List of admirals of Germany

Admirals of Germany have existed since the founding of German sea forces, first with the Reichsflotte and then most predominantly that of the Prussian Navy. German admirals led the German Navy through World War I, as leaders of the Imperial German Navy, as well as through the inter-war years of the Reichsmarine.

Flag officers of the Kriegsmarine were the leadership of the Germany Navy during World War II under the authority of Nazi Germany. The modern day German Navy exists after the navies of Germany being separated into the West German Navy and the Volksmarine of East Germany.

Großadmirale[edit]

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1900–1918
1939–1945
Grossadmiral

The rank of Grossadmiral (Grand admiral) was introduced in 1905 as the naval equivalent to the five-star rank of the Generalfeldmarschall (general field marshal) OF-10 in Heer (en: Army). Hans von Koester was the first German flag officer to hold this rank. Wilhelm II. would wear the uniform of a Großadmiral on occasions. Since as Emperor he was Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and thus not subject to promotions.

Name Born Died Date of rank Crew/Year Notes
Hans von Koester 29 April 1844 21 February 1928 28 June 1905 21 June 1859
King Oscar II of Sweden 21 January 1821 8 December 1907 13 July 1905 30 August 1888 honorary rank (a la suite)
Prince Heinrich von Preußen 14 August 1862 20 April 1929 4 September 1909 21 April 1877
Alfred von Tirpitz 19 March 1849 6 March 1930 27 January 1911 24 April 1865
Henning von Holtzendorff 9 January 1853 6 June 1919 31 May 1918 11 April 1869
Erich Raeder 24 April 1876 6 November 1960 1 April 1939 16 April 1894
Karl Dönitz 16 September 1891 24 December 1980 31 January 1943 4 April 1910

Generaladmirale[edit]

Name Born Died Date of rank Crew/Year Notes
Conrad Albrecht 7 October 1880 18 August 1969 1 April 1939 10 April 1899
Alfred Saalwächter 10 January 1883 6 December 1945 1 January 1940 10 April 1901 executed by the Soviet Union
Rolf Carls 29 May 1885 14 April 1945 19 July 1940 1 April 1903
Karl Witzell 18 October 1884 31 May 1976 1 April 1941 1 April 1902
Hermann Boehm 18 January 1884 11 April 1972 1 April 1941 1 April 1903
Otto Schultze 11 May 1884 22 January 1966 31 August 1942 7 April 1900 zV
Wilhelm Marschall 30 September 1886 20 March 1976 1 February 1943 1 April 1906
Otto Schniewind 14 December 1887 26 March 1964 1 March 1944 3 April 1907
Walter Warzecha 28 May 1891 3 August 1956 1 March 1944 1 April 1909
Oskar Kummetz 21 July 1891 17 December 1980 16 September 1944 1 April 1910
Hans-Georg von Friedeburg 15 July 1895 23 May 1945 1 May 1945 1 April 1914 suicide

Admirale[edit]

The rank of admiral was the highest rank until the rank of Großadmiral was introduced in 1905. Prince Adalbert of Prussia was the first and only admiral of the Prussian Navy and later the Navy of the North German Confederation. The rank was not used in the Imperial German Navy until 1892. In the Reichsmarine Admiral was again the highest of three flag officer ranks. With the creation of the Kriegsmarine and the expansion of the fleet a new rank, Generaladmiral, was introduced in 1936, followed by the rank of Großadmiral in 1939. Thus the rank of admiral became the third-lowest, roughly equivalent of a general in the Heer or Luftwaffe. When the Bundeswehr was formed in 1955 Admiral became the highest rank again. The Volksmarine of the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic used ranks similar to those in the Soviet Navy. While technically there was a rank of Flottenadmiral (Fleet Admiral), Admiral was the highest rank any naval officer achieved.

