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- 1880-1935 (Creation)
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36 Aufbewahrungseinheiten; 0,3 laufende Meter
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deutscher Marineoffizier, zuletzt Admiral im Ersten Weltkrieg sowie Höchstkommandierender der osmanischen und bulgarischen Seestreitkräfte (1864-1946)
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Souchon, Wilhelm, 1864-1946
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History of the Inventory Designer: Wilhelm Souchon, Vice Admiral born on 02 June 1864 in Leipzig, died on 13 January 1946 in Bremen married to Violet (née Lahusen) 1881: Sea cadet on SMS Leipzig; 1894: Commander of the mine training ship SMS Rhein, promotion to Captain Lieutenant 1900: I. Officer/Commander of SMS Odin 1900-1903: promotion to Corvette Captain 1903: Chief of Staff of II. (Reserve) Wing 1904: Chief of the Staff of the Cruiser Wing in East Asia on the SMS Fürst Bismarck 1906: Promotion to Captain at Sea, Employment in the Naval Office 1907: Commander of the SMS Wettin 1909: Chief of the Staff of the Naval Station Baltic Sea 1911: Promotion to Rear Admiral, 2nd Admiral of the II. 1913: Commander of the Mediterranean Division 1914: Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman and Bulgarian Navy 1915: Promotion to Vice Admiral 1917: Commander of the 4th Battle Squadron of the Baltic Sea Fleet 1918: Chief of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea, Governor of Kiel 1919: Pension Awards: Iron Cross I. and II. Class Pour le Mérite Red Eagle Order II. Class with star, oak leaves and swords Crown Order II. Class with Star Prussian Service Award Cross Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz Commturkreuz I. Class of the Albrechts Order Grand Cross of the House Order of the White Falcon with Swords Cross for Merits in War Description: Correspondence, inter alia with Wilhelm II. and Tirpitz; lectures and elaborations on naval history; memoirs and diaries; documents from military service, including as chief of the Mediterranean Division (1911-1915), as commander-in-chief of the Turkish and Bulgarian navies (1915-1917) and as chief of the IV Squadron (1917-1918). State of development: Special conditions of use Citation method: BArch, N 156/...
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Rechteinformation beim Datenlieferanten zu klären.
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- German
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Verwandtes Archivgut im Bundesarchiv: <br />
Pers 6/2150 (Personalakte)
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Original description: Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
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- Souchon, Wilhelm (Subject)
- II, Wilhelm (Subject)