Erich Raeder in 1928

Portrait of Erich Raeder in 1928. On 24 September 1928, Vizeadmiral Raeder became the temporary Chef der Marineleitung (Chief of the Naval Command) of the Reichsmarine, the Weimar Republic Navy. On 1 October 1928 he was promoted to the rank of Admiral and permanent Chef der Marineleitung. On 1 June 1935, the Reichsmarine was renamed the Kriegsmarine and Raeder became its commander-in-chief with the title of Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine.

 

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