Konteradmiral Heinrich Kehrhahn Born: 17 Jul 1881 in Riga, Latvia (Lettland) Died: 14 May 1962 in Bremen Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (19 Apr 1901); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1903); Oberleutnant zur See (21 Mar 1905); Kapit�nleutnant (16 Oct 1909); Korvettenkapit�n (14 Oct 1917); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Jan 1924); Kapit�n zur See (01 Oct 1926); Charakter als Konteradmiral (30 Sep 1930); Konteradmiral z.V. (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship �Stosch� (07 Apr 1900-02 Apr 1901)
Naval-School, Special-Briefing on �Brummer�, �Bl�cher� and with the I. Replacement-Sea-Battalion (03 Apr 1901-30 Sep 1902)
Departed to Tsingtau (01 Oct 1902-15 Nov 1902)
Adjutant on the Heavy Cruiser �F�rst Bismarck� (16 Nov 1902-01 Oct 1904)
Returned Home from Tsingtau with the �Mandschuria� and The �Kaiser Wilhelm der Gro�e� (02 Oct 1904-15 Nov 1904)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Battalion and Watch-Officer on Board �D 3�, �D 4� and �D 7� (16 Nov 1904-30 Sep 1906)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �S 62� (03 Apr 1906-02 Jul 1906)
Watch-Officer on the Despatch-Boat �Sleipner� (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1908)
Adjutant with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Oct 1908-30 Sep 1909)
Company-Officer with the I. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1912)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (04 Jan 1910-09 Sep 1910)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (01 Nov 1910-30 Nov 1910)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (12 Mar 1911-19 Mar 1911)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (06 Apr 1911-09 Jun 1911)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (26 Aug 1911-13 Sep 1911)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (04 Dec 1911-10 Dec 1911)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (14 Mar 1912-26 Mar 1912)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (11 Apr 1912-30 Apr 1912)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (19 May 1912-01 Jun 1912)
At the same time, Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �G 172� (29 Aug 1912-22 Sep 1912)
Torpedo-Officer on the Liner �Lothringen� (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Torpedo-Officer in the Liner �Preu�en� (01 Oct 1913-07 Jun 1915)
Torpedo-Officer on the Liner �Friedrich der Gro�e� (08 Jun 1915-06 Sep 1917)
Department-Head in the Military Department then in the Naval Defence Department of the Reichsmarineamt, from 15/07/1919 in the Admiralty then from 15/09/1920 in Naval Command (07 Sep 1917-30 Sep 1921)
At the same time, Detached to the Armistice-Negotiations with Russia (23 Dec 1917-17 Feb 1918)
First Officer on the Liner �Hannover� (01 Oct 1921-27 Sep 1923)
Leader of the Reichsmarine-Service-Office Bremen (28 Sep 1923-03 Nov 1925)
Commandant Of Wilhelmshaven (09 Nov 1925-10 Jan 1928)
At the same time, Acting-Commander of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (06 Apr 1927-31 Dec 1927)
Commander of the Ship-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (01 Jan 1928-26 Sep 1928)
Chief of the Naval Defence Department, Naval Command (05 Oct 1928-28 Sep 1930)
Retired (30 Sep 1930)
Reichs-Commissioner with the Sea-Office Bremerhaven (01 Jan 1938-30 Apr 1945)
At the same time, Reichs-Commissioner with the Sea-Offices Emden and Brake (26 Aug 1941-30 Apr 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine (24 May 1939-04 Sep 1939)
Deputy Reichs Commissioner at the Prize-Court, Hamburg (04 Sep 1939-20 Jan 1940)
Chief of the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Bremen (24 May 1940-31 Jan 1944)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval-High-Command North Sea (01 Feb 1944-31 Mar 1944)
Retired (31 Mar 1944)
Federal-Representative with the Sea-Office Bremerhaven (02 Mar 1948-30 Nov 1955)
At the same time, Federal-Representative with the Sea-Office Emden (24 Apr 1948-30 Nov 1955)
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