Carl-Heinz Birnbacher

Heinz Birnbacher
Born 26 May 1910(1910-05-26)
Villach
Died 5 December 1991(1991-12-05) (aged 81)
Villach
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany
Service/branch  Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
 German Federal Navy
Years of service 1930–1945, 1956–1973
Rank Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht)
Konteradmiral (Bundeswehr)
Unit destroyer Z-23
Commands held 1. Schnellbootflottille
destroyer Z-25
destroyer Z-24
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Birnbacher (26 May 1910 in Villach – 5 December 1991 in Villach) was a German officer in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. After World War II he served in the Bundesmarine attaining the rank of Konteradmiral.

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 133.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Military offices
Preceded by
Kapitänleutnant Kurt Sturm		 Commander of 1. Schnellbootflottille
26 November 1939 – 2 September 1942		 Succeeded by
Korvettenkapitän Georg Christiansen
Preceded by
Fregattenkapitän Trummer		 Commander of German destroyer Z-1 (formerly USS Anthony)
April 1959 – October 1960		 Succeeded by
Fregattenkapitän Werner Winter