Kriegsmarine Admiral

Generaladmiral Rolf Carls and Konteradmiral z.V. Karl-Friedrich Wollanke on board a ship, possibly in Hamburg.
During the war Wollanke was the Director of the Technical Office of OKM for Auxiliary-Ships at the Kriegsmarine-Service-Office Hamburg (16 April 1941-30 June 1943).

1st and 2nd photos: Generaladmiral Rolf Carls (2nd from the right) and Konteradmiral z.V. Karl-Friedrich Wollanke (1st from the right).

3rd photo: Konteradmiral z.V. Karl-Friedrich Wollanke boarding a ship, most likely in Hamburg.

4th photo: Generaladmiral Rolf Carls.

Char. Admiral Walter Gladisch with Luftwaffe officers at the Luftwaffe Airport in Berlin-Staaken, pre-war photo.
On the first photo the officer in the middle is Char. General der Flieger Dr.phil. Friedrich von Cochenhausen and on the right is Oberst (later General der Flakartillerie) Otto Wilhelm von Renz.

Three photos of Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster, Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Group-Command South (30 June 1941-20 March 1943) in Greece.
On the first photo Admiral Schuster is on the right, and behind him is Vizeadmiral z.V. Siegfried Maßmann, Chief of the Senior-Shipyard-Staff Aegean (20 November 1941-15 February 1944). Info from the seller indicated the photos were taken in Ukraine, however, since Maßmann was posted in Greece, and there is no text on the back of the photo, I believe the photos were taken in Greece.

Three admirals of consecutive ranks in Brest, France, 5 August 1942.
From left to right (top to bottom):
- Admiral z.V. Eugen Lindau, Naval-Commander West France (20 February 1941-07 August 1942)
- Vizeadmiral Johannes Bachmann, Naval Commander West France (08 August 1942-31 January 1943)
- Konteradmiral Ernst Schirlitz, Commandant of the Sea-Fortifications of Brittany (16 June 1942-28 February 1943)

Vizeadmiral Friedrich-Wilhelm Fleischer in his office, 1941/42.

Vizeadmiral Hermann Densch inspecting the crew of the Light Cruiser "Nürnberg", 1938/1939. Visible behind him are Kapitän zur See Otto Klüber, the Commandant of the "Nürnberg" and Fregattenkäpitan Walter Hennecke, First Officer of the "Nürnberg". They will both later be promoted to the rank of Konteradmiral during the war.

Admiral Otto Schniewind and Vizeadmiral Otto Ciliax on board the "Gneisenau" after Operation "Cerberus", 13 February 1942.

Großadmiral Erich Raeder arrives at the airport in Oslo, probably 1942. He is welcomed by Generaladmiral Hermann Boehm (right), the Commanding Admiral Norway (10 April 1940-31 January 1943).

Fregattenkapitän (W) (later Konteradmiral (W)) Richard Jewinski, Leader of the Group Barrier-Weapons-Management and Barrier-Equipment-Offices, Barrier-Weapons-Inspection (15 November 1936-01 May 1942) (second from the left) and Konteradmiral Witold Rother, Barrier-Weapons-Inspector (21 May 1937-31 August 1942) (in the middle saluting). Pre-war photo.

Konteradmiral Joachim Lietzmann, Commander of Training Formations of the Fleet, June 1942. 
The text on the back says: "Konteradmiral Li[e]tzmann und Kapitaen Zeufer beim Abschreiten der Front Marine-Nachrichten-Kompanie - Juni 1942".

Gathering of Kriegsmarine officers and Marinebeamte, date and place unknown.

In the middle is Admiraloberstabsarzt Prof. Dr. Med. Sigmund Moosauer, Chief of the Naval-Medical-Office, OKM (01 April 1939-31 December 1939), at the same time, Medical-Chief of the Reichsmarine then Kriegsmarine (01 January 1928-31 December 1939).

On the right is Admiralarzt Dr. med. Karl Eyerich. He was detached to the Naval-Medical and Naval Personnel-Office, OKM (01 November 1938-25 May 1941), then Chief Medic of the Naval-Hospital Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands) (26 May 1941-28 February 1944) and finally Chief Medic of the Naval-Hospital Marseille (29 February 1944-26 August 1944).

