Heinz-Eduard Menche
Heinz-Eduard Menche | |
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Nickname | Harry |
Birth date | 25 February 1875 |
Death date | 12 January 1947 (aged 71) |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany |
Service/branch | Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1903–1919 1920–1932 1939–1944 |
Rank | Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross War Merit Cross |
Other work | Head of the department VIII of the NSDAP/AO (1932–1939) |
Heinz-Eduard "Harry" Menche (24 December 1894 – 3 July 1985) was a German naval officer, finally Rear Admiral of the Kriegsmarine in WWII.
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Military career (chronology)
- Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (01 Apr 1903-31 Mar 1904)
- Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
- On Board the Liner ‘Elsaß’ (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1906)
- Adjutant on the Coastal-Armoured-Ship ‘Frithjof’ (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1908)
- Adjutant on the School-Ship ‘König Wilhelm’ (01 Oct 1908-14 Sep 1910)
- Company-Officer in the I. Torpedo-Division (15 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1912)
- At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 135’ (04 Jan 1911-13 Sep 1911)
- At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 170’ (14 Mar 1912-26 Mar 1912)
- At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 170’ (01 Sep 1912-22 Sep 1912)
- Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1912-01 Aug 1914)
WWI
- Torpedo-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Amazone’ (02 Aug 1914-10 Sep 1914)
- Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 125’ of the 19th then 7th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (11 Sep 1914-07 Dec 1914)
- Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 134’ of the X. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (08 Dec 1914-19 Apr 1915)
- Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 142’ of the X. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (20 Apr 1915-26 Apr 1916)
- Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘V 75’ of the X. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (27 Apr 1916-10 Nov 1916)
- Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 166’ of the X. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (02 Dec 1916-25 Mar 1917)
- Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 65’ of the X. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (22 Apr 1917-02 Dec 1917)
- Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 65’ of the VII. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (03 Dec 1917-03 Aug 1918)
- Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘B 110’ of the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (04 Aug 1918-27 Nov 1918)
- Friedrich Ruge belonged to the crew of ‘B 110’.
- Acting-Commander of the II. Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (28 Nov 1918-21 Jun 1919)
- Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow (21 June 1919)
- In Captivity (22 Jun 1919-06 Feb 1920)
Reichswehr
- Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Commander Kiel (07 Feb 1920-30 May 1920)
- Liaison-Officer to the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea, Naval-Peace-Commission (31 May 1920-09 Jul 1920)
- Ships-Cadre ‘Medusa’ (10 Jul 1920-16 Jul 1920)
- First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Medusa’ (17 Jul 1920-06 Oct 1923)
- Commander of the I. Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (07 Oct 1923-04 Oct 1925)
- Department-Head in the Training-Department, Naval Command (05 Oct 1925-10 Jun 1928)
- Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of Naval Command (11 Jun 1928-02 Nov 1928)
- Commander of the Torpedo and Signals School (03 Nov 1928-09 Oct 1929)
- Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (10 Oct 1929-18 Jan 1930)
- Leader of the Reichsmarine-Service-Office Hamburg (19 Jan 1930-20 Nov 1932)
- Retired (30 Nov 1932)
Kriegsmarine
- Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (19 Jul 1939-27 Jan 1941)
- Chief of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Bordeaux (27 Jan 1941-30 Apr 1943)
- At the same time, Sea-Transport-Chief Marseille (26 Nov 1942-30 Apr 1943)
- Chief of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Marseille (01 May 1943-31 Jul 1944)
- Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Group-Command West (01 Aug 1944-31 Aug 1944)
- Retired (31 Aug 1944)[1]
Promotions
- 1 April 1903 Seekadett (Officer Candidate)
- 15 April 1904 Fähnrich zur See (Officer Cadet)
- 28 September 1906 Leutnant zur See (2nd Lieutenant)
- 12 December 1908 Oberleutnant zur See (1st Lieutenant)
- 18 November 1914 Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant Captain)
- 1 September 1921 Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain / Lieutenant Commander)
- 1 October 1928 Fregattenkapitän (Frigate Captain / Commander)
- 1 April 1930 Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea / Captain / Colonel)
- 30 November 1932 Charakter als Konteradmiral (Honorary Rear Admiral)
- 1 February 1942 Konteradmiral z. V. (Rear Admiral zur Verfügung = at disposal)
Awards und decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (DD3) on 9 July 1908 (reception approved on 9 August 1908)
- Knight's Cross of the Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (JMuL5/JM5)[2] on 15 November 1913
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 10 March 1915
- Großherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militärverdienstkreuz, II. Class (MMV2/MK2)
- Lübeck Hanseatic Cross (Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz; LübH/LüH) on 10 July 1916
- Friedrich Order, Knight 1st Class with Swords (WF3a⚔)
- Naval Wound Badge (1918) in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class for 25 years
- German Red Cross Decoration (Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes), 1st Class (neck order with golden oak leaves) in 1937[3]
- War Merit Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class with Swords
- 2nd Class on 1 September 1941
- 1st Class on 20 April 1942[4] (another source states 20 March 1942)
- German Cross in Silver on 28 August 1944 as Konteradmiral z. V. and Chief of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Marseille
References
Categories:
- 1886 births
- 1961 deaths
- Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I
- German Naval officers
- Reichsmarine personnel
- Admirals of the Kriegsmarine
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross
- Recipients of the Friedrich Order
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the German Cross