Vizeadmiral Heinz Nordmann Born: 28 May 1893 in Magdeburg Died: 23 Dec 1945 in Zedelghem POW Camp, Belgium Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912); Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (16 Jul 1917); Oberleutnant zur See (18 Jul 1918); Kapit�nleutnant (01 Apr 1922); Korvettenkapit�n (01 Apr 1930); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Sep 1935); Kapit�n zur See (01 Jan 1937); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1941); Vizeadmiral (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and On Board the Heavy Cruiser �Victoria Louise� (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Training at the Naval-School M�rwik and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1913)
On Board the Liner �Th�ringen� (01 Oct 1913-04 Feb 1915)
Weapons-Course on Board the Heavy Cruiser �Kaiserin Augusta� and School-Ship �W�rttemberg� (06 Feb 1915-03 Sep 1915)
2nd Torpedo-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser �L�tzow� (04 Sep 1915-15 Jan 1916)
Retired (15 Jan 1916)
Reactivated as a Reserve-Officer (Active-Officer from 18 Jul 1918) and Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection (03 Feb 1916-08 Feb 1916)
Company-Leader in the III. Battalion of the 4th Sailor-Regiment of Naval-Corps Flaunders (09 Feb 1916-22 Oct 1916)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boats �V 68� and �S 61� of the Destroyer-Flotilla Flaunders (23 Oct 1916-30 Jun 1918)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats �A 40� and �A 27� of the Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla Flaunders (01 Jul 1918-20 Nov 1918)
Adjutant on the Liner �Lothringen� (05 Dec 1918-16 Dec 1918)
Processing on the Liner �Lothringen� (17 Dec 1918-23 Feb 1919)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser �Regensburg� (24 Feb 1919-26 Feb 1919)
Watch-Officer on the Liner �Friedrich der Gro�e� (27 Feb 1919-21 Jun 1919)
In Captivity (22 Jun 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea and Granted Leave (01 Feb 1920-07 Jun 1920)
Commandant in the 1st Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (08 Jun 1920-10 Sep 1920)
Commandant of the Minesweeper �M 52� of the 11th Half-Flotilla (11 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Company-Leader in the Commanding-Battalion of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (02 Oct 1921-28 Feb 1922)
Company-Leader in the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (01 Mar 1922-10 Oct 1923)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �V 6� in the 3rd Half-Flotilla (11 Oct 1923-05 Feb 1924)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �V 5� in the 3rd Half-Flotilla (06 Feb 1924-28 Sep 1925)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat �T 158� in the 4th Half-Flotilla (29 Sep 1925-24 Sep 1926)
Advisor in the Staff of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (25 Sep 1926-12 Jul 1927)
Detached to the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (13 Jul 1927-24 Sep 1927)
2nd Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (28 Sep 1927-25 Sep 1930)
At the same time, Acting 1st Adjutant (11 Jan 1929-30 Apr 1929)
Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser �K�ln� (26 Sep 1930-20 Sep 1931)
1st Adjutant in the Staff of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (21 Sep 1931-23 Sep 1932)
Navigation-Officer on the Liner �Hessen� (26 Sep 1932-03 Oct 1933)
Advisor in the Organisations-Department of the Naval Command, from 11 Jan 1936 of OKM (04 Oct 1933-29 Sep 1937)
Chief of the Naval-Organisations-Department, OKM (30 Sep 1937-02 Apr 1939)
Commandant of the Light Cruiser �Leipzig� (03 Apr 1939-27 Feb 1940)
Department-Chief in the Sea-Navigation-Office, Reichs Traffic Ministry (28 Feb 1940-27 Jul 1941)
Chief Of Staff of the Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Kiel (28 Jul 1941-18 Jan 1942)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications of the Polar Sea Coast (09 Apr 1942-17 Sep 1942)
Admiral Norwegian Polar Coast (18 Sep 1942-31 Jan 1943)
Commanding Admiral of the Norwegian Polar Coast (01 Feb 1943-19 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (20 Jan 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
In Western Allied Captivity (08 May 1945-23 Dec 1945)
Died in Allied Captivity (23 Dec 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 15.04.1944
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