Commanding officer of the Karlsruhe,

[rexmundi]

Does someone know who the commanding officer of the Karlsruhe was during there Worldtrip in 1931/32 ?

[Diesel]

Hi Rexmundi

It was Fregattenkapitän/Kapitän zur See Erwin Waßner.

Regards
Diesel

[rexmundi]

Thank you. Does anyone know what kind of medals Waßner got ?

I found this bio on mike's site. But only his pour le merite is on it. I have got picture's from the worldtip of the Karlsruhe and Waßner is wearing a large medal bar there. I will post photo's later on.

http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WE...NER_ERWIN.html

[HeikoGrusdat]

Hello,

I can give you some information on the orders he has got...:

pour le merite , house order oh hohenzollern knights cross with swords , iron cross 2. + 1. class , ww1 submarine badge , prussia live saving medal , hambug hanseatic cross , oldenburg live saving medal , saxon-ernestine house order knights cross with swords

thats all I found out untill 1929, my latest navy rank list... he died as a Konteradmiral in 1937

best wishes
Heiko

[rexmundi]

This most be him...

[rexmundi]

Waßner in Hawaii,

[rexmundi]

Waßner with the goverment of Peru, parade in Lima,

[rexmundi]

Could this be him ?

[Diesel]

Erwin Waßner

Hi Rexmundi

Here is a pic of him from WWI.



Regards
Diesel

[rexmundi]

Thanks Diesel, looks like the same man.