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 Germany Navy exists after the navies of Germany being separated into the West German Navy and the Volksmarine of East Germany.

Großadmirale

The rank of Grossadmiral was introduced in 1905 as the naval equivalent to the five-star rank of the Generalfeldmarschall OF-10 in Heer. 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.
NameBornDiedDate of rankCrew/YearNotes
29 April 184421 February 192828 June 190521 June 1859
King 21 January 18218 December 190713 July 190530 August 1888honorary rank
14 August 186220 April 19294 September 190921 April 1877
19 March 18496 March 193027 January 191124 April 1865
9 January 18536 June 191931 May 191811 April 1869
24 April 18766 November 19601 April 193916 April 1894
16 September 189124 December 198031 January 19434 April 1910

Generaladmirale

NameBornDiedDate of rankCrew/YearNotes
7 October 188018 August 19691 April 193910 April 1899
10 January 18836 December 19451 January 194010 April 1901executed by the Soviet Union
29 May 188514 April 194519 July 19401 April 1903
18 October 188431 May 19761 April 19411 April 1902
18 January 188411 April 19721 April 19411 April 1903
11 May 188422 January 196631 August 19427 April 1900zV
30 September 188620 March 19761 February 19431 April 1906
14 December 188726 March 19641 March 19443 April 1907
28 May 18913 August 19561 March 19441 April 1909
21 July 189117 December 198016 September 19441 April 1910
15 July 189523 May 19451 May 19451 April 1914suicide

Admirale

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, Admiral was the highest rank any naval officer achieved.
NameBornDiedDate of rankCrew/YearNavyNotes
29 October 18116 June 187319 April 185917 April 1848
19 April 183820 December 19062 September 189228 October 1853
8 March 184017 February 192031 May 189324 June 1854
19 January 184221 January 191318 April 189618 June 1857
8 July 184427 December 190526 June 189921 June 1859
6 August 184626 September 192019 November 190011 January 1862ennobled 16 June 1913
7 September 18438 March 191827 January 19026 September 1865entered Prussian Army 1 January 1862
23 July 184723 November 190914 November 19037 April 1862
8 August 184831 October 191514 November 19039 June 1864ennobled 27 January 1905
7 November 184710 September 192322 June 190515 June 1863
12 April 18487 April 192026 June 190524 April 1865
16 July 184916 February 192218 May 190721 April 1866ennobled 15 June 1908
31 March 185011 May 192917 September 190715 April 1867
3 April 185221 February 192127 January 190815 April 1867
24 March 185418 April 194029 August 191031 May 1871
17 May 185420 August 193127 January 191131 May 1871
17 July 185424 July 193327 January 191131 May 1871
18 May 185420 April 19426 May 191231 May 1871
25 August 185523 February 19161 April 191318 April 1872
26 November 185529 September 192721 January 191318 April 1872
10 October 185523 February 193112 April 191318 April 1872
30 June 185719 December 193315 November 191312 April 1874
24 April 185830 December 192817 September 191421 April 1877
13 July 186031 August 194522 March 191521 April 1877
13 September 186016 June 193822 March 191521 April 1877
2 October 185424 February 192527 January 191631 May 1871
30 September 186326 November 19286 June 191622 April 1879
31 October 186126 June 193927 January 191823 April 1878
18 May 186318 July 194627 January 191822 April 1879
2 June 186413 January 194611 August 191815 April 1881
13 September 186325 May 193211 August 191815 April 1881
13 August 18664 January 193720 December 19206 April 1883
10 August 187018 August 19321 October 192413 April 1889
31 March 18799 April 19521 December 19352 April 1899
28 August 188311 March 19581 April 19381 April 1902
26 January 188812 October 19561 January 19401 April 1903
30 August 18866 May 19531 January 19401 April 1905
1 January 18879 April 19451 January 19401 April 1905executed by Nazi Germany
19 August 188616 June 19731 January 19401 April 1905
15 June 188724 August 19631 January 19401 April 1905
25 May 188927 May 19411 September 194003 April 1907
28 July 18782 May 194530 November 19307 April 1896
2 January 188223 March 19541 February 194118 April 1898
13 January 188713 May 19501 September 19411 April 1905
17 July 188229 May 19701 September 19417 April 1900
21 September 18822 January 19511 September 194110 April 1901
3 June 188623 February 19721 March 19421 April 1906
18 March 188819 July 19451 March 19421 April 1906suicide
3 May 188310 May 19601 March 19421 April 1903zV
12 July 18894 January 19621 April 19423 April 1907
24 May 18881 December 19751 April 19423 April 1907
13 September 188622 April 19711 April 19423 April 1907
19 September 188817 October 19841 April 19421 April 1908
18 January 189130 June 19761 April 19421 April 1909
8 November 18892 May 19451 April 19421 April 1910
14 September 189013 February 19521 September 19421 April 1909
22 March 18902 April 19451 September 19421 April 1909
6 July 187814 September 19541 September 194216 April 1894
8 November 188116 July 19761 September 194212 April 1898
11 April 188915 April 19451 September 19421 April 1908
30 October 189112 December 19641 February 194310 April 1910
22 August 188019 May 19531 February 194312 April 1898zV
11 February 189210 July 19631 March 19431 April 1910
20 March 189318 June 19731 April 19431 April 1912
1 February 18925 February 19671 April 19431 April 1910
4 November 18937 September 19741 April 19441 April 1913
27 February 189017 October 19791 August 19441 April 1909
12 May 189116 December 19651 October 19441 April 1911
14 May 189212 August 19831 April 1911
12 July 188921 March 19451 September 19421 October 1907
13 March 187720 April 19441 October 19381 April 1903Admiraloberstabsarzt
30 April 188810 January 19791 September 19421 April 1914Admiraloberstabsarzt
23 December 191730 November 19761 April 19721 April 1937Inspector General of the Federal Armed Forces
17 March 192231 May 19971 October 19801 April 1939Inspector General of the Federal Armed Forces; DSACEUR
16 March 193316 July 20051 October 19861 April 1957Inspector General of the Federal Armed Forces
12 April 194519 May 200718 September 20021 April 1966DSACEUR
25 February 19551 7 1973DSACT
30 August 19189 August 20097 October 197710 July 195030 November 1987
27 February 19351 November 201818 November 198912 May 195224 September 1990
27 August 191415 February 19821 March 196115 June 195031 December 1976

