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Birth name | Walter Rudolf Junker |
Birth date | 12 March 1895 |
Place of birth | Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire |
Death date | 21 June 1980 (aged 85) |
Place of death | Essen-Kettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
Allegiance | File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).png Weimar Republic File:Flag of the NSDAP (1920โ1945).svg National Socialist Germany |
Service/branch | File:War Ensign of Germany 1903-1918.png Kaiserliche Marine File:Flag of Weimar Republic (jack).png Reichsmarine File:War Ensign of Germany (Reichskriegsflagge) 1938-1945.png Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1913โ1918 1919โ1935 1935โ1945 |
Rank | Konteradmiral |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross German Cross in Silver |
Relations | Otto Junker (father) Anna Karoline Morat (mother) |
Walter Rudolf Junker (12 March 1895 โ 21 June 1980) was a German naval officer of the Imperial German Navy, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine, finally Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) in World War II.
Military career (chronology)
- Entered the Navy as Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training (01 Apr 1913-09 May 1913)
- On Board the Heavy Cruiser โHerthaโ (10 May 1913-31 Mar 1914)
- Naval-School Mรผrwik (01 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
- On Board the Liner โKaiserโ (02 Aug 1914-03 Aug 1914)
- With the XIV. Sea-Defence-Battalion (04 Aug 1914-05 Aug 1914)
- On Board the Small Cruiser โFrauenlobโ (06 Aug 1914-06 Aug 1915)
- Signals-Officer on the Small Cruiser โElbingโ (04 Sep 1915-31 May 1916)
- Signals-Officer on the Small Cruiser โGraudenzโ (11 Jul 1916-01 Jun 1917)
- Watch, Torpedo, Artillery-Officer and Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats โV 43โ and โS 49โ (02 Jun 1917-21 Jun 1919)
- In Captivity (21 Jun 1919-31 Jan 1920)
- Released and Placed to the Disposal of the Admiralty (01 Feb 1920-10 May 1920)
- Ordinance-Officer with the Ships-Cadre-Detachment of the North Sea (11 May 1920-04 Jul 1920)
- Placed to the Disposal of the Commander of Sea Forces of the North Sea (05 Jul 1920-26 Jul 1920)
- Commandant of the 8th Minesweeper-Half-Flotilla (27 Jul 1920-28 Sep 1921)
- Company-Officer and Adjutant with the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (29 Sep 1921-07 Oct 1923)
- Watch-Officer with the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (08 Oct 1923-31 Dec 1923)
- Watch-Officer and Commandant with the 3rd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (01 Jan 1924-28 Sep 1925)
- Commandant of the 4th Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (29 Sep 1925-23 Sep 1926)
- Torpedo-Officer on the Liner โSchleswig-Holsteinโ (24 Sep 1926-19 Sep 1927)
- Instructor at the Torpedo and Signals School, at the same time, Leader of the Torpedo-School (20 Sep 1927-22 Sep 1929)
- Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Torpedo and Signals School (23 Sep 1929-20 Mar 1932)
- Torpedo-Officer on the Cruiser โEmdenโ (21 Mar 1932-23 Sep 1932)
- Navigation-Officer on the Cruiser โEmdenโ (24 Sep 1932-18 Jan 1933)
- First Officer on the Cruiser โEmdenโ (19 Jan 1933-01 Apr 1933)
- Navigation-Officer on the Armoured-Ship โDeutschlandโ (01 Apr 1933-23 Sep 1934)
- Advisor in the Naval-Weapons-Department, Naval Command, from 11/01/1936 OKM (24 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1937)
- Chief of Office-Group Underwater-Weapons, Naval Weapons Office, OKM (01 Oct 1937-28 Jan 1938)
- Chief of the Department for Underwater Weapons, Naval Weapons Office, OKM (29 Jan 1938-02 Nov 1938)
- Chief Of Staff of the Inspection Of Torpedo Affairs (03 Nov 1938-17 Mar 1943)
- At the same time, Acting-Inspector and President of the Torpedo-Test-Command (20 Mar 1939-25 Mar 1939)
- At the same time, Acting-Inspector and President of the Torpedo-Test-Command (05 Jun 1939-17 Jun 1939)
- Commander of the Torpedo-Test-Institute Eckernfรถrde (18 Feb 1943-03 Dec 1944)
- Inspector Of Torpedo Affairs (04 Dec 1944-21 Sep 1945)
- At the same time, Acting-Chief of the Office for Torpedo Weapons, Kriegsmarine-Armaments, OKM (01 Jun 1945-21 Sep 1945)
- In Captivity (21 Sep 1945-18 Apr 1947)[1]
Promotions
- 1 April 1913 Seekadett (Officer Candidate)
- 3 April 1914 Fรคhnrich zur See (Officer Cadet)
- 18 September 1915 Leutnant zur See (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent (ernannt)
- 14 May 1921 Oberleutnant zur See (1st Lieutenant) with rank seniority (RDA) from 7 January 1920
- 1 May 1925 Kapitรคnleutnant (Captain Lieutenant)
- 1 April 1933 Korvettenkapitรคn (Corvette Captain)
- 1 January 1937 Fregattenkapitรคn (Frigate Captain)
- 1 October 1938 Kapitรคn zur See (Captain at Sea / Colonel)
- 1 December 1942 Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral)
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 27 January 1916
- 1st Class in Januay 1920 (after his return from captivity)
- Princely Schwarzburg Cross of Honor on 7 November 1917
- as of personal file, albeit the roll lists do not show his name.
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 30 November 1934
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class
- 1st Class on 16 March 1938
- War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class with Swords
- 2nd Class on 19 December 1940
- 1st Class on 30 April 1942
- German Cross in Silver on 22 August 1944 as Konteradmiral and Commandant of the Eckernfรถrde Torpedo Experimental Institute (Torpedo-Versuchs-Anstalt Eckernfรถrde)