Karl Witzell
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Karl Witzell | |
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Born | (1884-10-18)18 October 1884 Hiersfeld near Wesel, Rhine Province |
Died | 31 May 1976(1976-05-31) (aged 91) West-Berlin |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Years of service | 1902–42 |
Rank | Generaladmiral |
Unit | SMS Elbing SMS Frankfurt SMS Graudenz SMS Schleswig-Holstein SMS Braunschweig |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross |
Other work | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wehrtechnik |
Karl Witzell (18 October 1884, Hiersfeld near Wesel – 31 May 1976, Berlin) was a German naval officer who rose to General Admiral and head of the Marinewaffenhauptamt during the Second World War.
Decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Friedrich August Cross, Second and First Class
- Prussian Service award
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class with Oak Leaves
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords on 6 October 1942 as Generaladmiral and Chef des Marinewaffenhauptamtes[1]
Bibliography
- Hildebrand, Hans (1989). P–Z (in German). Vol. 3. Osnabrück: Biblio. pp. 568–569. ISBN 3764814993.
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- Richard Ruoff
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