Vizeadmirale

Vizeadmiral was a flag officer rank introduced in the Prussian Navy in 1858 and used subsequently in all other German navies.
NameBornDiedDate of rankCrew/YearNavyNotes
15 November 18002 May 188522 May 18584 July 1846entered French navy in 1812, transferred to Dutch navy February 1814, character as Schout bij Nacht, 22 November 1882
2 March 182221 October 188722 March 18681 January 1848ennobled 1882
4 March 182017 October 189428 June 187722 January 1849
10 January 183122 November 18983 February 18808 September 1848
1 April 18299 February 191727 December 18837 December 1848
9 August 183219 January 188924 September 188429 November 1849
5 December 183028 November 189519 March 188513 September 1868
12 May 18329 January 190314 May 188714 September 1865entered Prussian Army 1 January 1850
9 June 183524 February 191127 January 188929 August 1866Entered Austro-Hungarian Navy on 1 October 1849
18 December 184012 January 189927 July 188921 April 1855
2 February 18424 October 189227 January 189024 April 1856
19 September 184217 June 190814 April 189121 June 1858
14 August 18411 January 192410 October 189218 June 1857
29 July 184015 December 191213 May 189517 February 1866entered Seewehr on 15 December 1863
3 October 18447 January 193622 March 18991 May 1865
20 June 186618 April 191718 September 189915 June 1863
27 July 184815 February 19241 November 190124 April 1865
20 June 184828 September 192214 December 19011 May 1865
21 August 185013 November 19251 April 190221 April 1866
20 April 185027 February 194127 January 190415 July 1864
5 March 18515 September 191927 January 190515 April 1867
20 November 185124 March 193114 March 190526 April 1868
27 September 185230 June 19251 April 190626 April 1868
20 July 185123 January 19407 April 190626 April 1868
28 October 185124 June 19311 April 190626 April 1868
15 July 185017 June 191727 January 190726 April 1868
15 July 18535 October 191427 January 190711 April 1869
21 March 185211 December 190927 April 190711 April 1869
1 June 185217 November 191617 September 190718 March 1876entered Austro-Hungarian Navy on 1 October 1866
15 December 185516 July 194118 December 190918 April 1872
1 March 185624 December 192527 January 191018 April 1872
13 February 18571 September 194227 January 19108 April 1873
23 April 185914 November 194327 January 191117 April 1875
16 March 18605 February 192022 March 191128 April 1876
18 April 18614 March 192410 April 191121 April 1877
30 March 186131 May 19386 May 191221 April 1877
13 February 18611 March 194130 April 191321 April 1877
5 March 186121 March 194727 January 191323 April 1878
22 June 18618 December 191415 November 191323 April 1878
27 October 186321 May 194431 March 191422 April 1879
4 June 186016 June 192314 July 191421 April 1877ennobled 7 November 1914
15 July 186213 January 191613 October 191415 April 1881
16 January 186427 December 193617 June 191515 April 1881
14 January 186524 March 194517 June 191515 April 1881
14 August 18631 February 193318 September 191520 April 1882
15 May 186626 May 193517 October 191520 April 1882
21 October 186219 February 195427 January 191615 April 1880
10 March 186527 March 193227 January 191620 April 1882
17 December 18578 April 192616 January 191617 April 1875
9 October 186523 June 193822 March 191620 April 1882
9 February 186524 April 193724 April 191616 April 1883
23 September 185420 January 192613 May 191631 May 1871
8 June 186425 April 194025 November 191616 April 1883
28 August 18659 February 195325 November 191616 April 1883
11 November 186412 December 193125 November 191616 April 1883
10 February 186615 November 192525 November 191616 April 1883
2 September 186624 June 194114 October 191716 April 1883
30 April 186514 March 194214 October 191721 April 1884
11 April 18642 October 193427 January 191821 April 1884
13 March 186620 September 194427 January 191821 April 1884