Name Born Died Date of rank Crew/Year Navy Notes
Prince Adalbert of Prussia 29 October 1811 6 June 1873 19 April 1859 17 April 1848  Prussian Navy
Max von der Goltz 19 April 1838 20 December 1906 2 September 1892 28 October 1853  Imperial German Navy
Eduard von Knorr 8 March 1840 17 February 1920 31 May 1893 24 June 1854  Imperial German Navy
Friedrich von Hollmann 19 January 1842 21 January 1913 18 April 1896 18 June 1857  Imperial German Navy
Guido Karcher 8 July 1844 27 December 1905 26 June 1899 21 June 1859  Imperial German Navy
August von Thomsen 6 August 1846 26 September 1920 19 November 1900 11 January 1862  Imperial German Navy ennobled 16 June 1913
Otto von Diederichs 7 September 1843 8 March 1918 27 January 1902 6 September 1865  Imperial German Navy entered Prussian Army 1 January 1862
Gustav von Senden-Bibran 23 July 1847 23 November 1909 14 November 1903 7 April 1862  Imperial German Navy
Felix von Bendemann 8 August 1848 31 October 1915 14 November 1903 9 June 1864  Imperial German Navy ennobled 27 January 1905
Volkmar von Arnim 7 November 1847 10 September 1923 22 June 1905 15 June 1863  Imperial German Navy
Wilhelm Büchsel 12 April 1848 7 April 1920 26 June 1905 24 April 1865  Imperial German Navy
Curt von Prittwitz und Gaffron 16 July 1849 16 February 1922 18 May 1907 21 April 1866  Imperial German Navy ennobled 15 June 1908
Max von Fischel 31 March 1850 11 May 1929 17 September 1907 15 April 1867  Imperial German Navy
Friedrich von Baudissin 3 April 1852 21 February 1921 27 January 1908 15 April 1867  Imperial German Navy
Georg Alexander von Müller 24 March 1854 18 April 1940 29 August 1910 31 May 1871  Imperial German Navy
Oskar von Truppel 17 May 1854 20 August 1931 27 January 1911 31 May 1871  Imperial German Navy
Ludwig von Schröder 17 July 1854 24 July 1933 27 January 1911 31 May 1871  Imperial German Navy
Carl von Coerper 18 May 1854 20 April 1942 6 May 1912 31 May 1871  Imperial German Navy
Hugo von Pohl 25 August 1855 23 February 1916 1 April 1913 18 April 1872  Imperial German Navy
August von Heeringen 26 November 1855 29 September 1927 21 January 1913 18 April 1872  Imperial German Navy
Eduard von Capelle 10 October 1855 23 February 1931 12 April 1913 18 April 1872  Imperial German Navy
Friedrich von Ingenohl 30 June 1857 19 December 1933 15 November 1913 12 April 1874  Imperial German Navy
Karl Dick 24 April 1858 30 December 1928 17 September 1914 21 April 1877  Imperial German Navy
Gustav Bachmann 13 July 1860 31 August 1945 22 March 1915 21 April 1877  Imperial German Navy
Günther von Krosigk 13 September 1860 16 June 1938 22 March 1915 21 April 1877  Imperial German Navy
Guido von Usedom 2 October 1854 24 February 1925 27 January 1916 31 May 1871  Imperial German Navy
Reinhard Scheer 30 September 1863 26 November 1928 6 June 1916 22 April 1879  Imperial German Navy
Reinhard Koch 31 October 1861 26 June 1939 27 January 1918 23 April 1878  Imperial German Navy
Ehrhard Schmidt 18 May 1863 18 July 1946 27 January 1918 22 April 1879  Imperial German Navy
Wilhelm Souchon 2 June 1864 13 January 1946 11 August 1918 15 April 1881  Imperial German Navy
Franz von Hipper 13 September 1863 25 May 1932 11 August 1918 15 April 1881  Imperial German Navy
Paul Behncke 13 August 1866 4 January 1937 20 December 1920 6 April 1883  Reichsmarine
Hans Zenker 10 August 1870 18 August 1932 1 October 1924 13 April 1889  Reichsmarine
Richard Foerster 31 March 1879 9 April 1952 1 December 1935 2 April 1899  Kriegsmarine
Max Bastian 28 August 1883 11 March 1958 1 April 1938 1 April 1902  Kriegsmarine
Willi von Nordeck 26 January 1888 12 October 1956 1 January 1940 1 April 1903  Kriegsmarine
Günther Guse 30 August 1886 6 May 1953 1 January 1940 1 April 1905  Kriegsmarine
Wilhelm Canaris 1 January 1887 9 April 1945 1 January 1940 1 April 1905  Kriegsmarine executed by Nazi Germany
Karlgeorg Schuster 19 August 1886 16 June 1973 1 January 1940 1 April 1905  Kriegsmarine
Hermann Densch 15 June 1887 24 August 1963 1 January 1940 1 April 1905  Kriegsmarine
Günther Lütjens 25 May 1889 27 May 1941 1 September 1940 3 April 1907  Kriegsmarine
Wilhelm Prentzel 28 July 1878 2 May 1945 30 November 1930 7 April 1896  Kriegsmarine
Walter Gladisch 2 January 1882 23 March 1954 1 February 1941 18 April 1898  Kriegsmarine
Hermann von Fischel 13 January 1887 13 May 1950 1 September 1941 1 April 1905  Kriegsmarine
Otto Groos 17 July 1882 29 May 1970 1 September 1941 7 April 1900  Kriegsmarine
Otto Feige 21 September 1882 2 January 1951 1 September 1941 10 April 1901  Kriegsmarine
Raul Mewis 3 June 1886 23 February 1972 1 March 1942 1 April 1906  Kriegsmarine
Otto von Schrader 18 March 1888 19 July 1945 1 March 1942 1 April 1906  Kriegsmarine suicide
Eugen Lindau 3 May 1883 10 May 1960 1 March 1942 1 April 1903  Kriegsmarine zV
Hermann Mootz 12 July 1889 4 January 1962 1 April 1942 3 April 1907  Kriegsmarine
Conrad Patzig 24 May 1888 1 December 1975 1 April 1942 3 April 1907  Kriegsmarine
Otto Hormel 13 September 1886 22 April 1971 1 April 1942 3 April 1907  Kriegsmarine
Hubert Schmundt 19 September 1888 17 October 1984 1 April 1942 1 April 1908  Kriegsmarine
Werner Fuchs 18 January 1891 30 June 1976 1 April 1942 1 April 1909  Kriegsmarine
Kurt Fricke 8 November 1889 2 May 1945 1 April 1942 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Friedrich-Wilhelm Fleischer 14 September 1890 13 February 1952 1 September 1942 1 April 1909  Kriegsmarine
Johannes Bachmann 22 March 1890 2 April 1945 1 September 1942 1 April 1909  Kriegsmarine
Ernst von Gagern 6 July 1878 14 September 1954 1 September 1942 16 April 1894  Kriegsmarine
Gottfried Hansen 8 November 1881 16 July 1976 1 September 1942 12 April 1898  Kriegsmarine
Paul Fanger 11 April 1889 15 April 1945 1 September 1942 1 April 1908  Kriegsmarine
Otto Ciliax 30 October 1891 12 December 1964 1 February 1943 10 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Werner Tillessen 22 August 1880 19 May 1953 1 February 1943 12 April 1898  Kriegsmarine zV
Erich Förste 11 February 1892 10 July 1963 1 March 1943 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Theodor Krancke 20 March 1893 18 June 1973 1 April 1943 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine
Otto Backenköhler 1 February 1892 5 February 1967 1 April 1943 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Wilhelm Meisel 4 November 1893 7 September 1974 1 April 1944 1 April 1913  Kriegsmarine
Paul Wenneker 27 February 1890 17 October 1979 1 August 1944 1 April 1909  Kriegsmarine
Hans-Heinrich Wurmbach 12 May 1891 16 December 1965 1 October 1944 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Theodor Burchardi 14 May 1892 12 August 1983 January 1945 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Erich Zieger (Ing.) 12 July 1889 21 March 1945 1 September 1942 1 October 1907  Kriegsmarine
Sigmund Moosauer (San.) 13 March 1877 20 April 1944 1 October 1938 1 April 1903  Kriegsmarine Admiraloberstabsarzt
Alfred Fikentscher (San.) 30 April 1888 10 January 1979 1 September 1942 1 April 1914  Kriegsmarine Admiraloberstabsarzt
Armin Zimmermann 23 December 1917 30 November 1976 1 April 1972 1 April 1937  German Navy Inspector General of the Federal Armed Forces
Günter Luther 17 March 1922 31 May 1997 1 October 1980 1 April 1939  German Navy Inspector General of the Federal Armed Forces; DSACEUR
Dieter Wellershoff 16 March 1933 16 July 2005 1 October 1986 1 April 1957  German Navy Inspector General of the Federal Armed Forces
Rainer Feist 12 April 1945 19 May 2007 18 September 2002 1 April 1966  German Navy DSACEUR
Manfred Nielson 25 February 1955 March 2016 1 July 1973  German Navy DSACT
Wilhelm Ehm 30 August 1918 9 August 2009 7 October 1977 10 July 1950  Volksmarine 30 November 1987 (ret.)
Theodor Hoffmann 27 February 1935 1 November 2018 18 November 1989 12 May 1952  Volksmarine 24 September 1990 (ret.)
Waldemar Verner 27 August 1914 15 February 1982 1 March 1961 15 June 1950  Volksmarine 31 December 1976 (ret.)

