Vizeadmiral Leo Kreisch Born: 25 Jun 1895 in Xanten, Rhineland (Rheinland) Died: 22 Jul 1977 in L�neburg Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (23 Dec 1914); Leutnant zur See (13 Jul 1916); Oberleutnant zur See (28 Sep 1920); Kapit�nleutnant (01 Apr 1926); Korvettenkapit�n (01 Oct 1933); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Apr 1937); Kapit�n zur See (01 Apr 1939); Konteradmiral (01 Jan 1943); Vizeadmiral (01 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett at Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser �Victoria Louise� (01 Apr 1914-06 Aug 1914)
On Board the Small Cruiser �Danzig� (17 Aug 1914-31 May 1915)
On Board the Small-Cruiser �Wiesbaden� (01 Jun 1915-30 Nov 1915)
Attended Courses (01 Dec 1915-09 Jul 1916)
On Board the Small Cruiser �Regensburg� (10 Jul 1916-12 Oct 1918)
Submarine-Training and Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarine Affairs (13 Oct 1918-14 Nov 1918)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser �Regensburg� (15 Nov 1918-12 Oct 1919)
Company-Leader in the III. Naval-Brigade (26 Oct 1919-16 Apr 1920)
Ships-Cadre �Medusa� (20 May 1920-16 Jul 1920)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser �Medusa� (17 Jul 1920-31 Mar 1921)
Company-Leader with the II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Apr 1921-30 Sep 1923)
Watch-Officer with the I. Flotilla (01 Oct 1923-18 Sep 1924)
Commandant of the Tender �T 154� (19 Sep 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Company-Chief in the Naval-School Friedrichsort (01 Oct 1926-29 Sep 1927)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �T 153� with the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (30 Sep 1927-24 Sep 1929)
Naval-Liaison-Officer to the Staff of the 2nd Division/Military-District-Command II (Stettin) (25 Sep 1929-25 Sep 1931)
Torpedo-Officer on the Liner �Schleswig-Holstein� (26 Sep 1931-02 Oct 1933)
Chief of the 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (03 Oct 1933-26 Sep 1935)
3rd Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of Fleet Command (27 Sep 1935-28 Sep 1937)
1st Admiral-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (29 Sep 1937-30 Sep 1939)
At the same time, Acting-Chief Of Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (21 Jun 1939-12 Jul 1939)
Chief of the Military Department of Office-Group Submarine-Affairs, Naval-Warfare-Command, OKM (01 Oct 1939-07 Aug 1940)
Commandant of the Light Cruiser �N�rnberg� (08 Aug 1940-25 Mar 1941)
Commandant of the Heavy Cruiser �L�tzow� (28 Mar 1941-03 Jul 1941)
Chief of the Naval-Instruction-Command Rumania (04 Jul 1941-17 Nov 1941)
Acting-Commandant of the Heavy Cruiser �L�tzow� (18 Nov 1941-26 Jan 1942)
Leader of Submarines Italy (27 Jan 1942-12 Aug 1943)
Leader of Submarines Mediterranean (13 Aug 1943-25 Jan 1944)
Leader of Destroyers and also Sea-Commander in the Area of the Danish Islands then of Swinem�nde (26 Jan 1944-29 May 1945)
In Captivity (29 May 1945-02 Dec 1946)
Released (02 Dec 1946)
Decorations & Awards:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (19 Jul 1943)
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