Erich Förste | |
Birth Date: | 11 February 1892 |
Birth Place: | Magdeburg, German Empire |
Death Place: | Kiel, West Germany |
Allegiance: | (to 1918) (to 1933) |
Serviceyears: | 1910–1945 |
Rank: | Admiral |
Commands: | Torpedo boat T-143 and T-141 cruiser Karlsruhe battleship Gneisenau |
Unit: | |
Battles: | World War I----World War II |
Awards: | German Cross in Gold |
Erich Förste (11 February 1892 – 10 July 1963) was a German naval officer who served in the Kaiserliche Marine, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine, eventually reaching the rank of Admiral during World War II.