Vizeadmirale[edit]

Vizeadmiral was a flag officer rank introduced in the Prussian Navy in 1858 and used subsequently in all other German navies.

Name Born Died Date of rank Crew/Year Navy Notes
Jan Schröder 15 November 1800 2 May 1885 22 May 1858 4 July 1846  Prussian Navy entered French navy in 1812, transferred to Dutch navy February 1814, character as Schout bij Nacht, 22 November 1882
Eduard von Jachmann 2 March 1822 21 October 1887 22 March 1868 1 January 1848  Imperial German Navy ennobled 1882
Ludwig von Henk 4 March 1820 17 October 1894 28 June 1877 22 January 1849  Imperial German Navy
Carl Ferdinand Batsch 10 January 1831 22 November 1898 3 February 1880 8 September 1848  Imperial German Navy
Otto Livonius 1 April 1829 9 February 1917 27 December 1883 7 December 1848  Imperial German Navy
Alexander von Monts de Mazin 9 August 1832 19 January 1889 24 September 1884 29 November 1849  Imperial German Navy
Wilhelm von Wickede 5 December 1830 28 November 1895 19 March 1885 13 September 1868  Imperial German Navy
Louis von Blanc 12 May 1832 9 January 1903 14 May 1887 14 September 1865  Imperial German Navy entered Prussian Army 1 January 1850
Carl Heinrich Theodor Paschen 9 June 1835 24 February 1911 27 January 1889 29 August 1866  Imperial German Navy Entered Austro-Hungarian Navy on 1 October 1849
Philipp von Kall 18 December 1840 12 January 1899 27 July 1889 21 April 1855  Imperial German Navy
Karl August Deinhard 2 February 1842 4 October 1892 27 January 1890 24 April 1856  Imperial German Navy
Wilhelm Schröder 19 September 1842 17 June 1908 14 April 1891 21 June 1858  Imperial German Navy
Viktor Valois 14 August 1841 1 January 1924 10 October 1892 18 June 1857  Imperial German Navy
Ernst von Reiche 29 July 1840 15 December 1912 13 May 1895 17 February 1866  Imperial German Navy entered Seewehr on 15 December 1863
Iwan Friedrich Julius Oldekop 3 October 1844 7 January 1936 22 March 1899 1 May 1865  Imperial German Navy
Paul Hoffmann 20 June 1866 18 April 1917 18 September 1899 15 June 1863  Imperial German Navy
Hans Sack 27 July 1848 15 February 1924 1 November 1901 24 April 1865  Imperial German Navy
Richard Geissler 20 June 1848 28 September 1922 14 December 1901 1 May 1865  Imperial German Navy
Otto Diederichsen 21 August 1850 13 November 1925 1 April 1902 21 April 1866  Imperial German Navy
Ernst Fritze 20 April 1850 27 February 1941 27 January 1904 15 July 1864  Imperial German Navy
Hunold von Ahlefeld 5 March 1851 5 September 1919 27 January 1905 15 April 1867  Imperial German Navy
Carl Galster 20 November 1851 24 March 1931 14 March 1905 26 April 1868  Imperial German Navy
Rudolph von Eickstedt 27 September 1852 30 June 1925 1 April 1906 26 April 1868  Imperial German Navy
Carl Wodrig 20 July 1851 23 January 1940 7 April 1906 26 April 1868  Imperial German Navy
Gustav Schmidt 28 October 1851 24 June 1931 1 April 1906 26 April 1868  Imperial German Navy
Ludwig Borckenhagen 15 July 1850 17 June 1917 27 January 1907 26 April 1868  Imperial German Navy
Alfred Breusing 15 July 1853 5 October 1914 27 January 1907 11 April 1869  Imperial German Navy
Hugo Zeye 21 March 1852 11 December 1909 27 April 1907 11 April 1869  Imperial German Navy
Adolf Goetz 1 June 1852 17 November 1916 17 September 1907 18 March 1876  Imperial German Navy entered Austro-Hungarian Navy on 1 October 1866
Raimund Winkler 15 December 1855 16 July 1941 18 December 1909 18 April 1872  Imperial German Navy
Adolf Paschen 1 March 1856 24 December 1925 27 January 1910 18 April 1872  Imperial German Navy
Max Rollmann 13 February 1857 1 September 1942 27 January 1910 8 April 1873  Imperial German Navy
Hermann Jacobsen 23 April 1859 14 November 1943 27 January 1911 17 April 1875  Imperial German Navy
Wilhelm Schack 16 March 1860 5 February 1920 22 March 1911 28 April 1876  Imperial German Navy
Max von Grapow 18 April 1861 4 March 1924 10 April 1911 21 April 1877  Imperial German Navy
Hans von Dambrowski 30 March 1861 31 May 1938 6 May 1912 21 April 1877  Imperial German Navy
Gerhard Gerdes 13 February 1861 1 March 1941 30 April 1913 21 April 1877  Imperial German Navy
Wilhelm von Lans 5 March 1861 21 March 1947 27 January 1913 23 April 1878  Imperial German Navy
Maximilian von Spee 22 June 1861 8 December 1914 15 November 1913 23 April 1878  Imperial German Navy
Harald Dähnhardt 27 October 1863 21 May 1944 31 March 1914 22 April 1879  Imperial German Navy
Konrad von Henkel-Gebhardi 4 June 1860 16 June 1923 14 July 1914 21 April 1877  Imperial German Navy ennobled 7 November 1914
Richard Eckermann 15 July 1862 13 January 1916 13 October 1914 15 April 1881  Imperial German Navy
Konrad Trummler 16 January 1864 27 December 1936 17 June 1915 15 April 1881  Imperial German Navy
Friedrich Schultz 14 January 1865 24 March 1945 17 June 1915 15 April 1881  Imperial German Navy
Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz 14 August 1863 1 February 1933 18 September 1915 20 April 1882  Imperial German Navy
Friedrich Gaedeke 15 May 1866 26 May 1935 17 October 1915 20 April 1882  Imperial German Navy
Leo Jacobsen 21 October 1862 19 February 1954 27 January 1916 15 April 1880  Imperial German Navy
