Vizeadmiral (abbreviated VAdm) is a senior naval flag officer rank in several German-speaking countries, equivalent to Vice admiral. In the Austro-Hungarian...
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Karl Dönitz (redirect from Vizeadmiral Karl Doenitz)
(Commodore) 1 October 1939: Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) 1 September 1940: Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) 14 March 1942: Admiral (Admiral) 30 January 1943: Großadmiral...
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equivalent to Vizeadmiral in the Kriegsmarine, and SS-Gruppenführer in the Waffen-SS until 1945. Rank insignia Generalleutnant/ Vizeadmiral Generalleutnant...
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Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière (German: [ˈloːtaʁ fɔn ʔaʁˈnoː də la peˈʁi̯ɛːɐ̯]; 18 March 1886 – 24 February 1941), born in Posen, Prussia...
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Volksmarine (section Vizeadmiral)
(1 August 1961 – 24 February 1963) Vizeadmiral Theodor Hoffmann (1 December 1987 – 17 November 1989) Vizeadmiral Hendrik Born (11 December 1989 – 2 October...
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sequence of ranks in decreasing seniority is: OF-9: Admiral / General OF-8: Vizeadmiral / Generalleutnant OF-7: Konteradmiral / Generalmajor OF-6: Flottillenadmiral...
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Schleswig-Holstein with two naval officers serving as fleet commander, Vizeadmiral Hans Zenker and Konrad Mommsen, between 1923 and 1927. The fleet commander...
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Jan Christian Kaack (born 24 December 1962) is a Vizeadmiral of the German Navy and as of March 11th, 2022 Inspector of the Navy. Kaack joined the navy...
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East Asia Squadron as its commander, and was promoted to the rank of Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) the following year. After the outbreak of World War I...
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2021) was a Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) of the East German Navy (Volksmarine) and the last chief of the People's Navy and its youngest Vizeadmiral. Born's...
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a naval officer of the Imperial German Navy, who reached the rank of Vizeadmiral and later a military writer. Looff commanded the cruiser SMS Königsberg...
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officers Junior officers Epaulette Sleeve insignia Großadmiral Admiral Vizeadmiral Konteradmiral Kapitän zur See/ Kommodore Fregattenkapitän Korvettenkapitän...
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commanded destroyer operations in the North Sea. In April 1940, now a Vizeadmiral (vice admiral), he was given temporary command of the entire German surface...
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Gold on 1 December 1944 as Vizeadmiral in fortress La Rochelle Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1945 as Vizeadmiral and as commander Atlantic...
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Rainer Maria Brinkmann (born 3 March 1958) is a Vizeadmiral of the German Navy, and the current Deputy Inspector of the Navy. He previously served in...
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OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 German Navy v t e Admiral Vizeadmiral Konteradmiral Flottillenadmiral Kapitän zur See Fregattenkapitän Korvettenkapitän...
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forces there throughout its long siege in 1944-45 (being promoted to Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) on 30 September 1944), and signed its unconditional surrender...
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Second Task Force, later renamed Task Force Thiele after its commander, Vizeadmiral August Thiele. Prinz Eugen was at this time under the command of KzS...
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September 1952 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) was a German naval officer, and a Vizeadmiral in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. On 1 April 1913, Kleikamp entered the...
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the Russian fleet and sank the Slava. By that time he had the rank of Vizeadmiral (Vice Admiral) and the following year, after the renunciation of Admiral...
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Military offices Preceded by Vizeadmiral Karl-Adolf Zenker Inspector of the Navy Oktober 1967–September 1971 Succeeded by Vizeadmiral Heinz Kühnle...
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Volksmarine there have been the three flag officer ranks Konteradmiral, Vizeadmiral, and Admiral. By decision of the GDR State Council from March 25, 1982...
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Stabshauptmann Hauptmann Oberleutnant Leutnant German Navy v t e Admiral Vizeadmiral Konteradmiral Flottillenadmiral Kapitän zur See Fregattenkapitän Korvettenkapitän...
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Granted a German Blood Certificate. Bernhard Rogge 1899 1982 Kriegsmarine Vizeadmiral 1915–1945 N/A. Helmut Schmidt 1918 2015 Luftwaffe Oberleutnant 1937-1945...
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retroactively promoted to Konteradmiral, backdated to 22 March 1915, and Vizeadmiral, backdated to 27 January 1918. With his duties in Japan complete, he...
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Later, he became a Konteradmiral in West Germany's navy. Rogge became a Vizeadmiral (vice-admiral) by the end of World War II, and, when the West German...
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those of the line officer corps. Command flags Flottenadmiral Admiral Vizeadmiral Konteradmiral The table below contains the Ofiziersschüler ranks (en:...
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Werner Lange (18 July 1893 – 19 November 1965) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the...
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Emil Hácha Ian Redford as SA-Stabschef Ernst Röhm David Horovich as Vizeadmiral Gottfried Hansen Oscar Kennedy as Milic Zelenka The film is based on...
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Vizeadmiral Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz (14 August 1863 Frankfurt (Oder) – 16 February 1933 (Dresden)) was a German admiral. In 1899 he served as the...
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