Ernst Ewers

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Rear-Admiral Ernst Ewers (29 September, 1873 – 14 November, 1940) was an officer of the Imperial German Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

He commanded the dreadnought battleship König Albert twice. After the war had ended he became the Navy's head of security on the Baltic Sea, before heading the Baltic Sea station.

Ewers was promoted to the rank of Konteradmiral in 1920.[1]

He retired on 30 September, 1920.

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of S.M.S. S 67
before 8 May, 1900[2]
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Friedrich Behncke
Captain of S.M.S. Schlesien
Sep, 1916[3] – Jun, 1917[4]
Succeeded by
Paul Globig
Preceded by
Hans Eberius
Captain of S.M.S. Westfalen
10 Jun, 1917[5] – 23 Jul, 1917[6]
Succeeded by
Hermann Bauer
Preceded by
Ernst Arnold
Captain of S.M.S. König Albert
3 Aug, 1917[7] – 24 Aug, 1917[8]
Succeeded by
Paul Globig
Preceded by
Eduard Varrentrapp
Captain of S.M.S. König Albert
1 Dec, 1917[9] – 3 Dec, 1918[10]
Succeeded by
Ferdinand Boehmer

 

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