Robert Mischke 10 March 1865 27 March 1932 27 January 1916 20 April 1882  Imperial German Navy
Johannes Merten 17 December 1857 8 April 1926 16 January 1916 17 April 1875  Imperial German Navy
Carl Schaumann 9 October 1865 23 June 1938 22 March 1916 20 April 1882  Imperial German Navy
Friedrich Schrader 9 February 1865 24 April 1937 24 April 1916 16 April 1883  Imperial German Navy
Alfred Ehrlich 23 September 1854 20 January 1926 13 May 1916 31 May 1871  Imperial German Navy
Otto Wurmbach 8 June 1864 25 April 1940 25 November 1916 16 April 1883  Imperial German Navy
Gisberth Jasper 28 August 1865 9 February 1953 25 November 1916 16 April 1883  Imperial German Navy
Franz Mauve 11 November 1864 12 December 1931 25 November 1916 16 April 1883  Imperial German Navy
Hugo Kraft 10 February 1866 15 November 1925 25 November 1916 16 April 1883  Imperial German Navy
Herwarth Schmidt von Schwind 2 September 1866 24 June 1941 14 October 1917 16 April 1883  Imperial German Navy
Albert Hopman 30 April 1865 14 March 1942 14 October 1917 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Ernst Ritter von Mann und Edler von Tiechler 11 April 1864 2 October 1934 27 January 1918 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Friedrich Boedicker 13 March 1866 20 September 1944 27 January 1918 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Maximilian Rogge 14 March 1866 6 September 1940 18 September 1918 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Hermann Nordmann 19 January 1868 11 February 1933 18 September 1918 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Richard Engel 27 July 1866 22 November 1954 29 October 1918 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Adolf von Trotha 1 March 1868 11 October 1940 31 October 1919 16 April 1886  Imperial German Navy
Andreas Michelsen 19 February 1869 8 April 1932 21 January 1920 13 April 188  Imperial German Navy
Ludwig von Reuter 9 February 1869 18 December 1943 29 October 1919 11 April 1885  Imperial German Navy
Alfred Meyer-Waldeck 27 November 1864 25 August 1928 27 January 1918 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Gottfried von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels 4 July 1868 23 May 1936 30 September 1920 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Walter Engelhardt 22 August 1867 22 September 1943 1 October 1919 21 April 1884  Imperial German Navy
Ludolf von Uslar 3 January 1867 28 July 1939 1 October 1919 11 April 1885  Imperial German Navy
Heinrich Löhlein 1 February 1871 2 March 1960 1 November 1920 13 April 188  Imperial German Navy
Hugo Dominik 25 October 1871 13 September 1933 1 October 1921 1 April 1890  Reichsmarine
Theodor Püllen 25 November 1871 5 June 1931 1 August 1922 10 April 1891  Reichsmarine
Konrad Mommsen 10 May 1871 4 November 1946 1 November 1923 10 April 1897  Reichsmarine
Hermann Bauer 22 July 1875 11 February 1958 1 February 1925 9 April 1892  Reichsmarine
Iwan Christian Hermann Oldekop 8 February 1878 13 May 1942 1 January 1928 2 April 1895  Reichsmarine
Walther Franz 7 August 1880 19 January 1956 1 December 1928 7 April 1897  Reichsmarine
Friedrich Brutzer 25 September 1879 12 June 1958 1 April 1930 2 April 1898  Reichsmarine
Albrecht Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen 4 February 1876 13 September 1943 1 August 1933 13 April 1896  Reichsmarine
Emil Heusinger von Waldegg 22 October 1880 8 December 1966 1 October 1933 7 April 1900  Reichsmarine
Friedrich Goetting 7 February 1886 3 January 1946 1 October 1937 1 April 1903  Kriegsmarine died in Soviet captivity
Hans-Herbert Stobwasser 8 March 1885 10 February 1946 1 October 1937 6 April 1904  Kriegsmarine suicide
Robert Witthoeft-Emden 29 August 1886 4 December 1960 1 November 1937 6 April 1904  Kriegsmarine
Witold Rother 24 May 1888 27 October 1962 1 November 1939 1 April 1905  Kriegsmarine
Werner Grassmann 9 March 1888 20 October 1943 1 January 1940 3 April 1907  Kriegsmarine
Siegfried Maßmann 2 April 1882 15 February 1945 1 September 1940 10 April 1901  Kriegsmarine zV, KIA
Heinrich Ancker 7 October 1886 15 May 1960 1 November 1940 1 April 1906  Kriegsmarine
Kurt Aßmann 13 July 1883 26 July 1962 1 January 1941 10 April 1901  Kriegsmarine
Ernst Wolf 21 July 1886 29 July 1964 1 January 1941 1 April 1906  Kriegsmarine
Thilo von Seebach 30 June 1890 21 October 1966 1 January 1941 1 April 1909  Kriegsmarine
Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière 18 March 1886 21 February 1941 1 February 1941 1 April 1903  Kriegsmarine
Alexander Werth 2 May 1879 20 April 1942 1 February 1941 7 April 1897  Kriegsmarine zV
Paul Wülfing von Ditten 13 September 1880 1 November 1953 1 February 1941 2 April 1898  Kriegsmarine zV
Eduard Eichel 21 December 1880 3 May 1956 1 August 1941 10 April 1899  Kriegsmarine
Hans Hubert von Stosch 3 November 1889 28 April 1945 1 September 1941 1 April 1908  Kriegsmarine suicide
Wolf von Trotha 10 October 1884 31 January 1946 1 September 1941 1 April 1902  Kriegsmarine
Walther Kinzel 17 August 1880 3 October 1964 1 September 1941 10 April 1899  Kriegsmarine zV
Günther Krause 25 January 1890 12 October 1983 1 February 1942 1 April 1909  Kriegsmarine
