William Michaelis

William Otto Ernst Michaelis
Birth name William Otto Ernst Michaelis
Born (1871-07-19)19 July 1871
Bischofsburg, East Prussia
Died 5 January 1948(1948-01-05) (aged 76)
Putbus, Rügen
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
Service/branch  Kaiserliche Marine
 Reichsmarine
Years of service 1889–1920
Rank Vizeadmiral
Commands held Thüringen
Battles/wars World War I

William Otto Ernst Michaelis (19 July 1871 – 5 January 1948) was a German viceadmiral and head of the Naval Command within the Ministry of the Reichswehr in the Weimar Republic.

Biography

Michaelis was born in Bischofsburg, East Prussia to a civil engineer, he graduated from high school with a first. He entered the Imperial German Navy as a Seeoffizieranwärter in April 1889 and was promoted to Unterleutnant zur See (equivalent to ensign) in 1892. He served at the rank of Unterleutnant zur See from 1900 to 1902 as a deck officer and commander with the 1st Torpedo Boat Division in Kiel. He also attended Kiel's Naval Academy from 1900 to 1902, leading to service with the Reichsmarineamt (RMA) as a head of department and with the Admiralty Staff. He then served as first officer of a capital ship then as staff officer to the admiral of a squadron. From 4 February 1915 through 28 January 1916 he served as chief of staff to the Commander of the High Seas Fleet, Admiral Hugo von Pohl.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfbsco.htm, accessed 2014-06-30
  2. ↑ http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyGermanyOrganisation.htm, accessed 2014-06-30
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