On the left is Flottenarzt (later Admiralarzt) Dr. med. Gerhard Müller. During WW2 he served in a variety of positions: Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Medical-Office Wilhelmshaven (04 October 1937-19 February 1941); Chief-Medic of the Naval-Hospital Wilhelmshaven (20 February 1941-12 June 1941); Medic with Fleet-Command (13 June 1941-31 March 1943); Chief Medical Officer with the Staff of the Naval-High-Command Norway (01 April 1943-31 March 1944).

Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg visiting the Naval School in Mürwik, late 1937.

First photo: Von Blomberg (left), sitting next to him is Kapitän zur See (later Admiral) Hubert Schmundt, the Commander of the Naval School.

Second photo: from left to right:
- Admiral Alfred Saalwächter, Inspector of Training Affairs of the Navy (02 October 1933-27 October 1938)
- Admiral Conrad Albrecht, Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (04 July 1935-31 October 1938)
- Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg, Reichs War Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht (01 June 1935-26 January 1938)
- Kapitän zur See Hubert Schmundt, Commander of the Naval-School Mürwik (14 October 1936-21 August 1939)

From left to right: 
- Konteradmiral Conrad Patzig, Chief of the Naval-Personnel-Office, OKM (04 October 1937-31 October 1942)
- Großadmiral Erich Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 June 1935-30 January 1943)
- Konteradmiral Friedrich-Wilhelm Fleischer, Fortress-Commandant of Pillau (04 August 1938-11 April 1939)
- Kapitän zur See Wilhelm Matthies, Commander of the V. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (28 September 1936-03 September 1939); 
The photo was taken in 1939, most likely in Pillau.

Inauguration of the "Raeder-Schleuse" (Raeder sea lock) in Wilhelmshaven, 7 November 1942.

First photo:
1: Admiral Hermann Densch, Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (29 November 1939-28 February 1943)
2: Georg Joel, Deputy Gauleiter of Gau Weser-Ems (August 1932 - 5 May 1945)
3: Großadmiral Erich Raeder, Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (01 June 1935-30 January 1943)
4: Marinehafenbaudirektor Karl Tiburtius, from 31 March 1941 retired, lastly Executive of the Port-New-Construction-Direction Wilhelmshaven (01 October 1937-31 March 1941). Tiburtius was a Marinebeamte im Admiralsrang with the rank equivalent to the rank of Konteradmiral.

Second photo:
1: Georg Joel
2: Ministerialdirektor Dipl. Ing. Hermann Lottmann, Chief of the Office-Group for Total-Drafts and Ship-Construction (K I), Head-Office for Warship-Construction, OKM (01 November 1939-08 July 1943). Lottmann was a Marinebeamte im Admiralsrang with the rank equivalent to the rank of Vizeadmiral.
3: Großadmiral Erich Raeder
4: Marinehafenbaudirektor Karl Tiburtius
Visible in the background is the Light Cruiser "Emden".

Admiral Rolf Carls during an inspection, date and place unknown.

Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Commanding Admiral of U-boats (01 February 1943-30 April 1945), Konteradmiral Martin Baltzer, Chief of the Naval-Personnel-Office, OKM (06 January 1943-14 July 1945), and Großadmiral Karl Dönitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (30 January 1943-30 April 1945), in Gotenhafen, February 1944.

Admiralarzt Dr. med. Hugo Caanitz in conversation with a civilian, 1945.
Caanitz's career during WW2:
-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Medical-Office of the Baltic Sea (18 October 1937-14 January 1940)
-Chief of the Medical-Science-Department, Naval-Medical-Office, OKM (15 January 1940-08 February 1944)
-Chief-Medic of the Naval-Hospital Stralsund (15 January 1944-02 May 1945)
-In Russian Captivity (02 May 1945-28 September 1953)

Kriegsmarine officers on board a ship in Norway, cca. 1944.

