(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Senatspräsident Dr.jur. Wilhelm Sellmer
Born: 15 Jul 1877 in Ulm
Died: 13 Jun 1954 in Stuttgart-Möhringen
Promotions:
Marinekriegsgerichtsrat (19 Oct 1907); Marinekriegsgerichtsrat mit der Ranges eines Rates IV. Klasse (27 Nov 1916); Obermarinekriegsgerichtsrat (19 Mar 1921); umernannt zum Marineoberkriegsgerichtsrat (19 Mar 1921); Reichsgerichtsrat (01 May 1934); Senatspräsident (01 Oct 1936)
Career:
Entered Service with the Navy as württ. Gerichtsassessor at the Court of the II. Naval-Inspection (09 Apr 1907-00 Mar 1909)
With the Court of the II. Squadron (00 Apr 1910-00 Apr 1914)
With the Court of the I. Naval-Inspection (00 Apr 1916-00 Dec 1918)
At the Courts of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (00 Dec 1918-04 Oct 1923)
At the Court of the Command of Sea Forces (15 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1925)
At the Court of Fleet Command (01 Apr 1925-30 Sep 1933)
Presiding-Judge at the Court of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1933-30 Apr 1934)
In the Criminal-Senate for Wehrmacht Criminal Actions, Reichs-Court (01 May 1934-30 Sep 1936)
Senatspräsident (Senate-President) of the Reichs War Court (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1943)
President of the Wehrmacht-Penal-Court (Wehrmachtdienststrafhof) (01 Oct 1943-31 Aug 1944)
Retired (31 Aug 1944)

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