Adolf Lebrecht von Trotha
(01.03.1868 - 11.10.1940)
place of birth:  Koblenz, Rheinprovinz  (Rhenish Prussia)
Königreich Preußen:  Chef des Marinekabinetts,  Konteradmiral


Imperial German Rear Admiral Adolf von Trotha served in Kaiser Wilhelm II's Naval Cabinet as Admiral à la suite during the Great War. He worked in the latter half of the War as Chief of Staff of the Hochseeflotte, the High Sea Fleet, and shortly before War's end replaced Admiral Georg von Müller as Chief of the Admiralty. He was awarded the Pour le Merite medal on 10 June 1916.

Admiral von Trotha's father Karl von Trotha was killed in action during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, when Adolf was only two years of age. He joined the Prussian Navy in 1886 and was later part of the German contingent which participated in the Boxer Rebellion in China. After World War One, Admiral von Trotha stayed with the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II in the Netherlands for several months. He later took an active role in Germany's fledgling National Socialist movement, serving the Party as a member of the Prussian Privy Council, as well as being the Honorary Leader of the Naval Hitler Youth. Admiral von Trotha passed away in Berlin in October 1940 and was laid to rest in the cemetery of the Evangelical Church at Glienicke/Nordbahn .

	Konteradmiral	17.12.1916
	Pour le Mérite	10.06.1916