14 March 18666 September 194018 September 191821 April 1884
19 January 186811 February 193318 September 191821 April 1884
27 July 186622 November 195429 October 191821 April 1884
1 March 186811 October 194031 October 191916 April 1886
19 February 18698 April 193221 January 1920
9 February 186918 December 194329 October 191911 April 1885
27 November 186425 August 192827 January 191821 April 1884
4 July 186823 May 193630 September 192021 April 1884
22 August 186722 September 19431 October 191921 April 1884
3 January 186728 July 19391 October 191911 April 1885
1 February 18712 March 19601 November 1920
25 October 187113 September 19331 October 19211 April 1890
25 November 18715 June 19311 August 192210 April 1891
10 May 18714 November 19461 November 192310 April 1897
22 July 187511 February 19581 February 19259 April 1892
8 February 187813 May 19421 January 19282 April 1895
7 August 188019 January 19561 December 19287 April 1897
25 September 187912 June 19581 April 19302 April 1898
4 February 187613 September 19431 August 193313 April 1896
22 October 18808 December 19661 October 19337 April 1900
7 February 18863 January 19461 October 19371 April 1903died in Soviet captivity
8 March 188510 February 19461 October 19376 April 1904suicide
29 August 18864 December 19601 November 19376 April 1904
24 May 188827 October 19621 November 19391 April 1905
9 March 188820 October 19431 January 19403 April 1907
2 April 188215 February 19451 September 194010 April 1901zV, KIA
7 October 188615 May 19601 November 19401 April 1906
13 July 188326 July 19621 January 194110 April 1901
21 July 188629 July 19641 January 19411 April 1906
30 June 189021 October 19661 January 19411 April 1909
18 March 188621 February 19411 February 19411 April 1903
2 May 187920 April 19421 February 19417 April 1897zV
13 September 18801 November 19531 February 19412 April 1898zV
21 December 18803 May 19561 August 194110 April 1899
3 November 188928 April 19451 September 19411 April 1908suicide
10 October 188431 January 19461 September 19411 April 1902
17 August 18803 October 19641 September 194110 April 1899zV
25 January 189012 October 19831 February 19421 April 1909
29 October 188826 September 19661 February 19421 April 1906
16 December 189023 April 19451 February 19424 June 1910KIA
27 October 187620 February 19661 February 19422 April 1895zV
5 July 189123 December 19451 March 19421 April 1910
17 February 189119 December 19721 March 19421 April 1910
11 December 189113 April 19551 March 19421 April 1910
17 May 18897 December 19791 April 19421 April 1910
23 August 189119 December 19601 April 19421 April 1911
28 October 18871 October 19701 April 19421 April 1905
24 October 18891 April 19423 April 1907
21 July 188825 June 19741 April 19421 April 1906
6 January 188716 May 19791 April 19421 April 1906
11 February 188428 April 19471 April 19421 April 1902
4 May 188430 May 19671 April 194210 April 1901
24 July 18826 January 19471 April 19427 April 1900
25 June 18815 March 19441 April 194210 April 1899
26 February 18915 May 19451 September 19421 April 1910
24 November 188531 January 19461 September 19426 April 1904
21 March 189223 July 19571 September 19421 April 1910
29 October 187614 May 19611 September 19422 April 1895
29 January 189215 September 19661 February 19431 April 1911
22 March 189329 January 19461 February 19431 April 1911
9 August 189323 July 19611 February 19431 April 1911
17 March 189129 June 19681 February 19431 April 1911
24 December 18943 July 19851 February 19431 April 1914entered Bundesmarine as Vizeadmiral on 1 March 1956
31 August 18811 November 19641 February 194310 April 1899
22 September 189319 November 19431 March 19431 April 1912KIA
28 May 189323 December 19451 April 19431 April 1911
18 July 189319 November 19651 April 19431 April 1912
26 August 189331 March 19811 April 19431 April 1912
7 September 189327 November 19781 April 19431 April 1912
