serviceyears commands death_place death_date birth_place battles birth_date rank article_title name
1933 -- 1945 1956 -- 1971 6th naval command north sea naval central command navy office naval fast forces baltic approaches attack craft flotilla '' zerstörer 5 '' feldafing , bavaria , germany 1 august 2004 freising , bavaria , german empire world war ii 9 july 1912 '' vizeadmiral '' -lrb- vice admiral -rrb- albrecht obermaier
 albrecht obermaier
albrecht obermaier

albrecht obermaier -lrb- 9 july 1912 -- 1 august 2004 -rrb- was a german naval officer who served in the kriegsmarine in world war ii , and in the postwar navy of west germany .
he reached the rank of `` vizeadmiral '' -lrb- vice admiral -rrb- , serving as the first chief of the navy office , and as commander of naval forces baltic approaches for nato .
