General der Flakartillerie Ludwig von Schröder Born: 12 Sep 1884 in Kiel Died: 28 Jul 1941 close to Hohenlychen (Air Crash) NSDAP-Nr.: SS-Nr.: Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1904); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1906); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Mar 1909); Kapitänleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Korvettenkapitän (01 May 1922); Fregattenkapitän (01 Dec 1928); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1930); Konteradmiral (01 Oct 1934); Charakter als Vizeadmiral (30 Sep 1937); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1937); General der Flakartillerie (01 Apr 1939)
SS-Gruppenführer () Career:
Entered the Navy and Attended Basic-Training and Cadet on Board the School-Ship ‘Moltke’ (01 Apr 1903-31 Mar 1904)
At the Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Departed to East Asia (01 Oct 1905-15 Nov 1905)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (16 Nov 1905-13 Oct 1906)
On Board the Liner ‘Kaiser Karl der Große’ (14 Oct 1906-03 Apr 1907)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship ‘Moltke’ (04 Apr 1907-07 Apr 1908)
Watch-Officer on the School-Ship ‘König Wilhelm’ (08 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1908)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Königsberg’ (01 Oct 1908-14 Sep 1910)
Watch-Officer on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Prinz Adalbert’ (15 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1911)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Kaiser Wilhelm II’ (01 Oct 1911-09 May 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Wittelsbach’ (10 May 1912-13 Aug 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Mecklenburg’ (14 Aug 1912-28 Sep 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Preußen’ (29 Sep 1912-00 Apr 1915)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Markgraf’ (00 Apr 1915-11 Jan 1917)
Instructor on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (12 Jan 1917-20 Feb 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Markgraf’ (21 Feb 1917-14 Jul 1917)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 2nd Sailor-Artillery-Regiment and of Battery ‘Tirpitz’, Naval-Corps Flaunders (15 Jul 1917-15 Aug 1918)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 2nd Sailor-Artillery-Regiment and of Battery ‘Deutschland’, Naval-Corps Flaunders (16 Aug 1918-00 Oct 1918)
Leader of Battle-Group ‘Schwerstes Flachfeuer’ of the 4th Army (00 Oct 1918-12 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection (13 Dec 1918-13 Mar 1919)
With the Naval-Division Kiel (14 Mar 1919-27 Mar 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the I. Naval-Inspection and Granted Leave (28 Mar 1919-06 Nov 1919)
Retired (06 Nov 1919)
Reactivated to Naval Service and Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea and Company-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (27 Aug 1920-24 Mar 1921)
Commander of Coastal-Defence-Battalion III (25 Mar 1921-08 Sep 1921)
At the same time, Acting-Garrison-Senior in Kiel (27 Jan 1921-08 Sep 1921)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (09 Sep 1921-04 Nov 1921)
Leader of the Reichsmarine-Service-Office Lübeck (05 Nov 1921-27 Nov 1921)
Detached for Information to the Ships-Artillery-School (28 Nov 1921-31 Dec 1921)
Instructor at the Ship-Artillery-School (01 Jan 1922-21 Sep 1924)
Ships-Cadre ‘Hessen’ (22 Sep 1924-05 Jan 1925)
Acting-First Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (06 Jan 1925-14 Feb 1925)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (15 Feb 1925-18 Sep 1926)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (19 Sep 1926-24 Sep 1928)
2nd Admiral-Staff-Officer with Fleet-Command (27 Sep 1928-11 Oct 1929)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Amazone’ (12 Oct 1929-15 Jan 1930)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Köln’ (15 Jan 1930-27 Sep 1932)
Commandant Of Kiel and Port-Captain of Kiel (29 Sep 1932-31 Dec 1934)
At the same time, Naval-Commissioner for the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Channel (29 Sep 1932-30 Sep 1934)
At the same time, 2nd Admiral of the Baltic Sea (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commandant of Fortifications of the Pomeranian Coast (02 Jan 1935-30 Sep 1937)
Retired (30 Sep 1937)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as Vice-President of the Reichs-Air-Defence-Federation (01 Dec 1937-29 May 1939)
President of the Reichs-Air-Defence-Federation (30 May 1939-30 May 1941)
Military-Commander Serbia (31 May 1941-28 Jul 1941)
Killed in an Air Crash close to Hohenlychen (28 Jul 1941)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 15.06.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse am Bande der Rettungsmedaille
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse mit Spange “Vor dem Feinde”
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- Kgl. Preuss. Rettungsmedaille am Bande
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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