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
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	Admiral
Unit	SMS Hertha Friedrich der Grosse U-86
Commands held	UB-34 UB-99 Torpedo boat T-143 and T-141 cruiser Karlsruhe battleship Gneisenau
Battles/wars	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.