al ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Naval ▁Academy . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return , ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Navy ▁( Se estre it k rä fte / Vol ks marine ) ▁and ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Navy ▁command . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁married ▁I rm g ard ▁Ne uk ir chen , ▁a ▁mother ▁of ▁ 6 ▁children ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁husband . ▁ ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Navy ▁( Vol ks marine ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁while ▁Wilhelm ▁E hm ▁attended ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Naval ▁Academy . ▁After ▁E hm ' s ▁return , ▁he ▁served ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Navy ▁and ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Navy ▁command ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁active ▁service ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Vice ▁Admir al . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Ne uk ir chen ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁East ▁Germany ' s ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Mar itime ▁and ▁Port ▁Indust ries . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 5 - 6 7 ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the