List of Erich Raeder's positions and ranks in the Navy and the government

OFFICES AND POSITIONS HELD BY DEFENDANT ERICH RAEDER
It is hereby agreed that Erich Raeder, a defendant in the action pending before the International Military Tribunal, was appointed or elected, as the case may be, to the positions, and held the offices entitled thereto during the time as set forth below:
1876 Born in Wandsbek, near Hamburg.
1984 Joined the German Navy 1897 Commissioned Leutnant 1903-1905 Press Officer in Reichsniarineamt 1910-1912 Navigation Officer on "Hohenzollern" (Kaiser's yacht)
1911 Korvettenkapitaen
1915 Commander of "Koeln" (Cruiser)
1918 Head of Central Division of Reichsmarineamt 1922 Konteradmiral—Inspector of Naval Training, Kiel
1924 Commander of Light Forces in North Sea 1925-1928 Chef der Marinestation der Ostsee, Kiel
1925 Vizeadmiral
1928 Admiral—Chief of Naval Command (Chef der Marineleitung) '
1935 Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine (OKM)
1936 General Admiral—Hitler, on his 47th birthday, (Apr
20) created this rank for Raeder.
1937 "Golden Badge of Honor" (Als Orden, being a decoration) (Jan 30)
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1938 Member of Secret Cabinet Council (Geheimer Kabinettsrat) (Feb 4)
1939 Grossadmiral—rank created by Hitler, who presented
him with a Marshall's baton (Apr 1)
1943 Admiralinspekteur—Replaced as OKM by Doenitz. (Jan 30)
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the above is true, this 14 day of November 1945.
. /s/ Erich Raeder
. DEFENDANT
Dr. Siemers ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT