Konteradmiral (Ing.) Carl Weber

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11


	Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) Weber Commanding General of the Arsenal at Bordeaux, France wears the basic Army pattern rank insignia. Only the colour differed to distinguish the Navy insignia. Navy insignia was gold (gold and silver in the case of the shoulder boards) on blue. The base of the shoulder boards was dark blue, while the collar boards were light blue

NAME: Konteradmiral-ing, Carl Weber

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RANK: Konteradmiral (Ing)
CAPTURED: Bordeaux, France
DATE: 19 September 1944

PERSONAL
D.O.B: 23 April 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rosen / Kreis Heiligenbeil (East Prussia)
DIED: 5 November 1975
PLACE OF DEATH: Hamburg
NATIONALITY: German
RELIGION:
OCCUPATION: Naval Engineer Officer
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Commands & Assignments:

7 August 1914: Entered the Imperial German Navy as a War Volunteer with the expectation of a career as Navy Engineer.
7 August 1914-31 October 1914: Assigned to the II. Werft [Shipyard]-Division.
1 January 1915-13 April 1915: Assigned to the hulk Leipzig.
19 April 1915-28 August 1915: Assigned to the pre-dreadnought battleship Kaiser Karl der Große.
29 August 1915-24 September 1916: Assigned to the torpedo boat V 28. [Leader of the IX Torpedo Boat Flotilla of the II Scouting Group, the V 28 took part in the epic Battle of Jutland against the British Grand Fleet, 31 May-1 June 1916. Although the V 28 sustained a single hit by a British 6-inch shell that penetrated the waterline, no crewmembers were lost and she survived the battle.]
25 September 1916-18 October 1916: Assigned to the II. Werft-Division.
19 October 1916-26 September 1917: Assigned to the battleship Baden.
27 September 1917-30 August 1918: Engineer and Deck Officer School.
31 August 1918-29 September 1918: Assigned to the II. Werft-Division.
30 September 1918-16 December 1918: Assigned to the pre-dreadnought battleship Schwaben.
17 December 1918-20 March 1920: On leave.
21 March 1920-31 May 1920: Freikorps service in the III. Marine-Brigade von Löwenfeld. [Like other Freikorps units, the III. Marine-Brigade, commanded by Korvettenkäpitan von Löwenfeld, took part in defeating Communist uprisings and maintaining law and order throughout Germany in the aftermath of World War I.]
1 June 1920-6 September 1920: Assigned to the Baltic Sea Schiffsstammdetachment and Schiffsstammdivision [Ship’s Cadre Detachment and Division].
7 September 1920-2 January 1922: Watch Engineer aboard the light cruiser Hamburg.
3 January 1922-1 June 1922: Company Officer at the Naval School Kiel-Wik.
2 June 1922-9 October 1923: Naval Defense Department of the Navy Command.
10 October 1923-8 September 1925: Chief Engineering Officer in the 4^th Torpedo Boat Half Flotilla.
15 October 1925-1 July 1928: Watch Engineer aboard the light cruiser Emden.
2 July 1928-20 September 1929: Motor Transport Officer in the II. Naval Artillery Battalion.
1 October 1928-20 September 1929: At the same time, Leader of the Transport Area on the staff of the Commandant of Wilhelmshaven.
21 September 1929-2 October 1931: Half Flotilla Engineer of the 3^rd Torpedo Boat Half Flotilla.
3 October 1931-8 April 1934: Motor Transport Consultant on the staff of the North Sea Naval Station.
9 April 1934-9 September 1935: Naval Works Wilhelmshaven, construction indoctrination, light cruiser Emden.
10 September 1935-28 September 1936: Personal Consultant in the Navy High Command.
29 September 1936-30 September 1937: Consultant in the Naval Command Office / Navy High Command.
1 October 1937-26 October 1938: Consultant in the Supreme Naval Command / Navy High Command.
31 October 1938-15 November 1939: Commander of the 14^th Schiffsstammabteilung.
19 November 1939-20 August 1940: Station Engineer on the staff of the North Sea Naval Station.
21 August 1940-13 October 1941: Leader of the Transport Detachment on the staff of the Commanding Admiral France.
15 October 1941-14 November 1943: Chief of Staff of the Ship Machinery Inspectorate.
15 November 1943-3 January 1944: At the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the North Sea Naval Command.
4 January 1944-22 August 1944: Arsenal Commandant of the Kriegsmarine Arsenal at Bordeaux, France.
23 August 1944-19 September 1944: Commander of Naval Brigade Weber [a scratch unit composed of naval personnel used in the defense of Bordeaux].
19 September 1944-4 February 1948: Prisoner of war.
- 29 September 1944 known POW camp transfer to Trent Park Camp 11 sorting camp.
- 25 October 1944 transfer from Trent Park Camp 11 sorting camp to unknown camp.

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