26 August 189519 May 19881 April 19431 April 1912
1 September 189419 September 19591 October 19431 April 1911
28 January 189311 August 19441 October 19431 April 1912
29 January 189415 July 19751 October 19431 April 1912
8 March 189613 September 19521 October 19431 April 1913
27 June 189616 February 19811 October 19431 April 1914
2 December 189330 September 19701 February 194413 April 1912missing, body found 6 August 1971
12 March 189524 September 19831 February 19441 April 1913
25 June 189720 August 19851 March 19434 January 1915
22 February 18946 June 19711 July 19441 April 1912
5 December 18948 April 19451 August 19441 April 1912KIA
9 August 189510 November 19701 August 19441 April 1914
30 October 189718 November 19691 August 19444 July 1915
3 August 188027 June 19601 November 19447 April 1900
17 January 189530 August 197030 September 19441 April 1913
25 July 189520 November 19761 December 19441 April 1914
25 June 189522 July 19771 January 19451 April 1914
29 September 189524 April 19811 January 19451 April 1914
14 June 189813 January 19721 January 194516 September 1914war volunteer
4 November 189929 June 19821 March 19451 July 1915 entered Bundesmarine as Konteradmiral on 1 March 1956
13 November 189925 April 19921 April 19454 April 1916
28 August 189717 January 19761 April 19452 January 1916
10 November 18983 April 19711 April 19454 July 1916
26 May 18854 July 19551 November 19371 October 1905
13 September 188614 October 19621 February 19421 October 1908
8 September 189231 October 19751 April 19421 April 1909
23 June 189125 July 19751 April 19421 October 1910
7 February 189110 April 19641 April 19421 October 1910
3 May 188611 September 19591 February 19431 April 1906zV
5 August 189312 December 19691 April 19431 October 1912
17 January 18916 January 19461 June 19441 October 1909
24 August 18934 August 19751 April 19451 October 1911
26 December 189025 December 19631 April 19451 October 1911
29 April 185621 October 192121 June 190711 May 1878
28 September 186311 March 194410 November 191915 March 1887Marinegeneraloberstabsarzt
29 December 189530 October 19931 October 194317 February 1922Admiralstabsarzt, volunteered for the Bavarian Army on 1 May 1915
14 January 19211 September 20041 April 19791 December 1939
16 November 192413 January 20081 April 1980
18 May 1938
19 December 193522 March 20141 May 1990
25 April 1945
22 June 19391 April 1961
21 November 192410 July 20131 April 1977
5 May 19401 April 1959
31 August 190627 June 1988
14 September 19159 March 20141 April 19721 April 1935
26 January 19431 October 2000
11 May 191023 December 19801 October 19661 April 1929
14 December 19391 April 19951 April 1958
30 October 191218 April 199911 June 1967
7 December 1925
9 September 191619 October 200310 October 19751 April 1936
11 October 19561 July 1976
7 November 195227 April 2006
16 January 191512 October 2001
22 February 195515 March 2013
10 February 19421 October 19981 April 1962
26 June 19351 October 1986
19 March 19158 May 20011 April 1934
6 April 1948
9 July 19121 August 20041 October 19681 April 1933
7 August 19331 October 19861 September 1956
1 May 19591 July 1978
1 October 1952
10 June 191925 July 20061 October 19761 April 1937
1 April 19161 October 20041 February 19741 April 1936
29 June 19491 October 1968
9 November 19156 July 200710 October 19751 April 1935
23 November 189826 June 198728 March 19624 July 1916
17 December 190430 December 19812 January 1963
20 September 193820 April 2013
22 March 19351 October 19912 January 1956
13 March 19501 October 1968
19 July 190727 March 199829 January 19621 April 1926
15 January 19158 December 19861 March 19641 March 1951
5 July 194411 December 198929 August 1963
27 August 193124 October 20017 October 1979
10 July 19331 March 198615 October 1950
27 October 193016 February 19961 March 1981
24 April 19247 May 19937 October 1978
4 August 190430 July 19941 March 1971
04 March 1958October 20141976

