Peters, Max

Date of birth:: June 6th, 1888 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:: April 11th, 1961 (Buxtehude/Nedersaksen, Lowersaxony)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
1st October 1907: entering service as Torpedomaschinistenanwärter;
1st October 1908: Torpedoobermaschinistenanwärter;
1st October 1909: Torpedomaschinistenmaat;
30th April 1913: Torpedoobermaschinistenmaat;
13th November 1920: Fähnrich (Ing.);
12th January 1922: Patent Leutnant (Ing.), RDA 10th January 1921;
29th March 1922: Leutnant (Ing.), RDA 1st January 1921;
1st October 1922: Oberleutnant (Ing.);
1st November 1928: Kapitänleutnant (Ing.);
1st November 1933: Korvettenkapitän (Ing.);
1st October 1937: Fregattenkapitän (Ing.);
1st October 1939: Kapitän zur See (Ing.);
1st August 1944: Konteradmiral (Ing.).

Career:
1st October 1907: Entering Service as Torpedomaschinistenanwärter;
1st October 1937 - 25th September 1912: I.Torpedo-Division;
28th December 1907 - 28th February 1908: 3.Torpedobootshalbflotille, I.Torpedo-Division;
29th February 1908 - 14th March 1908: 7.Torpedobootshalbflotille, I.Torpedo-Division;
15th March 1908 - 30th September 1908: 3.Torpedobootshalbflotille, I.Torpedo-Division;
1st October 1908 - 3rd January 1909: 1.Torpedobootshalbflotille, I.Torpedo-Division;
5th April 1909 - 10th June 1909: Torpedoboot "G 137";
16th August 1909 - 6th September 1909: Torpedoboot "G 137";
1st February 1910 - 5th February 1910: Torpedoboot "G 112";
23rd August 1920 - 10th September 1910: 5.Torpedobootshalbflotille, I.Torpedo-Division;
4th January 1911 - 22nd September 1912: Torpedoboot "G 137";
26th September 1912 - 30th April 1916: Kreuzer "Breslau";
1st May 1916 - 9th October 1917: I.Torpedoboot-Division;
19th September 1916 - 27th January 1917: Torpedoboot "A 31";
25th June 1917 - 9th October 1917: Torpedoboot "G 41";
10th October 1917 - 23rd March 1918: Schüler Ingenieur und Deckoffiziersschule;
24th March 1918 - 25th January 1919: I.Torpedoboot-Division;
29th May 1918 - 13th September 1918: Torpedoboot "T 49";
26th September 1918 - 31st December 1918: Torpedoboot "V 78";
26th January 1919 - 5th October 1919: 4.Ostsee-Minensuchhalbflotille, Torpedoboot "T 121";
6th October 1919 - 5th January 1920: Ingenieur und Deckoffiziersschule;
6th January 1920 - 16th January 1920: Kommandierten-Abteilung der Ostsee;
17th January 1920 - 20th Ocotber 1920: 7.Ostsee-Minensuchhalbflotille, / 5.Halbflotille, Minensuchboot "M 129";
21st October 1920 - 2nd January 1922: Marineschule Kiel-Wik;
3rd January 1922 - 31st March 1922: Infanterie-Lehrgang, Stralsund;
1st April 1922 - 30th September 1922: II.Abteilung Schiffstammdivision der Ostsee;
1st October 1922 - 3rd January 1923: z.Vfg. des Chefs der Marinestation der Ostsee;
4th January 1923 - 27th September 1926: 1.Torpedobootshalbflotille, Leitender Ingenieur, Torpedoboot "S 23" en "S 18";
28th September 1926 - 25th February 1930: Wachingenieur Linienschiff Elsaß;
26th February 1930 - 28th September 1932: Halbflotilleningenieur 1.Torpedobootshalbflotille;
29th September 1932 - 5th October 1934: Kompanieführer Marineschule Kiel-Wik;
6th October 1934 - 28th December 1934: z.Vfg. ces Chefs der Marinestation Nordsee;
29th December 1934 - 24th September 1937: Leitender Ingenieur Linienschiff "Schlesien";
25th September 1937 - 12th November 1939: Stab II.Admiral der Nordseestation;
1st January 1939: Referent 2.Admiral der Nordsee;
15th November 1939 - 19th september 1940: Kommandeur 14.Schiffsstammabteilung;
20th September 1940 - 30th September 1940: beafutragt mit der Aufstellung der 18.Schiffstammabteilung;
1st October 1940 - 23rd March 1943: Kommandeur 18.Schiffstammabteilung;
24th March 1943 - 9th January 1944: Direktor Marineausrüstings- und Reparaturbetrieb Pillau;
10th January 1944 - 28th March 1945: Arsenalkommandant Kriegsmarinearsenal Gotenhafen.
2nd December 1946: out of imprisonment as POW.