Rolf Carls
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Rolf Carls
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| Born | 29 May 1885 Rostock |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bad Oldesloe |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1903–43 |
| Rank | Generaladmiral |
| Unit | SMS Stein SMS Mars SMS Fürst Bismarck SMS Breslau |
| Commands held | SM U-124 SMS Hessen |
| Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls (29 May 1885 – 24 April 1945) was a Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership and is one of the highest military leadership awards.
Rolf Carls was killed in an air raid on Bad Oldesloe on 24 April 1945.[Notes 1] Carls together with 29 other people were killed in the cellar of the Vocational school in the Königstraße.
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Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class (19 May 1915)[3]
- Imtiyaz Medal in Silver with Sabres (Ottoman Empire)
- Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası), better known as the "Gallipoli Star", or the "Iron Crescent" (12 August 1915)[3]
- Silesian Eagle 2nd and 1st Class (27 January 1920)[3]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (24 December 1934)[3]
- Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)[4]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 28 February 1943 as Generaladmiral in the Marinegruppenkommando Nord[5]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1940 as Admiral and Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost[6][Notes 2]
- Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Star and Swords (27 April 1942)[4]
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, First Class
- Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht on 10 April 1940 and 21 October 1941
Wehrmachtbericht reference
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| Thursday, 10 April 1940 | Die militärischen Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Neutralität von Dänemark und Norwegen wurden am 9. April von starken Einheiten des Heeres, der Kriegsmarine und die Luftwaffe unter dem Oberbefehl des Generals der Infanterie von Falkenhorst, von Seestreitkräften unter dem Befehl des Generaladmirals Saalwächter und des Admirals Carls und von zahlreichen Verbänden der Luftwaffe unter Führung des Generalleutnants Geißler in engster Zusammenarbeit durchgeführt.[7] | The military measures for the protection of the neutrality of Denmark were carried out on 9 April from strong units in close cooperation of the Heer, the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe under the high command of General of the Infantry von Falkenhorst, of naval forces under the command of Generaladmiral Saalwächter and Admiral Rolf Carls and from numerous Luftwaffe units under the leadership of Generalleutnant Geißler (sic). |
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External links
- Rolf Carls in the German National Library catalogue
- Rolf Carls @ Deutsche Marinesoldaten
- Rolf Carls @ Geocities at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)
- Rolf Carls @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939 - 1945
- Rolf Carls @ uboat.net
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| Preceded by
Admiral Richard Foerster
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Chief of Fleet of the Kriegsmarine 21 December 1936 – 31 October 1938 |
Succeeded by Admiral Hermann Boehm |
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| Chief of Staff of the Naval Operations | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost |
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| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber West |
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| Commander of the security of the North Sea | ||
| Commander of the security of the Baltic Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Aegean Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Ostland |
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| Commanding Admiral Norwegian West Coast | ||
| Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea |
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| Commanding Admiral Black Sea | ||
| Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the battleships | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the reconnaissance forces | ||
| Leader of the E-boats |
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| Leader of the torpedo boats | ||
| Befehlshaber der U-Boote |
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| Leader of the Kampfgruppe Oslo | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the Kampfgruppe Thiele |
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1 Knight's Cross as Befehlshaber der U-Boote 2 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer 3 Knight's Cross as Commanding Admiral Ostland, Oak Leaves as Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea. 4 Knight's Cross as chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. 5 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Lützow
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- Kriegsmarine admirals
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Spanish Cross
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with a Star
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- Recipients of the Silver Imtiyaz Medal
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (military)
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