Otto Schniewind

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Otto Schniewind
Generaladmiral
UnitSMS Leipzig
SMS Augsburg
SMS Magdeburg[1]
Commands heldcruiser Köln[1]
Battles/warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross[1]

Otto Schniewind (14 December 1887 – 26 March 1964) was a German

General Admiral during World War II.[1] He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany
.

Career

Schniewind entered the

Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow, after which he was taken prisoner by the British.[1]

After being released Schniewind continued to serve in the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt and later the Reichsmarine. From 1925 to 1926 he served as adjutant to the Minister of War Otto Gessler. In 1932 Schniewind became captain of the light cruiser Köln. In 1934 Schniewind was appointed to another staff function. He was promoted to Konteradmiral (rear admiral) in 1937 and to Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) in 1940.[1]

He served as Chief of Staff of the

Generaladmiral. On 30 July 1944, Schniewind was relieved of command and for the duration of the war he saw no further employment.[1]

After the War he was arrested and prosecuted during the High Command Trial for his role in the invasion of Norway (Operation Weserübung) but he was acquitted, after which he was released from captivity. From 1949 to 1952 he served with the Naval Historical Team in Bremerhaven.[1]

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hildebrand 1989, pp. 247–248.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Dörr 1996, p. 230.
  3. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 678.

Bibliography

  • Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag.
    ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6
    .
  • Hildebrand, Hans (1989). P–Z (in German). Vol. 3. Osnabrück: Biblio. pp. 247–248.
    ISBN 3764814993. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag.
    ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2
    .
Military offices
Preceded by
none
 Chief of Staff of the Seekriegsleitung
October 1938 – 10 June 1941 		Succeeded by
Admiral Kurt Fricke
Preceded by Fleet commander of the Kriegsmarine
June 1941 – July 1944 		Succeeded by
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