First photo:
1: Kapitän zur See Fritz Berger, Naval Commander Drontheim (07 June 1943-08 May 1945).
2: Vizeadmiral Leopold Siemens, Commanding Admiral of the Norwegian North Coast (01 February 1943-06 November 1944).
3: Vizeadmiral z.V. Thilo von Seebach, Artillery-Inspector and Admiral with Special Duties, Naval-High-Command Norway (01 July 1943-08 May 1945).
4: Admiral Otto Ciliax, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval-High-Command Norway (04 March 1943-25 April 1945).

Second photo: Admiral Otto Ciliax.

Konteradmiral (Ing.) Karl Kaufmann, the Commander of the Naval-School Wesermünde (24 November 1939-26 August 1942), during an inspection.

Commander of Battleships (16 June 1941-02 June 1942), Vizeadmiral Otto Ciliax addresses the crew of the "Scharnhorst" after Operation Cerberus, 12 February 1942.
Visible second from the right is Kapitän zur See Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann, Commandant of the "Scharnhorst".

First photo: Admiral Rolf Carls and Char. Konteradmiral Hasso von Bredow boarding the transport ship "Der Deutsche", possibly July 1940.
Second photo: Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 November 1938-20 September 1940), Admiral Rolf Carls (in the middle) welcomes the returning Narvik fighters on board the transport ship "Der Deutsche", possibly July 1940. On the right is Char. Konteradmiral Hasso von Bredow, Coastal-Commander of the Pomeranian Coast (26 June 1940-02 March 1943). Next to him (far right) is Fregattenkapitän Fritz Berger. For his service in the Battle of Narvik, Berger was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 August 1940.

Vizeadmiral Johannes Bachmann (left) during an inspection on the island of Helgoland, 1942. 
Between 14 February 1941 and 22 June 1942 he served as the Coastal-Commander of the Deutsche Bucht (German Bay).

The Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine Großadmiral Erich Raeder (in the middle) arrives in Greece, date unknown. 
Visible on the right is Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster, Commander-in-Chief of Naval-Group-Command South (30 June 1941-20 March 1943). 
Wearing the full white uniform on the left (facing the camera) is Vizeadmiral z.V. Siegfried Maßmann, Chief of the Senior-Shipyard-Staff Aegean (20 November 1941-15 February 1944).

Thank you Dave.

I see how you might think there are three overlapping medals at the end.

But I actually think the second to last medal could be the Ungarische Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille and barely visible is the coat of arms of Hungary that appears in the middle of the obverse. It appears the middle of the medal is thicker than the outer part. Just my observation.

On 09/07/2019 at 05:36, Dave Danner said:

I also noticed the lack of the Ottoman order. I have no idea why it's not there.

If the photo / medal bar are post-Anschluß in 1938, an Austrian Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille would be placed ahead of the Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnungen. I would agree that the Hungarian and Bulgarian medals seem likely, but the picture is not clear enough to tell.

I actually managed to buy this photo of Hintzmann with the medal bar. It was taken on 13 August 1939 in Dresden.

Does this close-up perhaps help you confirm the guesses you made earlier? I don't have the best scanner, and this is the best resolution I can get for now.

#1: Eisernes Kreuz (1914) 2. Klasse

#2: Ritterkreuz des Königlich Preußischen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern

#3: Großherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militärverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse

#4: ??? (your guess was Herzoglich Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse; another option could be the Großherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz 2. Klasse)

#5: ??? (your guess was Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz, can you perhaps confirm it?)

#6: Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918 mit Schwertern für Frontkämpfer

#7: Königlich Preußischer Roter Adler-Orden 4. Klasse mit der Krone

#8: Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung 1. Klasse

#9: Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung 3. Klasse

#10: ??? (perhaps Königlich Ungarische Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille mit Schwertern?)

#11: ??? (perhaps Königlich Bulgarische Kriegserinnerungsmedaille 1915/1918 mit Schwertern?)

Since you said the Österreichische Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille would have been mounted before the WHDA, it's not an option for the last two medals. And I think, when looking at the ribbons of the last two medals, it can't be the Sudetenland or Anschluss Medals either?