Ralf von der Marwitz 29 October 1888 26 September 1966 1 February 1942 1 April 1906  Kriegsmarine
Heinrich Hanke 16 December 1890 23 April 1945 1 February 1942 4 June 1910  Kriegsmarine KIA
Franz Wieting 27 October 1876 20 February 1966 1 February 1942 2 April 1895  Kriegsmarine zV
Friedrich Wilhelm Kurze 5 July 1891 23 December 1945 1 March 1942 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Otto Schenk 17 February 1891 19 December 1972 1 March 1942 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Walter Georg Lohmann 11 December 1891 13 April 1955 1 March 1942 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Leopold Siemens 17 May 1889 7 December 1979 1 April 1942 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Eberhard Weichold 23 August 1891 19 December 1960 1 April 1942 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Adalbert Schüßler 28 October 1887 1 October 1970 1 April 1942 1 April 1905  Kriegsmarine
Heino von Heimburg 24 October 1889 October 1945 1 April 1942 3 April 1907  Kriegsmarine
Georg Reimer 21 July 1888 25 June 1974 1 April 1942 1 April 1906  Kriegsmarine
Herbert Straehler 6 January 1887 16 May 1979 1 April 1942 1 April 1906  Kriegsmarine
Theodor Arps 11 February 1884 28 April 1947 1 April 1942 1 April 1902  Kriegsmarine
Hans Stohwasser 4 May 1884 30 May 1967 1 April 1942 10 April 1901  Kriegsmarine
Eberhard Wolfram 24 July 1882 6 January 1947 1 April 1942 7 April 1900  Kriegsmarine
Ernst Junkermann 25 June 1881 5 March 1944 1 April 1942 10 April 1899  Kriegsmarine
Erhard Maertens 26 February 1891 5 May 1945 1 September 1942 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Kurt von dem Borne 24 November 1885 31 January 1946 1 September 1942 6 April 1904  Kriegsmarine
Kurt Slevogt 21 March 1892 23 July 1957 1 September 1942 1 April 1910  Kriegsmarine
Adolf Pfeiffer 29 October 1876 14 May 1961 1 September 1942 2 April 1895  Kriegsmarine
Walter Krastel 29 January 1892 15 September 1966 1 February 1943 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Robin Schall-Emden 22 March 1893 29 January 1946 1 February 1943 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Fritz Lamprecht 9 August 1893 23 July 1961 1 February 1943 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Alexander Michels 17 March 1891 29 June 1968 1 February 1943 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Friedrich Ruge 24 December 1894 3 July 1985 1 February 1943 1 April 1914  Kriegsmarine entered Bundesmarine as Vizeadmiral on 1 March 1956
Friedrich Lützow 31 August 1881 1 November 1964 1 February 1943 10 April 1899  Kriegsmarine
Gustav Kieseritzky 22 September 1893 19 November 1943 1 March 1943 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine KIA
Heinz Nordmann 28 May 1893 23 December 1945 1 April 1943 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Werner Lange 18 July 1893 19 November 1965 1 April 1943 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine
August Thiele 26 August 1893 31 March 1981 1 April 1943 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine
Ernst Schirlitz 7 September 1893 27 November 1978 1 April 1943 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine
Kurt Caesar Hoffmann 26 August 1895 19 May 1988 1 April 1943 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine
Joachim Lietzmann 1 September 1894 19 September 1959 1 October 1943 1 April 1911  Kriegsmarine
Paul Wever 28 January 1893 11 August 1944 1 October 1943 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine
Leopold Bürkner 29 January 1894 15 July 1975 1 October 1943 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine
Gustav Kleikamp 8 March 1896 13 September 1952 1 October 1943 1 April 1913  Kriegsmarine
Friedrich Rieve 27 June 1896 16 February 1981 1 October 1943 1 April 1914  Kriegsmarine
Kurt Utke 2 December 1893 30 September 1970 1 February 1944 13 April 1912  Kriegsmarine missing, body found 6 August 1971
Helmuth Brinkmann 12 March 1895 24 September 1983 1 February 1944 1 April 1913  Kriegsmarine
Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken 25 June 1897 20 August 1985 1 March 1943 4 January 1915 (I./14)  Kriegsmarine
Werner Löwisch 22 February 1894 6 June 1971 1 July 1944 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine
Ernst Scheurlen 5 December 1894 8 April 1945 1 August 1944 1 April 1912  Kriegsmarine KIA
Hellmuth Heye 9 August 1895 10 November 1970 1 August 1944 1 April 1914  Kriegsmarine
Hans-Erich Voß 30 October 1897 18 November 1969 1 August 1944 4 July 1915 (VII./15)  Kriegsmarine
Walter Matthiae 3 August 1880 27 June 1960 1 November 1944 7 April 1900  Kriegsmarine
Friedrich Frisius 17 January 1895 30 August 1970 30 September 1944 1 April 1913  Kriegsmarine
Bruno Machens 25 July 1895 20 November 1976 1 December 1944 1 April 1914  Kriegsmarine
Leo Kreisch 25 June 1895 22 July 1977 1 January 1945 1 April 1914  Kriegsmarine
Karl Topp 29 September 1895 24 April 1981 1 January 1945 1 April 1914  Kriegsmarine
Friedrich Hueffmeyer 14 June 1898 13 January 1972 1 January 1945 16 September 1914  Kriegsmarine war volunteer
