(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Vizeadmiral Fritz Lamprecht
Born: 09 Aug 1893 in Seelzerthurm, District Einbeck (Hannover)
Died: 23 Jul 1961 in Bassum, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912); Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917); Kapit�nleutnant (01 Oct 1921); Korvettenkapit�n (01 Sep 1929); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Apr 1935); Kapit�n zur See (01 Oct 1936); Konteradmiral (01 Dec 1940); Vizeadmiral (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Entered the Navy, Basic-Training and Seekadett on the Heavy Cruiser �Hertha� (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Naval-School M�rwik and Special-Briefing (01 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1913)
On Board the Liner �K�nig Albert� (01 Oct 1913-00 Jan 1915)
1st Radio-Officer on the Liner �Kronprinz� (00 Jan 1915-17 Jun 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (18 Jun 1916-00 Oct 1916)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine �U 43� (00 Oct 1916-00 Apr 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Division-Boat �D 10�, Submarine-Acceptance-Command (00 Apr 1917-00 May 1917)
Watch-Officer on Board the Submarine �U 97� with the II. Submarine-Flotilla (16 May 1917-08 Sep 1918)
Commandant of �UB 100�, Submarine-Acceptance-Command (17 Sep 1918-23 Oct 1918)
Commandant of �UC 45�, Submarine-Acceptance-Command (24 Oct 1918-27 Nov 1918)
Commandant of the Escort-Flotilla of the Submarine-School and Prisoner-Officer on the Transport-Ship �Sangara� of Warnem�nde to Libau (28 Nov 1918-28 Feb 1919)
Commandant of the Minesweeper �M 10� with the 6th North-Sea-Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (01 Mar 1919-01 Dec 1919)
Watch and Division Officer on the Liner �Wittelsbach� (02 Dec 1919-08 Jan 1920)
Commandant of the Minesweepers �M 85� and �M 109� with the 8th Half-Flotilla (09 Jan 1920-09 Nov 1921)
Company-Leader with the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (10 Nov 1921-17 Apr 1924)
Watch-Officer on the Liner �Elsaߒ (18 Apr 1924-05 Jan 1925)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser �Nymphe� (26 Mar 1925-23 Nov 1925)
Assistant at the Naval-Arsenal Kiel (24 Nov 1925-20 Sep 1926)
Adjutant of the Naval-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (15 Jan 1927-06 May 1928)
At the same time, Instructor with the Barrier-Test-Command (01 Jul 1927-31 Jul 1927)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser �Emden� (07 May 1928-02 Jul 1930)
Acting-Adjutant of the Staff of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (07 Jul 1930-25 Sep 1930)
Commander of the IV. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (26 Sep 1930-30 Sep 1933)
Commander of the Barrier-School (06 Oct 1933-15 Nov 1938)
At the same time, Chief of the School-Formation of the Barrier-School (06 Oct 1933-31 Dec 1936)
Chief of the Department Barrier Force, Naval Weapons Office, OKM (18 Nov 1938-06 Nov 1939)
Chief of Office-Group Barrier Force, Naval Weapons Head Office, OKM (07 Nov 1939-29 Aug 1942)
Acting-Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of The Crimea (04 Sep 1942-13 Nov 1942)
Acting-Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of the Ukraine (14 Nov 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Armaments-Inspector of The Netherlands (07 Dec 1942-31 Jul 1944)
Commander of the Naval-Board-Flak-Brigade North (29 Aug 1944-08 May 1945)
At the same time, Chief of the �bersetzstab Elbe-Weser-Ems, responsible for ferrying men and equipment over the Rivers Elbe, Weser, and Ems(01 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-26 Apr 1947)
Released (26 Apr 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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