Battles and wars World War II Name Friedrich Kemnade | Battles/wars World War II | |
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Born 12 December 1911
Schwarmstedt, district of Fallingbostel ( 1911-12-12 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Service/branch Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine
German Navy Rank Korvettenkapitan (Kriegsmarine)
Konteradmiral (Bundesmarine) Died January 29, 2008, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Unit Niobe, German cruiser Karlsruhe, German cruiser Konigsberg, German cruiser Nurnberg, German cruiser Emden | ||
Years of service 1931–1945, 1956–1970 Commands held 3.Schnellbootflottille | ||
Friedrich Walter Karl Kemnade (12 December 1911 – 29 January 2008) was a German naval commander during World War II who later served with the Federal German Navy, reaching the rank of Konteradmiral. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Friedrich Kemnade was born on 12 December 1911 in Schwarmstedt in the district of Fallingbostel near Hanover, Germany. He joined the military services of the Reichsmarine on 1 April 1931 as a naval officer candidate.
Kemnade joined the newly formed Federal German Navy on 1 April 1956 as a Fregattenkapitän (Commander) and became a Naval Administrator on the staff of the German Military Representative to NATO Military Committee in Washington, D.C.. He received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his long service and contributions to the Bundeswehr in September 1970.