Karl Witzell
Karl Witzell | |
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Born |
Hiersfeld near Wesel | 18 October 1884
Died |
31 May 1976 91) Berlin | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch |
Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1902–42 |
Rank | Generaladmiral |
Unit |
SMS Elbing SMS Frankfurt SMS Graudenz SMS Schleswig-Holstein SMS Braunschweig |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Karl Witzell (18 October 1884, Hiersfeld near Wesel - 31 May 1976, Berlin) was a German naval officer who rose to General Admiral and head of the Marinewaffenhauptamt during the Second World War.
Decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Friedrich August Cross, Second and First Class
- Prussian Service award
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class with Oak Leaves
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords on 6 October 1942 as Generaladmiral and Chef des Marinewaffenhauptamtes
Bibliography
- (German) Hans H. Hildebrand and Ernest Henriot: Deutschlands Admirale 1849-1945 Band 3: P-Z, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1499-3, p. 568-569
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