SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

NAME: Konteradmiral (Ing.) Hans Voß

PW NO: 560279

RANK: Konteradmiral (Ing.)

CAPTURED: Oslo, Norway

DATE: 1 July 1945

PERSONAL

DATE OF BIRTH:      28 April 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH:    Schellhorn/Kreis Plön (Schleswig-Holstein)
DATE OF DEATH:    29 May 1973
PLACE OF DEATH:  Eutin
NATIONALITY:        German
RELIGION:                Evangelical
OCCUPATION:        Naval Engineer Officer
HEIGHT:                    5’ 10”
WEIGHT:                   145 lbs.
HAIR COLOUR:       Grey
EYE COLOUR:         Grey
NEXT OF KIN          Irmgard Voss, Eutin Holstein. (British Zone)

NOTE: Konteradmiral (Ing.) Voß was the German Liaison Officer at Island Farm.

Promotions:

Marineingenieurapplikant [Navy Engineer Applicant]: 30 August 1917

Marineingenieuroberapplikant [Navy Engineer Senior Applicant]: 1 March 1920

Fähnrich zur See (Ing.): 13 November 1920

Leutnant (Ing.): 8 April 1921 (RDA reserved)

Leutnant (Ing.): 12 January 1922 (RDA 8 April 1921)

Leutnant (Ing.): 29 March 1922 (RDA changed to 1 April 1921)

Oberleutnant (Ing.): 1 February 1923

Kapitänleutnant (Ing.): 1 April 1929

Korvettenkapitän (Ing.): 1 October 1934

Fregattenkapitän (Ing.): 1 October 1937

Kapitän zur See (Ing.): 1 January 1940

Konteradmiral (Ing.): 1 January 1944

6 August 1914: Entered the Imperial German Navy as a War Volunteer with the expectation of a career as a Navy Engineer.
6 August 1914-28 December 1914: Assigned to the II. Werft [Shipyard]-Division.
29 December 1914-12 September 1915: Assigned to the light cruiser Arcona.
13 September 1915-4 January 1916: Assigned to the II. Werft-Division.
20 April 1916-17 May 1916: Assigned to the pre-dreadnought battleship Zähringen.
18 May 1916-23 August 1916: Assigned to the armored cruiser Fürst Bismarck.
24 August 1916-1 September 1916: Assigned to the I. Werft-Division.
2 September 1916-14 July 1917: Assigned to the torpedo boat G 91.
15 July 1917-9 October 1917: Assigned to the I. Werft-Division.
10 October 1917-20 January 1918: Assigned to the light cruiser Breslau–Midilli. [Along with the battlecruiser Goeben, the light cruiser Breslau served in the German Mediterranean Sea Division at the outbreak of World War I. On 15 August 1914, the Goeben and Breslau (along with their crews) were formally transferred into the Turkish Navy and renamed Yavuz Sultan Selim and Midilli respectively. On 20 January 1918, the Goeben—Yavuz Sultan Selim and the Breslau—Midilli sortied into the Aegean Sea to attack British troop transports. Shortly after taking part in the sinking of the British monitors Raglan and M 28 off Imbros, the Breslau—Midilli struck five mines and sank with the loss of 331 Turkish and German members of her crew. The surviving 162 crewmembers, including Marineingenieurapplikant Voß, were rescued by a British destroyer and became prisoners of war. The Goeben—Yavuz Sultan Selim also struck multiple mines during the same action and was run aground on her return voyage. Although exposed to heavy air attacks, she was finally freed from the sandbank six days later.]

Breslau - Midilli (flying Turkish flag)

20 January 1918-30 September 1919: Prisoner of war; returned to Germany and placed on leave.

1 October 1919-11 November 1919: Assigned to the I. Werft-Division.

12 November 1919-20 March 1920: Teacher at Naval School “B.”

21 March 1920-31 May 1920: Freikorps service in the III. Marine-Brigade von Loewenfeld. [Like other Freikorps units, the III. Marine-Brigade, commanded by Korvettenkapitän (later Fregattenkapitän) Wilhelm Friedrich (geb. Wilfried) von Loewenfeld, took part in defeating Communist uprisings and maintaining law and order throughout Germany in the aftermath of World War I.]

1 June 1920-7 July 1920: Transferred to the Baltic Sea Ship Cadre Division.

8 July 1920-20 December 1921: Naval School Kiel-Wik.

21 December 1921-30 September 1922: Detached to the staff of the Baltic Sea Naval Station.

13 October 1922-27 September 1923: Watch Engineer aboard the light cruiser Berlin.

28 September 1923-1 March 1926: Adjutant of Naval School Kiel.

2 March 1926-25 February 1929: Watch Engineer aboard the light cruiser Nymphe.

26 February 1929-16 April 1929: Leading Engineer of the light cruiser Nymphe.

18 April 1929-22 September 1930: Company Leader in the North Sea Ship Cadre Division.

23 September 1930-22 February 1932: Assistant Machinist and Leakage Engineer aboard the light cruiser Emden.

23 February 1932-25 September 1934: Company Chief at the Naval School Friedrichsort.

26 September 1934-1 September 1935: Leading Engineer of the light cruiser Leipzig.

2 September 1935-25 October 1938: Staff Officer on Staff at the Naval School Wesermünde.

26 October 1938-25 July 1943: Consultant in the Operations Department of the Seekriegsleitung (Skl) [Sea Combat Command or Naval General Staff]/Navy High Command.

1 August 1943-10 October 1944: Chief of the Higher Shipyard Staff Ostland. [“Ostland” is the German name for the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and portions of northern Russia.]

11 October 1944-31 March 1945: Higher Commander of the Warship Construction Training Department.

1 April 1945-10 May 1945: Chief of the Higher Shipyard Staff, Navy High Command Norway.

1 July 1945 - 21 February 1948: Prisoner of war in British captivity.

9 January 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1
5 February 1948 transferred to LDC (London District Cage) for Germany (US Custody) as witness (to be released later)

Iron Cross, 1st Class (1939)
Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914) with 1939 Bar
Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
Armed Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
Armed Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
High Seas Fleet War Badge

Click here to see a photo of Konteradmiral (Ing.) Hans Voß in the company of fellow prisoners of war at Island Farm.