Rolf Johannesson

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Rolf Johannesson
Born (1900-07-22)22 July 1900
Berlin
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Hamburg
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch  Kaiserliche Marine
 Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service 1918–45
1957–61
Rank Konteradmiral (Kriegsmarine)
Konteradmiral (Bundeswehr)
Commands held Z15 Erich Steinbrinck
ZG 3 Hermes
Battles/wars World War I

Spanish Civil War


World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rolf Johannesson (22 July 1900 – 6 December 1989) was a highly decorated Konteradmiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and Konteradmiral in the Bundeswehr. He was also 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. Rolf Johannesson was captured by British troops at the end of the war and was held until 1946. He joined the post war Bundesmarine in 1957 and retired in 1961 as a Konteradmiral.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dörr 1995, p. 285.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 211.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 201.

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Military offices
Preceded by
None
Commander of Z15 Erich Steinbrinck
31 May 1938 – 19 January 1942
Succeeded by
Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven
Preceded by
None
Commander of ZG 3 Hermes
8 February 1942 – 2 April 1943
Succeeded by
Fregattenkapitän Curt Rechel
Preceded by
Flottillenadmiral Max-Eckart Wolff
Commander-in-Chief German Fleet (CINCGERFLEET)
1957 – 1961
Succeeded by
Konteradmiral Karl Smidt