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Years of service
  
1902–42

Name
  
Karl Witzell


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Born
  
18 October 1884 Hiersfeld near Wesel (
1884-10-18
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Died
  
May 31, 1976, Berlin, Germany

Unit
  
SMS Elbing, SMS Frankfurt, SMS Graudenz, SMS Schleswig-Holstein, SMS Braunschweig

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

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

    • References

    Karl Witzell Wikipedia
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