Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy

Appendix

467 The Torpedo Gang The semi-tabular form used below lists each officer’s name; year of birth; years in the Torpedo Arm while Tirpitz was there (1877–89); years in the Oberkommando der Marine (OKM) when Tirpitz was Chief of Staff (1892–95); and years in the Reichsmarineamt (RMA) while Tirpitz was there (1897–1916). Listed last is each officer’s final service rank and the most important position he ever held. A few of them also served with Tirpitz when he was Chief of the East Asian Cruiser Squadron (1896–97). These are noted where applicable. Almost all the data below are from Hans Hildebrand, ed., Deutschlands Admirale, 1849–1945. Names listed as “von” indicate hereditary nobility; names listed as “(von)” indicate non-nobles by birth but enobled during their lifetime for their services. Hunold von Ahlefeld (1851): Torpedo Arm, 1880–91; OKM, 1893–96; RMA, 1902–1907; Vice Admiral and Chief of the Baltic Station, 1907–1908. Otto Braun (1864?): Torpedo Arm, 1885–87; OKM, 1892–95; died in a tyAppendix phoon on 23 July 1896 as Lieutenant Commander and Commander of the gunboat Iltis, part of Tirpitz’s East Asian Cruiser Squadron. Gustav Bachmann (1860): Torpedo Arm, May–August 1884; OKM, 1892–94; RMA, 1897, 1907–1910; Admiral , Chief of the Admiralstab, 1915. Wilhelm Büchsel (1848): Torpedo Arm, summer 1881; RMA, 1895–99, 1900–1902; Admiral, Chief of the Admiralstab , 1902–1908. Carl von Coerper (1854): Torpedo Arm, 1881–83; RMA, 1897–98; Naval Attaché in London, 1898–1903, 1904–1907; Admiral, Chief of Baltic Station, 1912–14. Harald Dähnhardt (1863): Torpedo Arm, 1887–88; RMA, 1895–99, 1899– 1900, 1904–1916; Vice Admiral, Head of Estimates Department at RMA, 1904–1916 Karl Dick (1858): Torpedo Arm, 1885; OKM, 1893–96; RMA, 1910–1916; Admiral, RMA Dockyard Director, 1910–1916. Max (von) Fischel (1850): Torpedo Arm, 1879–80, 1881–84, 1887–89; OKM, 1889–92; RMA, 1895–1900; Admiral, Chief of the Admiralstab, 1909–1911. August von Heeringen (1855): Torpedo Arm, 1884, 1886–89; OKM, 1893–96; 468 Appendix RMA, 1897–99, 1899–1900, 1903– 1907; Admiral, Chief of the Admiralstab , 1911–13. Heinrich, Prince of Prussia (1862): Torpedo Arm, April–September 1887; no other service under Tirpitz; Grand Admiral, Chief of Baltic Forces, 1914–18. Albert Hopmann (1865): Torpedo Arm, 1888–89; OKM, 1895–97; RMA, 1911–15; Vice Admiral, Chief of Staff, Baltic Station, 1915–1916. Paul Jaeschke (1851): Torpedo Arm, 1880–86; Captain, Governor of Kiaochou , 1899–1901. Friedrich (von) Ingenohl (1857): Torpedo Arm, 1888; OKM, 1892–94; RMA, 1897–1901; Admiral, Chief of the High Sea Fleet, 1913–15. Günther von Krosigk (1860): Torpedo Arm, 1884, 1887–89; RMA, 1913–14; Admiral, Chief of Baltic Station, 1915–18. Georg Alexander (von) Müller (1854): Torpedo Arm, 1879–82, 1884–85; OKM, 1892–95; Admiral, Chief of the Naval Cabinet, 1906–1918. Hugo (von) Pohl (1855): Torpedo Arm, 1882–85; RMA, 1895–98, 1901–1903; Admiral, Chief of the High Seas Fleet, 1915–16. Max Rollmann (1857): Torpedo Arm, 1883–89; RMA, 1901–1904, 1907–1910; Vice Admiral, Chief of III Squadron, 1910–1912. Wilhelm Schack (1860): Torpedo Arm, 1885–86, 1887; RMA, 1896–99, 1901–1904; Vice Admiral, Inspector of Coast Artillery, 1911–13. Reinhard Scheer (1863): Torpedo Arm January– May 1888; RMA, 1897– 1900, 1903–1907, 1911–13; Admiral, Chief of High Seas Fleet, 1916–18. Ludwig (von) Schröder (1854): Torpedo Arm, 1885–88; OKM, 1895–98; Admiral, Chief of Marine Corps in Flanders, 1914–18. Rudolf Siegel (1852): Torpedo Arm, 1879; OKM, 1889–94; Captain, Naval Attaché in Paris, 1895–1907. Oskar (von) Truppel (1854): Torpedo Arm, 1887–88; OKM, 1894–97; RMA. 1899–1901; Admiral, Governor of Kiaochou, 1901–1911. Raimund Winkler (1855): Torpedo Arm, 1887–89; OKM, 1892–95; RMA, 1906–1911; Vice Admiral, Department Head in RMA, 1911–1915. Hugo Zeye (1852): Torpedo Arm, 1885, 1886–88; Commander of Kaiser,Tirpitz’s flagship in East Asia, 1896–98; RMA, 1901–1903; Vice Admiral , Inspector of Torpedo Forces, 1903–1909. ...