Rolf Johannesson
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Rolf Johannesson
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Born | Berlin |
22 July 1900
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hamburg |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
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
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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
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (19 July 1919)[1]
- Baltic Cross
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords
- Destroyer War Badge (1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 12 February 1942 as Fregattenkapitän on Z-15 "Erich Steinbrinck"[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 December 1942 as Kapitän zur See and commander of destroyer Hermes [3]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (12 June 1961)[1]
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Preceded by
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Commander of Z15 Erich Steinbrinck 31 May 1938 – 19 January 1942 |
Succeeded by Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven |
Preceded by
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Commander of ZG 3 Hermes 8 February 1942 – 2 April 1943 |
Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Curt Rechel |
Preceded by
Flottillenadmiral Max-Eckart Wolff
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Commander-in-Chief German Fleet (CINCGERFLEET) 1957 – 1961 |
Succeeded by Konteradmiral Karl Smidt |
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- People from Berlin
- Reichsmarine personnel
- Counter admirals of the Kriegsmarine
- Imperial German Navy personnel
- Bundesmarine admirals
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Spanish Cross
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Condor Legion personnel
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Counter admirals of the German Navy