Konteradmiral Ernst Hintzmann Born: 23 Jun 1880 in Malchin, Mecklenburg Died: 17 Jan 1951 in Bremen Promotions:
Seekadett (27 Apr 1898); F�hnrich zur See (01 Jan 1899); Leutnant zur See (23 Sep 1900); Oberleutnant zur See (15 Mar 1902); Kapit�nleutnant (06 Apr 1907); Korvettenkapit�n (22 Mar 1914); Charkter als Fregattenkapit�n (07 Nov 1919); Kapit�n zur See (E) (01 Oct 1937); Charakter als Konteradmiral (31 Oct 1938); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Feb 1944) Career:
Entered the Navy as Kadett and Attended Basic-Training and On Board the School-Ship �Stein� (07 Apr 1897-16 Apr 1898)
On Board the School-Ship �Sophie� (17 Apr 1898-07 Apr 1899)
On Board the Special-Ship �Loreley� and Weapons-Training (08 Apr 1899-30 Sep 1899)
Naval-School (01 Oct 1899-30 Sep 1900)
On Board the Liner �Kaiser Friedrich III� (01 Oct 1900-04 May 1901)
On Board the Liner �Kaiser Wilhelm der Gro�e� (05 May 1901-30 Sep 1901)
Departed to Duala, Cameroon (01 Oct 1901-06 Nov 1901)
Watch-Officer on the Cannon-Boat �Habicht� (07 Nov 1901-12 Oct 1902)
Returned Home from Duala and Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspector (13 Oct 1902-21 Mar 1903)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship �Stosch� (22 Mar 1903-29 Mar 1905)
Assistant in the Torpedo-Experiment-Command (30 Mar 1905-15 Oct 1906)
Company-Leader in the I. Torpedo-Division (16 Oct 1906-14 Sep 1908)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �S 100� (16 Oct 1906-24 Nov 1906)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �S 95� (24 Nov 1906-15 Dec 1906)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �S 99� (15 Mar 1907-17 Apr 1907)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 136� (17 Apr 1907-14 Sep 1907)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 136� (02 Nov 1907-30 Nov 1907)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 136� (10 Apr 1908-06 Jun 1908)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 136� (25 Aug 1908-14 Sep 1908)
I. Course, Naval Academy (15 Sep 1908-30 Apr 1909)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �S 72� (01 May 1909-07 Aug 1909)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �S 72� (16 Aug 1909-06 Sep 1909)
II. Course, Naval Academy (07 Sep 1909-30 Jun 1910)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Training Affairs of the Navy (01 Jul 1910-29 Sep 1910)
Advisor in the Torpedo-Test-Command (30 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Navigation-Officer on the Liner �Kaiser� (01 Oct 1913-31 Oct 1914)
1st Adjutant of the Inspection Of Torpedo Affairs (03 Nov 1914-24 Aug 1916)
Navigation-Officer on the Liner �Friedrich der Gro�e� (01 Sep 1916-14 Mar 1917)
Navigation-Officer on the Liner �Baden� (14 Mar 1917-00 May 1917)
At the same time, Formation-Navigation-Officer of the High Seas Fleet (01 Sep 1916-00 May 1917)
Admiral-Staff-Officer in the Command of the High Seas Fleet (00 May 1917-07 Aug 1918)
Chief of the Operations-Department in the Command of the High Seas Fleet (08 Aug 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Reichs Naval Office (06 Jan 1919-20 Aug 1919)
At the same time, Naval Delegate with the German Armistice Commission (11 Nov 1918-20 Aug 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Admiralty and Granted Leave (21 Aug 1919-07 Nov 1919)
Retired (07 Nov 1919)
Reactivated to Naval Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Retired and Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine on 31/10/1938) and Group-Leader in the War Science Department, OKM (27 Sep 1937-03 Sep 1939)
Briefing as a Naval Attach� (04 Sep 1939-30 Sep 1939)
Naval Attach� at the German Embassy in The Hague, The Netherlands (01 Oct 1939-10 May 1940)
Shipyard-Representative of the Kriegsmarine for the Netherlands and Belgium (11 May 1940-31 Jan 1943)
Chief of the Senior-Shipyard-Staff in The Netherlands (01 Feb 1943-05 Dec 1943)
Placed to Disposal and Granted Leave (06 Dec 1943-31 Jan 1944)
Retired (31 Jan 1944)
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