Jakob von der Lippe
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Jakob von der Lippe was a Norwegian
admiral.
He was born in Fjell
. He was a grandson of bishop Jacob von der Lippe and a son of dean
Johan Nordahl Brun von der Lippe (1838–1915). Through his uncle Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe
he was a first cousin once removed of Frits von der Lippe
, Just Lippe
and Jens von der Lippe. He had the same father, and was thus a half-brother, of Anton Barth von der Lippe
.
On 13 October 1916 von der Lippe was made the first regular director of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
, after the service was permanently organized and sorted under the Royal Norwegian Navy's shooting and signals school, which von der Lippe was the head of. On 14 February the following year von der Lippe was relieved of his position at the shooting and signals school and made full time commander of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service. He retained his command until 13 January 1930. He reached the rank of Rear Admiral
in 1930, and served as the Commanding Admiral of Norway from 1930 to August 1934. He was also the Chief of the Admiral Staff from 1930 to 1933.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
admiral.
He was born in Fjell
Fjell
Fjell is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Fjæld was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
. He was a grandson of bishop Jacob von der Lippe and a son of dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
Johan Nordahl Brun von der Lippe (1838–1915). Through his uncle Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe
Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe
Conrad Fredrik "Fritz" von der Lippe was a Norwegian architect.He was born in Christianssand as a son of bishop Jacob von der Lippe, a grandfather of the three brothers Frits von der Lippe, Just Lippe and Jens von der Lippe, and uncle of the half-brothers, admiral Jakob von der Lippe and whaler...
he was a first cousin once removed of Frits von der Lippe
Frits von der Lippe
Frits von der Lippe was a Norwegian journalist and theatre director. He was the first theatre director for Riksteatret, and had this position for twenty years, from 1949 to 1968. He was awarded the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award in 1968 for his contributions to Norwegian culture...
, Just Lippe
Just Lippe
Just Lippe was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Communist Party he was also a strong campaigner for the Homosexual Allegiance, a Homosexual activist group, co-founding his own break away often labelled "renegade group" Men in Arms....
and Jens von der Lippe. He had the same father, and was thus a half-brother, of Anton Barth von der Lippe
Anton Barth von der Lippe
Anton Barth von der Lippe was a Norwegian whaler.He was born in Tjøme as a son of dean Johan Nordahl Brun von der Lippe and his third wife. His father's second wife had the son Jakob von der Lippe, who was Anton's half-brother...
.
On 13 October 1916 von der Lippe was made the first regular director of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
The Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service was alongside the Norwegian Army Air Service the forerunner to the modern-day Royal Norwegian Air Force.- History :...
, after the service was permanently organized and sorted under the Royal Norwegian Navy's shooting and signals school, which von der Lippe was the head of. On 14 February the following year von der Lippe was relieved of his position at the shooting and signals school and made full time commander of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service. He retained his command until 13 January 1930. He reached the rank of Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
in 1930, and served as the Commanding Admiral of Norway from 1930 to August 1934. He was also the Chief of the Admiral Staff from 1930 to 1933.