Chief of the Kriegsmarine Personnel Office

Chief of the Kriegsmarine Personnel Office (German: Chef des Marinepersonalamt) was a leading position within the German Kriegsmarine High Command in Nazi Germany.

Chief of the Kriegsmarine Personnel Office
Chef des Marinepersonalamt
Longest serving
Admiral Conrad Patzig [de]

3 October 1937 – 31 October 1942
 Kriegsmarine
Member ofOberkommando der Kriegsmarine
Reports toCommander-in-chief of the Kriegsmarine
Formation11 January 1936 (11 January 1936)
First holderGünther Lütjens
Final holderMartin Baltzer [de]
Abolished14 July 1945 (14 July 1945)

List of chiefs

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No. Picture Chief Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1Lütjens, GüntherKonteradmiral
Günther Lütjens
(1889–1941)
11 January 19363 October 19371 year, 265 days[1][2]
2Patzig, ConradAdmiral
Conrad Patzig [de]
(1888–1975)
3 October 193731 October 19425 years, 28 days[2][3]
3Ehrhardt, WernerKapitän zur See
Werner Ehrhardt [de]
(1898–1967)
1 November 19425 January 194365 days[2]
4Baltzer, MartinVizeadmiral
Martin Baltzer [de]
(1898–1971)
6 January 194314 July 19452 years, 189 days[2][3]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Vierhaus 2011, p. 616.
  2. ^ a b c d Molt 2007, p. 61.
  3. ^ a b "Marinepersonalamt". deutsches-marinearchiv.de (in German). 23 October 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

Bibliography

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  • Vierhaus, Rudolf, ed. (2011). Kraatz - Menges (in German) (2 ed.). Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110940275.
  • Molt, Matthias (2007). "Von der Wehrmacht zur Bundeswehr - personelle Kontinuität und Diskontinuität beim Aufbau der Deutschen Streitkräfte 1955-1966". DISSERTATION zur Erlangung der Würde eines Doktors der Philosophie (Dr. Phil.) (in German). Heidelberg: Philosophische Fakultät der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.