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Carl-Heinz Birnbacher
Carl-Heinz Birnbacher
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
2nd Class
&
1st Class
Wound Badge
in Black
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
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