Bernhard Rogge 4 November 1899 29 June 1982 1 March 1945 1 July 1915 (VII./15)  Kriegsmarine entered Bundesmarine as Konteradmiral on 1 March 1956
Rudolf Stange 13 November 1899 25 April 1992 1 April 1945 4 April 1916 (IV./16)  Kriegsmarine
Erich Schulte Mönting 28 August 1897 17 January 1976 1 April 1945 2 January 1916 (I./16)  Kriegsmarine
Martin Baltzer 10 November 1898 3 April 1971 1 April 1945 4 July 1916 (VII./16)  Kriegsmarine
Hans Fechter (Ing.) 26 May 1885 4 July 1955 1 November 1937 1 October 1905  Kriegsmarine
Karl Thäter (Ing.) 13 September 1886 14 October 1962 1 February 1942 1 October 1908  Kriegsmarine
Alfred Schirmer (Ing.) 8 September 1892 31 October 1975 1 April 1942 1 April 1909  Kriegsmarine
Ernst Stieringer (Ing.) 23 June 1891 25 July 1975 1 April 1942 1 October 1910  Kriegsmarine
Heinrich Stiegel (Ing.) 7 February 1891 10 April 1964 1 April 1942 1 October 1910  Kriegsmarine
Werner Bettenhäuser (Ing.) 3 May 1886 11 September 1959 1 February 1943 1 April 1906  Kriegsmarine zV
Walter Fröhlich (Ing.) 5 August 1893 12 December 1969 1 April 1943 1 October 1912  Kriegsmarine
Karl Packroß (Ing.) 17 January 1891 6 January 1946 1 June 1944 1 October 1909  Kriegsmarine
Karl Kaufmann (Ing.) 24 August 1893 4 August 1975 1 April 1945 1 October 1911  Kriegsmarine
Gustav Lüttge (Ing.) 26 December 1890 25 December 1963 1 April 1945 1 October 1911  Kriegsmarine
Paul Schmidt (San.) 29 April 1856 21 October 1921 21 June 1907 11 May 1878  Imperial German Navy
Walther Uthemann (San.) 28 September 1863 11 March 1944 10 November 1919 15 March 1887  Reichsmarine Marinegeneraloberstabsarzt
Emil Greul (San.) 29 December 1895 30 October 1993 1 October 1943 17 February 1922  Kriegsmarine Admiralstabsarzt, volunteered for the Bavarian Army on 1 May 1915
Wolfgang Benzino 14 January 1921 1 September 2004 1 April 1979 1 December 1939  German Navy
Ansgar Bethge 16 November 1924 13 January 2008 1 April 1980 1942  German Navy
Hans Rudolf Boehmer 18 May 1938 1993 1959  German Navy
Dieter-Franz Braun 19 December 1935 22 March 2014 1 May 1990 1956 (V./56)  German Navy
Lutz Feldt 25 April 1945 2000 1965  German Navy
Hans Frank 22 June 1939 1994 1 April 1961 (IV./61)  German Navy
Günter Fromm 21 November 1924 10 July 2013 1 April 1977 1942  German Navy
Jürgen-Friedrich Geier 5 May 1940 1 April 1959 (IV./59)  German Navy
Heinrich Gerlach 31 August 1906 27 June 1988 1964 1925  German Navy
Paul Hartwig 14 September 1915 9 March 2014 1 April 1972 1 April 1935  German Navy
Bernd Heise 26 January 1943 1 October 2000 1962  German Navy
Karl Hetz 11 May 1910 23 December 1980 1 October 1966 1 April 1929  German Navy
Dirk Horten 14 December 1939 1 April 1995 1 April 1958 (IV./58)  German Navy
Gert Jeschonnek 30 October 1912 18 April 1999 11 June 1967  German Navy
Helmut Kampe 7 December 1925  German Navy
Hans-Helmut Klose 9 September 1916 19 October 2003 10 October 1975 1 April 1936  German Navy
Andreas Krause 11 October 1956 2012 1 July 1976 (VII./76)  German Navy
Wolfram Kühn 7 November 1952 27 April 2006 1972  German Navy
Heinz Kühnle 16 January 1915 12 October 2001  German Navy
Heinrich Lange 22 February 1955 15 March 2013  German Navy
Hans Lüssow 10 February 1942 1 October 1998 1 April 1962 (IV./62)  German Navy
Hans-Joachim Mann 26 June 1935 1 October 1986 1956 (V./56)  German Navy
Wilhelm Meentzen 19 March 1915 8 May 2001 1971 1 April 1934  German Navy
Wolfgang E. Nolting 6 April 1948 2003 1966  German Navy
Albrecht Obermaier 9 July 1912 1 August 2004 1 October 1968 1 April 1933  German Navy
Klaus Rehder 7 August 1933 1 October 1986 1 September 1956 (IX./56)  German Navy
Frank Ropers August 1946 January 2001 1966  German Navy
Joachim Rühle 1 May 1959 May 2012 1 July 1978 (VII./78)  German Navy
Axel Schimpf 1 October 1952 May 2010 1971  German Navy
Horst von Schoeter 10 June 1919 25 July 2006 1 October 1976 1 April 1937  German Navy
Rolf Steinhaus 1 April 1916 1 October 2004 1 February 1974 1 April 1936  German Navy
Hans-Joachim Stricker 29 June 1949 2005 1 October 1968 (X./68)  German Navy
Herbert Trebesch 9 November 1915 6 July 2007 10 October 1975 1 April 1935  German Navy
Gerhard Wagner 23 November 1898 26 June 1987 28 March 1962 4 July 1916  German Navy
Edward Wegener 17 December 1904 30 December 1981 2 January 1963  German Navy
Ulrich Weisser 20 September 1938 20 April 2013 1958  German Navy
Hein-Peter Weyher 22 March 1935 1 October 1991 2 January 1956  German Navy
Hans-Jochen Witthauer 13 March 1950 2009 1 October 1968 (X./68)  German Navy
Karl-Adolf Zenker 19 July 1907 27 March 1998 29 January 1962 1 April 1926  German Navy
Heinz Neukirchen 15 January 1915 8 December 1986 1 March 1964 1 March 1951  Volksmarine
Hendrik Born 5 July 1944 11 December 1989 29 August 1963  Volksmarine
Gustav Hesse 27 August 1931 24 October 2001 7 October 1979  Volksmarine
Hans Hofmann 10 July 1933 1 March 1986 15 October 1950  Volksmarine
Günter Kutzschebauch 27 October 1930 16 February 1996 1 March 1981  Volksmarine
Wilhelm Nordin 24 April 1924 7 May 1993 7 October 1978 1950  Volksmarine
Bruno Wansierski 4 August 1904 30 July 1994 1 March 1971 1940  Volksmarine
Rainer Brinkmann 4 March 1958 October 2014 1976  German Navy

