Ernst Ewers
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRear-Admiral Ernst Ewers (29 September, 1873 – 14 November, 1940) was an officer of the Imperial German Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
He commanded the dreadnought battleship König Albert twice. After the war had ended he became the Navy's head of security on the Baltic Sea, before heading the Baltic Sea station.
Ewers was promoted to the rank of Konteradmiral in 1920.[1]
He retired on 30 September, 1920.
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of S.M.S. S 67 before 8 May, 1900[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Friedrich Behncke |
Captain of S.M.S. Schlesien Sep, 1916[3] – Jun, 1917[4] |
Succeeded by Paul Globig |
| Preceded by Hans Eberius |
Captain of S.M.S. Westfalen 10 Jun, 1917[5] – 23 Jul, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by Hermann Bauer |
| Preceded by Ernst Arnold |
Captain of S.M.S. König Albert 3 Aug, 1917[7] – 24 Aug, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by Paul Globig |
| Preceded by Eduard Varrentrapp |
Captain of S.M.S. König Albert 1 Dec, 1917[9] – 3 Dec, 1918[10] |
Succeeded by Ferdinand Boehmer |
Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ Rangliste der deutschen Reichsmarine, Mai 1900. p. 24.
- ↑ German Wikipedia.
- ↑ German Wikipedia.
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
- ↑ Dave Alton on GWPDA
