Konteradmiral Ludolf von Hohnhurst

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

NAME: Konteradmiral Ludolf von Hohnhurst

POW NO: A451670
RANK: Konteradmiral
CAPTURED: Oslo, Norway
DATE: 1st July 1945

PERSONAL

DATE OF BIRTH: 13 August 1899

PLACE OF BIRTH: Oberau b. Staffelste

DATE OF DEATH: 14 May 1978

PLACE OF DEATH: Hemer / Westfranken

NATIONALITY: German

RELIGION: Evangelical

OCCUPATION: Naval Officer

HEIGHT: 5' 8"

WEIGHT: 154lbs

HAIR COLOUR: Dark Brown
EYE COLOUR: Brown

NEXT OF KIN: Charlotte Hohnhorst, (British Zone)

Promotions:

War Volunteer: 3 October 1916
Bootsmannsmaat: 2 July 1917
Fähnrich zur See: 17 September 1917
Leutnant zur See der Reserve: 31 December 1918 (Patenting reserved)
Leutnant zur See: 10 January 1920 (Patent 28 September 1919)
Oberleutnant zur See: 1 April 1922
Kapitänleutnant: 1 October 1929
Korvettenkapitän: 1 October 1935
Fregattenkapitän: 1 April 1939
Kapitän zur See: 1 November 1940
Konteradmiral: 1 October 1944

Commands & Assignments:

3 October 1916: Entered the Imperial German Navy as a War Volunteer with the expectation of a career as a Sea Officer.
3 October 1916-21 December 1916: Training aboard the protected cruiser Freya.
29 March 1917-21 April 1917: Assigned to the pre-dreadnought battleship Schleswig-Holstein.
22 April 1917-7 July 1917: Assigned to the pre-dreadnought battleship Hannover.
8 July 1917-3 January 1918: Navigation Course at Naval School Mürwick.
4 January 1918-9 March 1918: Course aboard the protected cruiser Kaiserin Augusta.
10 March 1918-28 May 1918: Assigned to the torpedo boat T 173 in the School Half Flotilla.
29 May 1918-30 November 1918: Watch Officer aboard the torpedo boat T 173.
30 November 1918-31 December 1918: On leave.
31 December 1918: Entered the Reserve.
3 May 1919-31 May 1920: Freikorps service in the II. Marine-Brigade Wilhelmshaven, later known as Brigade Ehrhardt. [Commanded by Korvettenkapitän Hermann Ehrhardt, this nationalistic, right wing volunteer brigade took part in defeating Communist uprisings and maintaining law and order throughout Germany in the aftermath of World War I.]
10 January 1920: Reactivated in the Navy as a Leutnant zur See.
1 June 1920-12 August 1920: North Sea Schiffsstamm [Ship’s Cadre] Detachment.
13 August 1920-28 September 1921: Watch Officer in the 8^th Half Flotilla.
29 September 1921-30 September 1922: Watch Officer in the 11^th Half Flotilla.
1 October 1922-2 November 1922: Watch Officer aboard the light cruiser Hamburg and then the minesweeper M 122.
3 November 1922-14 September 1924: Watch and Torpedo Officer aboard the torpedo boat G 10 in the 1^st Half Flotilla.
15 September 1924-27 September 1925: Commander of the torpedo boat T 146 in the 1^st Torpedo Boat Flotilla.
29 September 1925-30 September 1928: Assistant in the Mine Testing and Demonstration Command.
1 April 1927-20 April 1927: At the same time, Commander of the research trawler Grille.
8 August 1927-10 August 1927: At the same time, Commander of the Submarine Destroyer Half Flotilla.
11 August 1927-27 August 1927: At the same time, Adjutant of the Submarine Destroyer Half Flotilla.
1 October 1928-4 October 1931: Detached to the Defense Department of the Reich Defense Ministry.
5 October 1931-25 September 1933: Division and Watch Officer aboard the pre-dreadnought battleship Schleswig-Holstein.
26 September 1933-27 September 1935: Third Staff Officer on the staff of the North Sea Naval Station.
28 September 1935-20 September 1936: Artillery Officer aboard the light cruiser Königsberg.
14 October 1936-20 October 1937: Artillery Officer aboard the light cruiser Leipzig.
21 October 1937-15 February 1939: Group Leader in the Defense Department of the Armed Forces High Command.
16 February 1939-30 June 1940: Consultant in the Navy Signals Department of the Navy High Command.
1 July 1940-18 April 1941: Consultant in the Navy Sub-Department, Armistice Commission France.
23 April 1941-22 September 1942: Chief of Staff of the Commanding Admiral Norwegian West Coast.
23 September 1942-6 November 1942: Detached to the staff of the Commanding Admiral Norway.
7 November 1942-12 May 1944: Senior Quartermaster on the staff of the Commanding Admiral Norway/Navy High Command Norway.
24 April 1944-21 August 1944: Delegated with the post of Commandant of Sea Defenses Bergen, Norway.
30 August 1944-20 November 1944: Commandant of Sea Defenses Polar Sea Coast, Norway.
8 December 1944-31 May 1945: Chief of Staff of the Navy High Command Norway.
1st July 1945 - 19th August 1946 British prisoner of war
- 9th Jan 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1,
- 26th July 1946 transferred to LDC (London District Cage) from Island Farm Special Camp 11
- 19th August 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from LDC
- 7th October 1947 via Camp 43 to CIC Adelheide (Civil Internment Camp).

Decorations & Awards:

Iron Cross, 1^st Class (1939)
Iron Cross, 2^nd Class (1939)
War Merit Cross, 1^st Class with Swords
War Merit Cross, 2^nd Class with Swords
Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
Armed Forces Long Service Award, 1^st Class (25-year Service Cross)
Armed Forces Long Service Award, 3^rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort Vessels War Badge