Rudolf Junker

Rudolf Junker
Birth name	Walter Rudolf Junker
Birth date	12 March 1895(1895-03-12)
Place of birth	Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Death date	21 June 1980 (aged 85)
Place of death	Essen-Kettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1913–1918 1919–1935 1935–1945
Rank	Konteradmiral
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Iron Cross German Cross in Silver
Relations	Otto Junker (father) Anna Karoline Morat (mother)

Walter Rudolf Junker (12 March 1895 – 21 June 1980) was a German naval officer of the Imperial German Navy, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine, finally Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) in World War II.

Military career (chronology)

• Entered the Navy as Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training (01 Apr 1913-09 May 1913)
• On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hertha’ (10 May 1913-31 Mar 1914)
• Naval-School Mürwik (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
• On Board the Liner ‘Kaiser’ (02 Aug 1914-03 Aug 1914)
• With the XIV. Sea-Defence-Battalion (04 Aug 1914-05 Aug 1914)
• On Board the Small Cruiser ‘Frauenlob’ (06 Aug 1914-06 Aug 1915)
• Signals-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Elbing’ (04 Sep 1915-31 May 1916)
• Signals-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Graudenz’ (11 Jul 1916-01 Jun 1917)
• Watch, Torpedo, Artillery-Officer and Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘V 43’ and ‘S 49’ (02 Jun 1917-21 Jun 1919)
• In Captivity (21 Jun 1919-31 Jan 1920)
• Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Admiralty (01 Feb 1920-10 May 1920)
• Ordinance-Officer with the Ships-Cadre-Detachment of the North Sea (11 May 1920-04 Jul 1920)
• Placed to the Disposal of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (05 Jul 1920-26 Jul 1920)
• Commandant of the 8th Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (27 Jul 1920-28 Sep 1921)
• Company-Officer and Adjutant with the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (29 Sep 1921-07 Oct 1923)
• Watch-Officer with the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (08 Oct 1923-31 Dec 1923)
• Watch-Officer and Commandant with the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Jan 1924-28 Sep 1925)
• Commandant of the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (29 Sep 1925-23 Sep 1926)
• Torpedo-Officer on the Liner ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ (24 Sep 1926-19 Sep 1927)
• Instructor at the Torpedo and Signals School, at the same time, Leader of the Torpedo-School (20 Sep 1927-22 Sep 1929)
• Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Torpedo and Signals School (23 Sep 1929-20 Mar 1932)
• Torpedo-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (21 Mar 1932-23 Sep 1932)
• Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (24 Sep 1932-18 Jan 1933)
• First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Emden’ (19 Jan 1933-01 Apr 1933)
• Navigation-Officer on the Armoured-Ship ‘Deutschland’ (01 Apr 1933-23 Sep 1934)
• Advisor in the Naval-Weapons-Department, Naval Command, from 11/01/1936 OKM (24 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1937)
• Chief of Office-Group Underwater-Weapons, Naval Weapons Office, OKM (01 Oct 1937-28 Jan 1938)
• Chief of the Department for Underwater Weapons, Naval Weapons Office, OKM (29 Jan 1938-02 Nov 1938)
• Chief Of Staff of the Inspection Of Torpedo Affairs (03 Nov 1938-17 Mar 1943)
• At the same time, Acting-Inspector and President of the Torpedo-Test-Command (20 Mar 1939-25 Mar 1939)
• At the same time, Acting-Inspector and President of the Torpedo-Test-Command (05 Jun 1939-17 Jun 1939)
• Commander of the Torpedo-Test-Institute Eckernförde (18 Feb 1943-03 Dec 1944)
• Inspector Of Torpedo Affairs (04 Dec 1944-21 Sep 1945)
• At the same time, Acting-Chief of the Office for Torpedo Weapons, Kriegsmarine-Armaments, OKM (01 Jun 1945-21 Sep 1945)
• In Captivity (21 Sep 1945-18 Apr 1947)

Promotions

• 1 April 1913 Seekadett (Officer Candidate)
• 3 April 1914 Fähnrich zur See (Officer Cadet)
• 18 September 1915 Leutnant zur See (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent (ernannt)
• 14 May 1921 Oberleutnant zur See (1st Lieutenant) with rank seniority (RDA) from 7 January 1920
• 1 May 1925 Kapitänleutnant (Captain Lieutenant)
• 1 April 1933 Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain)
• 1 January 1937 Fregattenkapitän (Frigate Captain)
• 1 October 1938 Kapitän zur See (Captain at Sea / Colonel)
• 1 December 1942 Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral)

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class on 27 January 1916
  • 1st Class in Januay 1920 (after his return from captivity)
• Princely Schwarzburg Cross of Honor on 7 November 1917
  • as of personal file, albeit the roll lists do not show his name.
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 30 November 1934
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class
  • 1st Class on 16 March 1938
• War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords
  • 2nd Class on 19 December 1940
  • 1st Class on 30 April 1942
• German Cross in Silver on 22 August 1944 as Konteradmiral and Commandant of the Eckernförde Torpedo Experimental Institute (Torpedo-Versuchs-Anstalt Eckernförde)