Vizeadmirale (Charakter)[edit]

Name Born Died Date of rank Crew/Year Navy Notes
Franz von Waldersee 17 September 1835 22 November 1903 27 January 1900 30 July 1861  Imperial German Navy entered Prussian Army on 29 April 1854
Carl von Eisendecher 23 June 1841 19 August 1934 27 January 1900 18 June 1857  Imperial German Navy skipper of Meteor
Albert von Seckendorff 11 March 1849 28 June 1921 27 January 1900 21 October 1864  Imperial German Navy
Oskar von Platen-Hallermund 18 March 1865 14 April 1957 22 March 1916 20 April 1882  Imperial German Navy Chamberlain to Wilhelm II. (1911–1935)
Karl Bartenbach 29 November 1881 24 October 1949 19 August 1939 12 April 1898  Kriegsmarine

Konteradmirale[edit]

Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) has been a flag officer rank in the naval forces of Germany since 1849.

Name Born Died Date of rank Crew/Year Navy Notes
Karl Rudolf Brommy 10 September 1804 9 January 1860 23 November 1849 10 September 1848 Reichsflotte
Hans Kuhn 29 November 1824 ? 22 March 1868 16 June 1849
Eduard Heldt 1868 1849
Gustav Klatt 1873 1849
Reinhold von Werner 10 May 1825 26 February 1909 1875 1852  Imperial German Navy
Franz Kinderling 1878 1852
Adolph Berger 1878 1848
Archibald MacLean 1880 1849
Georg von Schleinitz 1883 1849
Paul von Reibnitz 1883 1851; 1855
Heinrich Kühne 1883 1854
Johann-Heinrich Pirner 1885 1854
Carl Eduard 1889 1857
Georg Scheder 27 January 1904 1858  Imperial German Navy
Rudolf Schering 1889 1858
George von Hollen 1889 1859
Franz Mensing 1889 1859; 1866
Max Schulze 1890 1861
Friedrich von Pawelsz 1890 1860
Richard Aschenborn 19 January 1848 16 February 1935 10 October 1892 7 April 1862  Imperial German Navy
Carl Barandon 27 January 1894 1866/68
Max Plüddemann 1895 1864
Conrad von Bodenhausen 1898 1 May 1865
Friedrich von Weitersheim 1898 1 May 1865
Hugo von Schuckmann 1898 1 May 1865
Curt von Maltzahn 1900 21 April 1866
Ernst von Frantzius 1900 15 April 1867
Hermann Kirchhoff 1900 15 April 1867
August Carl Thiele 1902 26 April 1868
Erich von Dresky 1902 26 April 1868
Friedrich Vüllers 1904 1870; 1871
Georg Schreder 1904 1870
Ernst Gülich 1904 1870
Heinrich von Moltke 1904 1870
Wilhelm Kindt 1905 31 May 1871
Rudolf Siegel 1905 11 April 1869
Max von Basse 28 May 1906 31 May 1871
Carl Franz 1906 18 April 1872
Eugen Kalau vom Hofe 1907 8 April 1873
Malte von Schimmelmann 1908 17 April 1875
Erich Gühler 1908 1876
Johannes Schröder 1908 17 April 1875
Max Prowe 1908 17 April 1875
Hugo Kinderling 1908 1877
Heinrich Saß 1909 23 April 1878
Heinrich Stromeyer 1910 1879
Franz von Holleben 1910 15 April 1880
Johannes Rieve 1911 15 April 1880
Karl Zimmermann 1911 15 April 1881
Christian Schütz 1911 15 April 1881
Wilhelm Sthamer 1911 15 April 1881
Karl Behm 18 November 1912 1882
Felix Funke 1912 1882
Hermann Alberts 8 March 1865 12 December 1946 15 November 1913 16 April 1883  Imperial German Navy
Leberecht Maaß 1913 16 April 1883
Arthur Tapken 1914 16 April 1883
Alfred Begas 23 February 1915 16 April 1883
Georg Scheidt 1915 16 April 1883
Georg von Ammon 17 May 1869 2 February 1937 18 September 1915 21 April 1884
Curt von Rössing 1916 11 April 1885
Karl Wilbrandt 1916 1882
Hugo Louran 1916 1882
Max Witschel 1916 16 April 1883
Hugo Westphal 1916 1870
Eduard Holzhauer 1916 18 April 1872
Otto Back 22 March 1916 16 April 1883
Otto Philipp 1916 16 April 1883
Robert Kühne 1916 11 April 1885
Hugo Langemak 1916 11 April 1885
Alexander Meurer 1916 15 April 1881
Wilhelm Starke 1916 16 April 1883
