Kriegsmarine of the Second World War, Generaladmiral was a rank senior to an Admiral, but junior to a Großadmiral. Generaladmiral was a four-star admiral rank...

of eight men had been promoted to it. The next most junior rank was Generaladmiral (admiral-general).[citation needed] Before and during World War I, the...

Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6. Borgert, Heinz-Ludwig (1998): Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg. In: Gerd R. Ueberschär (ed.): Hitlers militärische...

general but below a general field marshal. The rank was equivalent to a Generaladmiral in the Kriegsmarine until 1945 or to a Flottenadmiral in the Volksmarine...

subsequently granted posthumously to George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant Generaladmiral ("general admiral") (German Navy) Air general and aviation general Wing...

The equivalent of colonel-general in the German Navy was the rank of Generaladmiral ("general admiral" or "admiral-general"). In 1870, Prince Friedrich...

of Marinegruppenkommando West. On 1 February 1943 he was promoted to Generaladmiral, but was replaced as western commander by Theodor Krancke and deactivated...

General Alfred Jodl (between Major Wilhelm Oxenius to the left and Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg to the right) signing the German Instrument...

creation of the Kriegsmarine and the expansion of the fleet a new rank, Generaladmiral, was introduced in 1936, followed by the rank of Großadmiral in 1939...

West, under the command of Generaladmiral Saalwächter and Marinegruppenkommando Ost, under the command of Generaladmiral Rolf Carls. On 8 April 1941...

1939 and April 1944. On 1 March 1944 he was promoted to the rank of Generaladmiral and on 1 May was appointed Chef der Kriegsmarinewehr ("Chief of the...

Command Baltic Sea in Kiel. On 16 September 1944 he was promoted to Generaladmiral. In the final months of the war, Kummetz was responsible for Operation...

Otto Schultze (11 May 1884 – 22 January 1966) was a Generaladmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Pour le Mérite during...

Montgomery took the unconditional military surrender at Lüneburg from Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, and General Eberhard Kinzel, of all German...

Mizushima Generaladmiral (after death: Großadmiral) Karl Robert Steinmetz ( - 6 May, 800 UC, Iserlohn Corridor  †) - Hiroya Ishimaru Generaladmiral (after...

Marinegruppenkommando Nord und Flottenchef. On 1 March 1944 Schniewind was promoted to Generaladmiral. On 30 July 1944, Schniewind was relieved of command and for the duration...

Grishko as Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov Vilmar Biri as Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg Klaus Gryunberg as Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen...

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Friedeburg, Hans-GeorgGeneraladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895–1945) 1 May 1945 23 May 1945 † 22 days 4 Warzecha, WalterGeneraladmiral Walter Warzecha...

were themselves sub-divided, as necessary. They were commanded by a Generaladmiral or an Admiral. There was a Marineoberkommando for the Baltic Fleet,...

Kriegsmarine. On 20 April 1936, Raeder was promoted to the new rank of Generaladmiral and granted the rank and authority of a Reichsminister but without the...

Operation Herbstreise or "Autumn Journey". The idea was first mooted by Generaladmiral Rolf Carls on 1 August proposing a feint expedition into the North Sea...

(1883–1969), philosopher, psychiatrist and writer Otto Schultze (1884–1966), Generaladmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II Peter Suhrkamp (1891–1959)...

Admiral ranks Title Großadmiral Generaladmiral Admiral Vizeadmiral Konteradmiral Epaulette Sleeve lace Command flag German Army equivalent Generalfeldmarschall...

and remnants of Army Group Vistula in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 880,000 Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg and General der Infanterie Eberhard Kinzel...

Military offices Preceded by Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine Group Command West 20 April 1943 – 20 October 1944...

December 1949. Died in 1985. Otto Schniewind I I I I Acquitted Former Generaladmiral. Fleet commander (Kriegsmarine) (June 1941 – July 1944). Died in 1964...

German Battleships 16 June 1941 – 2 June 1942 disbanded Preceded by Generaladmiral Hermann Boehm Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine High Command Norway...

Oberstleutnant Major Hauptmann Oberleutnant Leutnant Kriegsmarine Groß­admiral General­admiral Admiral Vize­admiral Konter­admiral Kommodore Kapitän zur See Fregatten­kapitän...

the only shared traits. As design work continued into January 1935, Generaladmiral (General Admiral) Erich Raeder, the commander of the Reichsmarine, met...