▁war rant ▁officer ▁courses , ▁Ne uk ir chen ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁as ▁a ▁watch ▁officer ▁on ▁a ▁mine ▁ship . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁Sub marine ▁ch aser ▁station ed ▁in ▁Norway . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁duty ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁National - So cial ist ▁guidance ▁officer ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁as ▁a ▁battery ▁commander ▁of ▁Naval ▁inf antry . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Soviet ▁capt ivity . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany ▁( ND PD ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁worked ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁N DP D ▁political ▁department ▁in ▁Me ck len burg . ▁After ▁one ▁year ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁N DP D ▁for ▁the ▁Berlin ▁district . ▁ ▁Ne uk ir chen ▁joined ▁the ▁Main ▁Administration ▁Sea ▁Police ▁( H aupt ver walt ung ▁Se ep ol ize i ▁( H VS )) ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Ne uk ir chen ▁was ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁Police . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁R ear ▁Admir