Vizeadmirale (Charakter)

NameBornDiedDate of rankCrew/YearNavyNotes
17 September 183522 November 190327 January 190030 July 1861entered Prussian Army on 29 April 1854
23 June 184119 August 193427 January 190018 June 1857skipper of Meteor
11 March 184928 June 192127 January 190021 October 1864
18 March 186514 April 195722 March 191620 April 1882Chamberlain to Wilhelm II.
29 November 188124 October 194919 August 193912 April 1898

Konteradmirale

has been a flag officer rank in the naval forces of Germany since 1849.
NameBornDiedDate of rankCrew/YearNavyNotes
10 September 18049 January 186023 November 184910 September 1848Reichsflotte
29 November 1824?22 March 186816 June 1849
1868
1873
10 May 182526 February 1909 1875
1878
1878
1883
1883; 1855
1883
1885
1889
1889
1889
1889; 1866
1890
1890
19 January 184816 February 193510 October 18927 April 1862
27 January 18941866/68
1895
18981 May 1865
18981 May 1865
18981 May 1865
190021 April 1866
190015 April 1867
190015 April 1867
190226 April 1868
190226 April 1868
1904; 1871
1904
1904
1904
190531 May 1871
190511 April 1869
28 May 190631 May 1871
190618 April 1872
19078 April 1873
190817 April 1875
1908
190817 April 1875
190817 April 1875
1908
190923 April 1878
1910
191015 April 1880
191115 April 1880
191115 April 1881
191115 April 1881
191115 April 1881
18 November 1912
1912
8 March 186512 December 194615 November 191316 April 1883
191316 April 1883
191416 April 1883
23 February 191516 April 1883
191516 April 1883
17 May 18692 February 193718 September 191521 April 1884
191611 April 1885
1916
1916
191616 April 1883
1916
191618 April 1872
22 March 191616 April 1883
191616 April 1883
191611 April 1885
191611 April 1885
191615 April 1881
191616 April 1883
191611 April 1885
191611 April 1885
191611 April 1885
1916
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24 December 186717 June 196317 September 191711 April 1885
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1942; 1907
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1943
1943
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1943
19433 January 1916
23 November 189826 June 19871 March 1943; 1 March 19561 July 1916 temporary rank of Vizeadmiral from 28 March - 31 December 1962
19431 July 1916
19431 July 1918
1943
1943
1943
1943 January 1915
1943 August 1915
1943
1943 April 1915
1943 October 1915
1943 July 1916
1943 July 1916
1943 October 1915
1943 January 1916
1943
1943
1943 July 1915
1943 July 1917
1944
1944 October 1916
1944 October 1915
1944 October 1915
1944 April 1916
1944 January 1916
1944 October 1916
1944 January 1917
19441910/40
1944 October 1917
25 May 189823 September 19671 August 19444 July 1916 Flottillenadmiral 1957-60father of Dieter Ehrhardt
1944
1944 April 1917
1944 April 1916
1944 July 1916
1944 October 1916
1944 April 1917
23 March 18984 January 19721 January 19455 July 1915
22 March 1935 19441918
22 July 19006 December 19891 January 194522 December 1958 July 1918
1944 July 1918
1923
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1933
1940
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28 December 189422 October 19781 February 194310 October 1913
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1943VIII./ 1914
1944VIII./ 1914
1944
1944 April 1916
1944
1944
1944 April 1917
18921854; 1857
18991866; 1871
19061873; 1906
19081875; 1879
