U Boat officer

[stevenbecker]

Mates,

 

This officer shows up with the Ottoman War Medal and a U Boat Badge during WWI

 

Can you say where he served and what boats?

 

All I have

 

Wever Paul    unknown      (1893 in Langenberg DoD 11-8-44) heart attack in Aix en Provence France - awarded EK II & EK I and Ottoman War Medal Later WWII Kon-Admiral Chief Of Staff of Naval-Group-Command West 1939 to Chief of the Department for Naval Intelligence Analysis OKM 1940 to Vizeadmiral Commanding Admiral of the French South Coast 1943-44

 

Can you fill in the details during WWI?

 

Cheers

S.B
 

[Swinesheadvillage]

Hi SB

 

Just in case you haven't seen it, here is a wiki entry

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wever

 

Hope this helps

 

Kind Regards

 

Derek

[Swinesheadvillage]

Hi SB

 

Burial Details as below, from:-

 

https://www.volksbund.de/en/graebersuche/detailansicht.html?tx_igverlustsuche_pi2[gid]=f2d56dcc79b05e51d34d845406c1dacd&cHash=85145f1d4676e97c67aa856f56385c7e

 

Kind Regards

 

Derek

 

Surname:

Wever

Forum name:

Paul Friedrich Leopold

Rank:

Vice admiral

Date of birth:

01/28/1893

Place of birth:

Langenberg

Date of death / becoming missing:

08/11/1944

Place of death / becoming missing:

Aix-en-Provence

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Paul Friedrich Leopold Wever is buried in the military cemetery in Dagneux .

Final grave site: Block 33, Row 10, Grave 329

[Guest]

Mate,

 

Thank you I did think to go there as he was just a Lt , my mistake.

 

S.B

[Michael Lowrey]

Wever was also awarded the Württemberg’s Friedrich Order but no Austrian decorations.