Backenköhler, Otto (Admiral)
- Date of birth:
- February 1st, 1892 (Göttingen/Hannover, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 5th, 1967 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Buried on:
- German War Graves Cemetery Friedhof Ohlsdorf Hamburg
Plot: AE 39. - Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
April 01st, 1910: Seekadett
April 15th, 1911: Fähnrich zur See
September 29th, 1913: Leutnant zur See
March 22nd, 1916: Oberleutnant zur See
January 01st, 1921: Kapitänleutnant
January 01st, 1929: Korvettenkapitän
September 01st, 1934: Fregattenkapitän
April 01st, 1936: Kapitän zur See
January 01st, 1940: Konteradmiral
April 01st, 1942: Vizeadmiral
April 01st, 1943: Admiral
Career:
April 1910: Groß Kreuzer "Freya"
April 1911: Marineschule Mürwik
October 1912: Linienschiff "Westfalen"
January 17th, 1916: Wachoffizier, 9. Torpedoboots-Halbflottille
April 01st, 1918: Kommandant, "G 8", 10. Torpedoboots-Halbflottille
July 13th, 1918: Kommandant, "V 5", 10. Torpedoboots-Halbflottille
October 27th, 1918: 12. Torpedoboots-Halbflottille
January 01st, 1921: Kommandant, Tender, "M 138", 7. Halbflottille
00.00.1922: Kommandant, Torpedoboot, "V 2", 7. Halbflottille
00.00.1923: Kommandant, Torpedoboot, "T 196", 7. Halbflottille
October 1923: Stab der Marineleitung
November 10th, 1924: Kommandant, 4. Torpedoboots-Halbflottille
September 24th, 1926: Stabsoffizier, Flottenkommando
September 30th, 1929: Stab, Marinestation der Nordsee
September 24th, 1931: Erster Admiralstabsoffizier, Befehlshaber der Aufklärungsstreitkräfte
October 01st, 1933: Kommandeur der Torpedoschule
October 01st, 1935: Kommandant, Leicht Kreuzer "Köln"
October 16th, 1937: Chef des Stabes, Flottenkommando
October 15th, 1938: Chef des Stabes, Marinestation der Ostsee
October 24th, 1939: Chef des Stabes, Flottenkommando
July 31st, 1940: Chef, Amt Torpedowaffen, Marinewaffenhauptamt, Oberkommando der Marine
March 09th, 1943: Chef des Marinewaffenhauptamtes, Kriegsmarine-Rüstung
July 15th, 1945: British POW
December 10th, 1946: released
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 17th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- September 22nd, 1919
Ordem Militar de Avis
- Rank:
- Offizierskreuz
- Awarded on:
- 1927
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1935
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
Magyar Érdemrend Középkeresztje
- Awarded on:
- August 20th, 1938
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
Cruz Naval con distintivo Blanco
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Rank:
- III. Klasse
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 1st, 1939
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1939
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Commendatore
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 22nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Admiral (Vice-admiral)
- Unit:
- Chef, Hauptamt der Marinewaffenämter, Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- August 7th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Admiral (Vice-admiral)
- Unit:
- Chef, Kriegsmarinerüstung, OKM
- Awarded on:
- January 3rd, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Axis Biographical Research
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