19111883; 1886
19221888; 1891
19371904; 1911
19381906; 1913
19391907; 1914
19411911; 1914
19411899; 1904
19411911; 1914
19411907; 1913
19411901; 1907
13 January 189229 June 19451 September 194121 May 1921served as reservist with the navy in WWI
1941
19421914; 1922
19431914; 1922
19431913; 1922
1943
19441914; 1922
19441914; 1922
1944
19441915; 1922
19441915; 1922
19441918; 1923
1943
1943
1943
1945
25 January 1923 19801940
21 November 1943
26 May 19105 December 19911 October 19681 October 1930
20 January 1936
17 7 19621 11 2015VII/81
3 November 19272008
20 11 1946
7 December 1932
14 May 1927son of Werner Ehrhardt
15 July 190819 March 1992April 1927
29 October 19212 February 20021979XII/39
15 2 192516 December 2015
1 March 193819911958
6 March 191513 May 198831 October 1968Crew 34
19 April 1936
30 January 1949 2009 1968
26 February 1938IX/57
30 October 1945 2001 1966
20 March 1921
23 October 1937
5 February 19182 February 19821 April 19753 April 1936
17 June 191511 January 1992 1970
12 December 191129 January 20082 April 19681 April 1931
29 February 1952
19 September 1927
27 December 19352013
7 September 191211 October 19901 April 19667 April 1931
17 September 1941IV/61
5 June 193028 February 200719831956
30 August 1928
10 February 1935
27 November 19511 September 20091971
12 March 190821 July 20091926
16 September 192227 October 20051977XII/39
17 September 19186 December 20031 September 19731938
23 September 19163 June 200327 February 19703 April 1936
3 January 1918
2 November 1915
28 September 190516 December 200413 November 196231 March 1924
31 July 191422 September 200119661 April 1934
30 August 190311 January 198431 October 19611922
12 March 1938
17 May 193214 January 20061986I/56
27 June 192527 October 200019791 June 1942
2 July 191426 December 200521 December 19661934
4 December 19232 July 1996
17 December 190430 December 1981 1963
6 October 19317 October 19884 August 1950
26 June 193431 December 20107 October 198012 May 1952no relation to Karl Dönitz
4 July 19242 March 200230 November 1984V./41
24 March 190615 December 19911 October 195215 May 1945later Generalmajor
3 October 19351 March 198611 August 1954
30 March 193321 February 19851 March 19743 September 1950
7 April 19297 October 197918 November 1950
25 May 19297 October 198218 November 1950
6 July 1920September 20041 March 19711950
15 December 191727 July 19871 March 19741 August 1945
9 February 19357 October 197910 January 1953
3 September 19317 October 19824 August 1950
4 July 19201 March 19761 July 1945
24 February 192919967 October 19821 August 1952
27 January 19447 October 19891962
10 July 19327 October 198418 November 1950
18 May 194121 February 19891 August 1960
21 February 19287 October 19823 August 1954
9 May 193419 May 20111 March 198720 January 1953
28 February 19308 June 20121 March 198821 September 1949
14 June 19337 October 198410 July 1951
5 April 194017 October 20137 October 19831 September 1958
9 February 191513 March 19861 October 19521950
17 March 193111 January 20081 March 19841 November 1953
17 January 192122 February 19901 May 196410 February 1950
27 May 192320 July 19957 October 19681950
6 April 19357 October 19841 April 1952
1 June 1953VII./73
19491 April 2008
16 February 19531 October 20121972active
1 May 2013active
21 January 195524 May 20141974; 1977active
1 May 20131977active

