Kriegsmarine Carls, Rolf

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Generaladmiral Rolf Carls

Born: 29 May 1885 in Rostock

Died: 24 Apr 1945 in Bad Oldesloe

Commander in Chief of Naval Group Command North

Other postings:

Fleet Chief

Commander of Naval Station Baltic

Commander in Chief of Naval Command East

German Cross in Gold (28 Feb 1943)

Knight's Cross (14 Jun 1940)

Other decorations:

1914 EK2

1914 EK1 (19 May 15)

Royal Prussian Service Order 4. Class (19 Sept 12)

Mecklenburg-Schwerin MVK2 (04 Aug 16)

Mecklenburg-Schwerin MVK1 (04 Aug 16)

Turkish Imtiaz Medal in Silver w/ Sabers

Turkish Iron Half Moon (12 Aug 15)

Turkish Osmanie Order 4. Class (Feb 17)

Royal Prussian Service Cross

Silesian Eagle 2. and 1. Classes (27 Jan 20)

Grand Officer's Cross of the Bulgarian Military Merit Order (Jun 34)

1914-1918 Cross of Honor w/ Swords (24 Dec 34)

Wehrmacht Long Service 4. through 1. Classes

Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Merit Order (20 Aug 38)

Grand Cross of the Spanish-Moroccan Order of Mehdauia (03 Dec 38)

Grand Cross of the Royal Italian Order of the Crown (1938)

Grand Cross of the Finnish Order of the White Rose (1938)

Grand Officer Cross of the Royal Bulgarian Military Merit Order w/ Crown and Swords (1938)

Spanish Cross in Gold w/ Swords (06 Jun 39)

Czech Annexation Medal (07 Jun 39)

Spanish Naval Merit Cross in White (31 Aug 39)

Grand Cross of the Yugoslavian Order of the Crown (16 Nov 39)

Grand Cross of the Spanish Naval Merit Order (1940)

1939 Spange to the 1914 EK2 (1940)

1939 Spange to the 1914 EK1 (1940)

Italian Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (11 Mar 41)

Finnish Cross of Liberty 1. Class w/ Star and Swords (25 Mar 42)

Edited March 18, 2012 by tyanacek