Derfflinger’ (04 Aug 1916-04 Feb 1918)
Course on the Torpedo-School-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (05 Feb 1918-20 Apr 1918)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Seydlitz’ (21 Apr 1918-02 Oct 1918)
Watch-Officer then Signal-Officer with the 18th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla then on the Small Cruiser ‘Königsberg’ (03 Oct 1918-17 Mar 1920)
Roll-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Hamburg’ (18 Mar 1920-10 Jan 1922)
Platoon-Leader in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (11 Jan 1922-31 Mar 1922)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 3’ (01 Apr 1922-30 Sep 1924)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 6’ (01 Oct 1924-25 Feb 1925)
Flag-Lieutenant with the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (26 Feb 1925-04 Jan 1926)
Naval-Adjutant of the Reichs-President, Reichs Defence Ministry (05 Jan 1926-22 Sep 1929)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘Luchs’ (27 Sep 1929-02 Oct 1931)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (03 Oct 1931-06 Aug 1933)
Adjutant of the Chief of Naval Command, Naval Command (07 Aug 1933-10 Jan 1936)
Adjutant of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine, OKM (11 Jan 1936-31 May 1937)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 3rd Destroyer-Division (01 Jun 1937-14 Sep 1937)
Commandant of the Destroyer ‘Hermann Schoemann’ (15 Sep 1937-25 Oct 1938)
Detached for the Assumption of Service as Chief Of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine, OKM (28 Oct 1938-04 Jan 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine, OKM (05 Jan 1939-19 Feb 1944)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Languedoc (15 Mar 1944-06 Sep 1944)
Commanding Admiral of the Norwegian North-Coast (08 Nov 1944-17 Aug 1945)
In Captivity (17 Aug 1945-00 Jul 1947)
Released (00 Jul 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 25.06.1942 als Kapitän zur See und Chef des Stabs der Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine/ OKM
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 25.03.1942


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