Konteradmirale (Charakter)

Flottillenadmirale

The rank of Flottillenadmiral was newly established in 1955 as the naval equivalent to Brigadegeneral. The rank roughly corresponds to the position of Kommodore in earlier German naval forces.
Nameborndiedretired
21 May 190127 August 197930 September 1961
6 April 192430 January 200930 September 1984
21 May 194731 May 2009
1 December 190611 October 196930 April 1966
4 August 193419 March 200631 March 1993
11 July 19077 November 197630 September 1964
26 March 191326 April 197931 March 1972
3 July 192230 September 1982
30 8 195231 October 2012
27 August 193330 September 1990
26 June 193914 6 201630 September 1998
9 October 1916201330 September 1976
1 September 191531 March 1973
6 March 191511 May 198130 September 1972
6 July 191825 January 200031 March 1978
27 December 194627 December 2003
28 November 194131 December 2001
17 8 1957active
27 March 193630 June 1994
30 5 1957active
29 May 193730 September 1997
active
20 April 193930 September 1999
20 July 191830 September 1978
6 March 19207 June 198431 March 1980
1 April 19086 June 198830 September 1968
17 January 193731 March 1993
26 October 19083 November 199431 March 1969
29 October 190612 December 197530 September 1965
22 June 194731 12 2006
18 January 191531 March 1973
7 November 193631 December 1995
8 June 19132 February 197731 December 1971
9 November 192025 October 199531 March 1981
7 February 193331 March 1991
4 January 191126 April 198931 March 1970
16 January 1910199130 September 1969
21 January 19501 February 2012
16 May 191028 February 198731 March 1970
18 August 195331 12 2015
26 February 193831 March 1998
20 July 194331 October 2004
27 January 193731 March 1997
24 July 1923200130 September 1983
16 December 194631 December 2008
23 October 193731 March 1998
23 June 193730 September 1994
24 December 1962active
1 February 1955active
22 March 19038 September 198330 June 1962
7 January 194530 June 2007
17 December 193931 March 2000
5 June 194130 September 2001
7 November 194230 September 2002
23 March 19135 September 199531 March 1971
16 February 190825 October 196930 September 1967
12 December 191415 June 197531 March 1968
23 May 19461 June 2008
27 December 1957active
26 July 1955active
1 May 19125 August 199830 September 1970
29 January 191731 March 1977
7 January 193830 September 1995
active
22 July 194130 September 2001
28 November 190727 June 198730 September 1966
29 5 195325 September 2014
18 December 19118 October 196830 September 1968
4 5 195331 5 2016
17 3 1954active
23 May 1961active
16 September 192130 September 1981
18 April 193431 March 1992
7 June 192930 September 1988
1 December 189823 January 198931 December 1960
20 July 191930 September 1979
3 9 1960active
3 December 192231 March 1983
19 December 190919 October 197731 March 1970
29 October 193530 September 1994
2 January 192431 December 1981
21 May 1954active
28 October 191330 September 1971
10 January 194230 August 1996died
22 September 192330 September 1983
3 November 194830 November 2010
27 December 194116 March 1999died
1 January 193730 September 1995
17 July 192830 September 1988
20 January 193830 September 1996
24 October 195031 March 2010
27 February 193931 March 1999
28 December 194230 September 2002
17 February 192716 January 1990
2 June 194930 June 2011
11 January 1956active
2 March 192431 March 1984
2 April 191231 March 1984
9 March 1920200431 March 1980
16 June 190210 May 198531 March 1963
23 November 193731 December 1994
25 February 193831 March 1996
7 January 192031 March 1980
17 May 193530 September 1995
25 February 192031 March 1979
29 3 1966active
30 September 193130 September 1989
7 November 189827 June 196430 September 1960
6 May 191526 March 200331 March 1972
12 February 191931 March 1979
23 10 194631 October 2006
1 June 191611 June 198830 September 1974
4 November 19043 September 197331 December 1962
15 December 19196 February 198631 March 1980
15 August 192719 February 200930 September 1985
19 December 19029 November 198831 March 1963
7 March 193531 March 1992