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Carl Heinz Birnbacher

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Years of service
  
1930–45 1956–73

Unit
  
German destroyer Z23

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Name
  
Carl-Heinz Birnbacher

Battles/wars
  
World War II


Born
  
26 May 1910 Villach (
1910-05-26
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Navy

Rank
  
Korvettenkapitan (Wehrmacht) Konteradmiral (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
1. Schnellbootflottille destroyer Z-25 destroyer Z-24

Died
  
December 5, 1991, Villach, Austria

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Carl-Heinz Birnbacher (26 May 1910 – 5 December 1991) was an admiral in the West German Navy. During World War II, he served in the Kriegsmarine and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (9 April 1940) & 1st Class (20 April 1940)
  • Wound Badge in Black (15 May 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 10 November 1942 as Kapitänleutnant in the 1. Schnellbootsflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 June 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 1. Schnellbootsflottille
  • Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz (September 1970)

    • References

    Carl-Heinz Birnbacher Wikipedia
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