Erich Förste

Erich Förste
Born	(1892-02-11)11 February 1892 Magdeburg, German Empire
Died	11 February 1963(1963-02-11) (aged 70) Kiel, West Germany
Military career
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch	Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Service years	1910–1945
Rank	Admiral
Unit	SMS Hertha Friedrich der Grosse U-86
Commands	UB-34 UB-99 Torpedo boat T-143 and T-141 cruiser Karlsruhe battleship Gneisenau
Conflicts	World War I World War II
Awards	German Cross in Gold

Erich Förste (11 February 1892 – 10 July 1963) was a German naval officer who served in the Kaiserliche Marine, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine, eventually reaching the rank of Admiral during World War II.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• U-boat War Badge (1918)
• Wound Badge in Black
• Knight's Cross of the Albert Order 2nd Class with Swords
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 25 May 1943 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral Aegean Sea

References

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.