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| Dr. Georg Warnecke crew of 06
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Biography: Born 04 May 1884 in Schleswig .
Studies in Frieburg 1903. 1903/04 in Leipzig math and science, then medicine 1904 in Leipzig, 1904-1906 Jena, 1906 Marbug, 1906/07 Berlin, 1907-1909 Kiel. 18 Jan 1909 States examination
01. Arpil 1906 one year volunteer
01. Feb 1910 one year volunteer navy doctor
22. Jul 1910 promoted to navy doctor
Commissions: 28. Sep 1910 as a "Marine Assistent Arzt" 14. Oct 1911 "Marine Ober Stabs Arzt", 22. Mar 1913 commissioned Marine Stabsarzt (all three analogous to Ensign, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant )
War Service: At the start of the war, He was the Ship's doctor of the light Cruiser S.M.S. Karlsruhe, which, after capturing or sinking 76,609 (I have 65,567) registered British tons, (exploded and) sunk at 10 degrees, 7 minutes N and 55 degrees 25 minutes W.
Warnecke was picked up by the "Rio Negro" and returned to Germany on 6 December 1914. He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class in December 1914. In Jan. 1915 he was assigned to the III. Battalion of the 3rd Matrosen Divison (land based sailors)(also reported as I Battalion). In Oct. 1915, he was the Ship's doctor on the light Cruiser S.M.S. Stralsund.
In Sep 1917 He was Placed at the disposal of the senior navy doctor, working at a sanitorium near Kiel ." In 1918 was living in Eppendorf.
Promoted to Marine Oberstabsartz [Korvettenkapitan] (a slightly different rank structure than in 1914) in the Reichsmarine 1 Dec 1924.
Promoted to Marine-Generaloberarzt (Fregattenkapitan)in the Reichsmarine 1 April 1929.
Recalled?
04 May 1939-08 January 1940 (Squadron doctor zV [Fregattenkapitan]).
Sep. 1939 – 08 Jan. 1940 Inspection physician in the inspection of the education of the navy.
09 Jan. 1940 – Mar. 1941 Inspection physician in the torpedo weapon and barrier weapon inspection
01 Sep.1940 Promoted Flottenarzt zur Verfügung (z.V.) equavlent [Kapitan zur See]
Mar.1941 - Aug.1941 Führerreserve (Leader Reserves)
Aug.1941 - Oct.1941 Inspection physician in the torpedo weapon and barrier weapon inspection as well as the inspection of the navy artillery thing offices / navy arsenal inspection. Appears left the service in Oct 1941. Ill health?
The old rank-designation Marine-Generaloberarzt equates to the later Flottillenarzt
(or in the army: the later Oberfeldarzt). |
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