(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Robert Eyssen
Born: 02 Apr 1892 in Frankfurt, Main
Died: 31 Mar 1960 in Baden-Baden
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1912); Leutnant zur See (03 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917); Kapitänleutnant (01 Feb 1922); Korvettenkapitän (01 Jan 1930); Fregattenkapitän (01 Jul 1935); Kapitän zur See (01 Jan 1937); Konteradmiral (01 Jan 1941)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training and on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Hansa’ (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Granted Leave and Departed to Tampico (01 Oct 1913-28 Nov 1913)
On Board the Light Cruiser ‘Bremen’ (29 Nov 1913-20 Mar 1914)
On Board the Light Cruiser ‘Karlsruhe’ (25 Apr 1914-04 Nov 1914)
Returned Home with ‘Rio Negro’ (05 Nov 1914-22 Dec 1914)
Adjutant and Radio-Officer on the Light Cruiser ‘Amazone’ (13 Jan 1915-30 Mar 1916)
Watch-Officer on ‘V 108’, Torpedo-School-Flotilla (31 Mar 1916-16 May 1916)
Course on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (17 May 1916-12 Jul 1916)
Watch-Officer on ‘V 106’ and ‘G 192’, Torpedo-School-Flotilla (13 Jul 1916-15 Sep 1916)
Adjutant then Commandant of the Torpedo-Boats ‘G 193’, ‘V 183’, ‘V 150’ and ‘V 130’, 2nd Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (16 Sep 1916-31 Jul 1918)
Submarine-Training, Submarine-School (01 Aug 1918-06 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspection of Submarines (07 Nov 1918-28 Jul 1919)
Group-Leader and Flag-Lieutenant, III. Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Flotilla (29 Jul 1919-18 Mar 1920)
Granted Leave (19 Mar 1920-15 Sep 1920)
Commandant ‘M 4’, ‘M 85’, and ‘M 110’, 5th Half-Flotilla (16 Sep 1920-31 Aug 1922)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander of the Sea-Forces of the Baltic Sea (01 Sep 1922-01 Oct 1922)
Company-Leader, Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (02 Oct 1922-23 Mar 1924)
Commandant ‘G 8’, 1st Torpedo-Boat-Half-Flotilla (24 Mar 1924-23 Sep 1926)
Naval-Liaison-Officer with Military-District-Command II, Stettin (24 Sep 1926-24 Sep 1929)
First Officer on the Surveying-Ship ‘Meteor’ (30 Sep 1929-19 Sep 1930)
In the Naval-Defence-Department, Naval-Command (23 Sep 1930-30 Sep 1931)
Advisor in the Nautical Department, Naval-Command (01 Oct 1931-25 Sep 1935)
Commandant of the Surveying-Ship ‘Meteor’ (26 Sep 1935-06 Oct 1937)
Chief of the Military Department, Naval Defence Office, OKM (07 Oct 1937-30 Nov 1939)
Commandant of the Auxiliary-Cruiser ‘Komet’ (01 Dec 1939-20 Feb 1942)
Naval-Liaison-Officer to Air-Fleet 4 (20 Mar 1942-09 Aug 1942)
Chief, Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Oslo (18 Aug 1942-14 Jul 1944)
Commander of Military-District-Command Vienna III (15 Jul 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Placed to the Disposal of the Military-Replacement-Inspection Vienna (01 Feb 1945-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (89): am 29.11.1941 als Konteradmiral und Kommandant Hilfskreuzer “Komet” (HSK 7)
- EK I: 12.07.1920
- EK II: 00.00.1914
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Zähringer Löwen mit Schwertern: 19.09.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 29.10.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Spange zum EK I: 25.12.1940
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsabzeichen für Hilfskreuzer: 00.00.1941


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