Horst-Dieter Kolletschke (born 29 February 1952) is a retired '' Konteradmiral'' (rear admiral) of the German Navy.

Biography

Born in

Eckernförde Eckernförde ( da, Egernførde, sometimes also , nds, Eckernför, sometimes also ) () is a German town in Schleswig-Holstein, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, on the coast of the Baltic Sea approximately 30 km north-west of Kiel. The population is ...

, from 1972 to 1975 Kolletschke studied

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

at the University of Applied Sciences Kiel, before joining the navy. After finishing his officer training, Kolletschke continued his studies in electrical engineering at the

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from 1976 to 1979, earning a ''

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''. Kolletschke then worked as a logistics officer and squadron commander in Naval Air Wing 5 based in Holtenau. He in 1983 returned to the

to work in military research and development at the ''Institut für Elektrische Maschinen und Antriebstechnik''. While working there he received his ''

Doktoringenieur The Doktoringenieur (acronym Dr.-Ing., also ''Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften'') is the Germany, German engineering doctorate degree, comparable to the Doctor of Engineering, Engineering Doctorate, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Science (Engineer ...

'' (engineering doctoral degree) in 1987. From April 2010 to October 2012, Kolletschke served as the last head of the Navy Office, overseeing its integration into the new Navy Command, which he joined in 2012 as the head of operational support. Upon retiring in August 2014 Kolletschke handed over his position to '' Flottillenadmiral'' Karl-Wilhelm Ohlms.

References

Counter admirals of the German Navy 1952 births Living people German electrical engineers People from Eckernförde Engineers from Schleswig-Holstein Military personnel from Schleswig-Holstein {{Germany-mil-bio-stub