Karl-Adolf Zenker

Karl-Adolf Zenker
from left to right: Konteradmiral Zenker, General Kammhuber, General Schnez, Federal Minister of Defence Strauß, General Speidel and General Foertsch.
Born	(1907-07-19)19 July 1907 Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany
Died	27 March 1998(1998-03-27) (aged 90) Bonn, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  West Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Navy
Years of service	1926–1945, 1951–1967
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	destroyer Hans Lody destroyer Z-28
Battles/wars	World War II
Relations	Hans Zenker (father)

Karl-Adolf Zenker (19 July 1907 – 27 March 1998) was an officer in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He served as a member of the Naval Historical Team and later became commander (Inspector of the Navy) of the post-war German Navy.

References

• Sander-Nagashima, Johannes Berthold (2006). Die Bundesmarine 1955 bis 1972: Konzeption und Aufbau. München, Germany: Oldenbourg Verlag. ISBN 978-3-486-57972-7.

External links

• Karl-Adolf Zenker in the German National Library catalogue
• "à la Tartar". Der Spiegel (in German) 28. 1964. Retrieved 15 August 2014. 
• "Karl-Adolf Zenker". Der Spiegel (in German) 43. 1964. Retrieved 15 August 2014. 

Inspectors of the Navy Friedrich Ruge Karl-Adolf Zenker Gert Jeschonnek Heinz Kühnle Günter Luther Ansgar Bethge Dieter Wellershoff Hans-Joachim Mann Hein-Peter Weyher Hans-Rudolf Boehmer Hans Lüssow Lutz Feldt Wolfgang E. Nolting Axel Schimpf Andreas Krause