PW NO:          560351

RANK:            Vizeadmiral

CAPTURED:   Oslo, Norway

DATE:             27th August 1945

 

PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH:     28 August 1897

PLACE OF BIRTH:   Wesel / Rheinland

DATE OF DEATH:   17 January 1976

PLACE OF DEATH: Soest / Nordrhein-Westfalen

NATIONALITY:       German

RELIGION:

OCCUPATION:        Regular Naval Officer

HEIGHT:

WEIGHT:

NEXT OF KIN:

Promotions:

• War Volunteer: 3 January 1916
• Fähnrich zur See: 13 January 1917
• Leutnant zur See: 19 June 1918 – Patenting reserved
• Leutnant zur See: 14 May 1921 – Patent 19 June 1918 (7)
• Oberleutnant zur See: 1 April 1922 (14)
• Kapitänleutnant: 1 March 1929 (2)
• Korvettenkapitän: 1 April 1935 (21)
• Fregattenkapitän: 1 October 1938 (10)
• Kapitän zur See: 1 April 1940 (7)
• Konteradmiral: 1 March 1943 (4)
• Vizeadmiral: 1 April 1945 (2)

Commands & Assignments:

• 3 January 1916: Entered the Imperial German Navy as a War Volunteer with the expectation of a career as a Sea Officer.
• 3 January 1916-4 March 1916: Initial training at the Naval School Mürwick.
• 5 March 1916-3 August 1916: Training aboard the protected cruiser Freya.
• 4 August 1916-4 February 1918: Assigned to the battlecruiser Derfflinger.
• 5 February 1918-20 April 1918: Course aboard the torpedo school ship Württemberg.
• 21 April 1918-2 October 1918: Assigned to the battlecruiser Seydlitz.
• 3 October 1918-17 March 1920: Watch Officer and Signals Officer in the 18th Torpedo Boat Half Flotilla and then the light cruiser Königsberg.
• 18 March 1920-10 January 1922: Roll Officer of the light cruiser Hamburg.
• 11 January 1922-31 March 1922: Platoon Leader in the North Sea Ship Cadre Division.
• 1 April 1922-30 September 1924: Watch Officer aboard the torpedo boat V 3.
• 1 October 1924-25 February 1925: Commander of the torpedo boat V 6.
• 26 February 1925-4 January 1926: Flag Lieutenant on the staff of the Commander of the North Sea Naval Forces.
• 5 January 1926-22 September 1929: Naval Adjutant of the Reich President (Generalfeldmarschall a.D. Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg)/Reich Defense Ministry.
• 27 September 1929-2 October 1931: Commander of the torpedo boat Luchs.
• 3 October 1931-6 August 1933: Leader Assistant training.
• 7 August 1933-10 January 1936: Adjutant of the Chief of the Navy Command (Admiral, later Großadmiral Dr. phil. h. c. Erich Raeder)/Navy Command.
• 11 January 1936-31 May 1937: Adjutant of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (Großadmiral Dr. phil. h. c. Erich Raeder)/Navy High Command.
• 1 June 1937-14 September 1937: Commander of the Training Detachment of the 3rd Destroyer Division.
• 15 September 1937-25 October 1938: Commander of the destroyer Hermann Schoemann (Z 7).
• 28 October 1938-4 January 1939: Detached and named to service as the Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (Großadmiral Dr. phil. h. c. Erich Raeder until 30 January 1943; Großadmiral Karl Dönitz thereafter)/Navy High Command.
• 5 January 1939-19 February 1944: Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine/Navy High Command.
• 15 March 1944-4 April 1944: Delegated with the post of Commandant of Sea Defenses Languedoc, France.
• 5 April 1944-6 September 1944: Commandant of Sea Defenses Languedoc, France.
• 8 November 1944-17 August 1945: Commanding Admiral Norwegian North Coast (Trondheim).
• 27 August 1945-July 1947: Prisoner of war.

  • 15th March 1946 transferred to LDC (London District Cage)

Decorations & Awards (included):

• German Cross in Silver: 26 June 1942, Kapitän zur See, Chief of Staff of the Navy High Command.
• Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914)
• War Merit Cross, 1st Class with Swords
• War Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords
• 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)
• Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class with Swords: 25 March 1942.

NOTE: Schulte-Mönting did not receive the Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914) in World War I. It is not known if he received the 1939 version of this decoration during World War II. The hosts would welcome any supplemental information regarding the decorations held by this officer.

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