Carl Hollweg 1916 11 April 1885
Karl Seiferling 1916 11 April 1885
Carl Wedding 1916 11 April 1885
Hans Uthemann 1916 1886
Walter von Keyserlink 1917 1886
Richard Lange 1917 1886
Georg Ahlert 24 December 1867 17 June 1963 17 September 1917 11 April 1885
Karl Heuser 1917 1886
Hugo Meurer 1917 1886
Max Hahn 1917 1886
Constanz Feldt 1917 1886
Karl Sievers 1918 1886
Johannes Hartog 1918 1887
Ernst Goette 1918 1887
Wilhelm Höpfner 1918 1887
Eduard Varrentrapp 1918 1887
Johannes Redlich 1918 1887
Eberhard von Mantey 1918 1887
Waldemar Pieper 1918 1887
Karl Hering 1918 1887
Johannes von Karpf 1918 1887
Hans Küsel 1918 1887
Friedrich von Bülow 1918 1888
Bernhard Rösing 1918 1888
Paul Heinrich 1919 1889
William Michaelis 1919 1889
Wilhelm Tägert 1920 1889
Magnus von Levetzow 1920 1889
Ernst Ewers 1920 1890
Friedrich Richter 1920 1890
Hans Eberius 1920 1890
Karl von Hornhardt 1920 1890
Max Reymann 1921 1891
Max Looff 1921 1891
Lothar von Gohren 1921 1892
Walter Hildebrand 1921 1892
Wilhelm von Haxthausen 1922 1893
Wolfgang Wegener 1923 1894
Hugo von Rosenberg 1923 1893
Ludwig Kahlhausen 1923 1894
Wilhelm Kahlert 1924 1895
Martin Hosemann 1925 1895
Oskar Heinecke 1926 1897
Wilfried von Loewenfeld 1928 1897
Hans Kolbe 1931 1900
Konrad Zander 1932 1901
Ludwig von Schröder 1934 1903
Erwin Waßner 1936 1906
Kurt Ramien 1938 1908
Oskar Wehr 1939 1904
Theodor-Heinrich Riedel 1939 1909
Werner Steffan 1939 1907
Hans Feldbausch 1940 1910
Erich Mahrholz 1940 1898
Wilhelm Rümann 1940 1899
Ernst Schumacher 1940 1900
Reimar von Bonin 1941 1908
Friedrich Braune 1941 1907
Hellmut Kienast 1941 1909
Arno Schmidt 1941 1909
Robert Eyssen 1941 1911
Peter Christian Donner 1941 1899
Hans-Hermann von Schweinitz 1941 1901
Hasso von Bredow 1941 1901
Hans Walther 1941 1902
Ernst Krafft 1941 1903
Oswald Paul 1941 1901
Hermann Lorey 1941 1896
Ernst Hintzmann 1941 1897
Erich Heyden 1941 1898
Heinrich Kehrhahn 1941 1900
Fritz Conrad 1941 1901
Erhard Tobye 1941 1911
Paul Hönicke 1941 1901
Arno Spindler 1941 1898
Edmund Schulz 1941 1894
Werner Scheer 1941 1912
Carl August Claussen 1941 1900
Karl Wollanke 1941 1903
Franz Claassen 1942 1899
Erich Haeker 1942 1906
Ulrich Rasmus 1942 1907
Wilhelm Kopp 1942 1899
Werner Lindenau 1942 1912
Heinz Menche 1942 1903
Eberhard von Goetze 1942 1912
Otto Klüber 1942 1913
Otto Fein 1942 1913
Walter Koehler 1942 1901
Herbert Goehle 1942 1897
Reinhold Gadow 1942 1900
Waldemar Bender 1942 1905
Karl von Bodecker 1942 1894
Joachim Plath 1942 1913
Günther Horstmann 1942 1913
Heinrich Ruhfus 1942 1913
Otto Fricke 1942 1913
Hans Henning 1942 1914
Max Kühne 1942 1890
Wilhelm Rhein 1942 1907
Walter Oehler 1942 1908
Walther Dose 1942 1905
Harald Kienast 1942 1913
Siegfried Punt 1942 1898
Hans-Udo von Tresckow 1942 1912
Hermann von Bredow 1942 1912
Clamor von Trotha 1942 1912
Bernhard Liebetanz 1942 1913
Rudolf Junker 1942 1913
Rudolf Schulte 1942 1903
Heinrich Wagner 1942 1906; 1907
Werner Fürbringer 1942 1907
Werner Stichling 1943 1914
Hans Bütow 1943 1914
Siegfried Claassen 1943 1902
Joachim von Gerlach 1943 1913
Wilhelm Matthies 1943 1914
Otto Kähler 1943 1914
Hans Mirow 1943 1914
Ernst Kratzenberg 1943 1914
Kurt Böhmer 1943 1914
Erich Bey 1943 3 January 1916 (I./16)
Gerhard Wagner 23 November 1898 26 June 1987 1 March 1943; 1 March 1956 1 July 1916 (VII./16)  Kriegsmarine
 German Navy		 temporary rank of Vizeadmiral from 28 March - 31 December 1962
Günther Schubert 1943 1 July 1916 (VII.16)
Eberhard Godt 1943 1 July 1918 (VII./18)
Adalbert Zuckschwerdt 1943 1893