Konteradmiral-Ing, Max Schenitzki

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

NAME: Konteradmiral (Ing.) Max Schenitski

PW NO: A451689

RANK: Konteradmiral (Ing.)

CAPTURED: Norway

DATE: 7 May 1945

PERSONAL

DATE OF BIRTH: 21 March 1894

PLACE OF BIRTH: Dortmund

DATE OF DEATH: 16 February 1977

PLACE OF DEATH: Essen

NATIONALITY: German

RELIGION: Evangelical

OCCUPATION: Naval Engineer Officer

HEIGHT: 5'9"

WEIGHT: 161 lbs

HAIR COLOUR: Dark Brown

EYE COLOUR: Brown
NEXT OF KIN: Margot, Schenitzki, Honnef am Rhein, (British Zone)

Promotions:

Commands & Assignments:

1 October 1913: Entered the Imperial German Navy as a Navy Engineer Candidate.
1 October 1913-2 January 1914: Assigned to the I. Werft [Shipyard]-Division.
3 January 1914-30 June 1914: Assigned to the pre-dreadnought battleship Lothringen.
1 July 1914-11 August 1914: Assigned to the battleship Kaiser.
12 August 1914-30 December 1914: Assigned to the I. Werft-Division.
31 December 1914-18 March 1916: Assigned to the pre-dreadnought battleship Lothringen.
19 March 1916-30 September 1916: Assigned to the battleship Bayern.
1 October 1916-25 September 1917: Student at the Engineer and Deck Officer School.
26 September 1917-6 October 1917: Assigned to the I. Werft-Division.
7 October 1917-16 June 1918: Assigned to the battleship Markgraf.
21 June 1918-25 December 1918: Assigned to the armored cruiser Fürst Bismarck.
26 December 1918-20 March 1919: Assigned to the I. Werft-Division.
21 March 1919-30 September 1919: Assigned to the Technical Department, Berlin.
1 October 1919-20 March 1920: Student at Naval School “B.”
21 March 1920-31 May 1920: Freikorps service in the III. Marine-Brigade von Loewenfeld. [Commanded by Korvettenkapitän (later Fregattenkapitän) Wilhelm Friedrich (geb. Wilfried) von Loewenfeld, the III. Marine-Brigade took part in defeating Communist uprisings and maintaining law and order throughout Germany in the aftermath of World War I.]
1 June 1920-7 July 1920: Assigned to the Baltic Sea Ship Cadre Division.
8 July 1920-2 January 1922: Student at the Naval School Kiel-Wik.
3 January 1922-16 September 1922: Company Officer at the Naval School Kiel-Wik.
17 September 1922-1 October 1923: Adjutant of the Naval School Kiel-Wik.
2 October 1923-13 October 1924: Watch Engineer aboard the light cruiser Thetis.
14 October 1924-30 June 1928: At the disposal of the Chief of the Navy Command, detached to the Berlin-Charlottenburg Technical College.
1 July 1928-23 September 1930: Watch Engineer aboard the light cruiser Emden.
24 September 1930-25 September 1931: Engineer aboard the pre-dreadnought battleship Hannover.
26 September 1931-31 March 1933: Company Leader at the Naval School Kiel.
1 April 1933-11 November 1934: Construction indoctrination Admiral Scheer at the Wilhelmshaven Naval Shipyard.
12 November 1934-22 September 1936: Leading Engineer of the armored ship (“pocket battleship”) Admiral Scheer.
23 September 1936-4 November 1938: Staff Officer on the staff of the Naval School Kiel.
5 November 1938-7 November 1939: Engineer on the staff of the Commander of Armored Ships.
10 November 1939-29 February 1940: Engineer on Staff of Navy Group Command West.
6 March 1940-29 July 1940: Again, Engineer on the staff of the Commander of Armored Ships.
30 July 1940-19 December 1940: Detached to the Fleet Command.
20 December 1940-27 January 1941: Fleet Engineer on the staff of the Deputy Admiral of the Fleet.
1 February 1941-22 January 1944: Chief of the Propulsion, Engine, Overhaul Planning and Steering Department for Underwater Craft and Submarines in the Warship Construction Main Office/Navy High Command.
23 January 1944-23 March 1944: Detached to the Higher Shipyard Staff of Navy Group Command West.
24 March 1944-4 October 1944: Chief of the Higher Shipyard Staff of Navy Group Command West.
5 October 1944-31 December 1944: Delegated with the post of Chief of the Higher Shipyard Staff on the staff of Navy High Command Norway.
1 January 1945-31 March 1945: Chief of the Higher Shipyard Staff on the staff of Navy High Command Norway.
1 April 1945-9 May 1945: At the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy High Command Baltic Sea.
7 May 1945-19 May 1948: Prisoner of war in British captivity.
- 9th January 1946 transferred to Island Farm Camp 11 from Camp 1
- 12th May 1948 transferred to Camp 186 for repatriation.

Decorations & Awards (included):

Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914)
Prussian Long Service Award, 2nd Class
Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
Armed Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
Armed Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)

NOTE: Schenitski's World War II decorations, if any, are not known. However, he was not a recipient of any high decorations such as the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, or the German Cross in Gold/Silver.