Karl Witzell

Summary

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.

Karl Witzell
Born(1884-10-18)18 October 1884
Hiersfeld near Wesel, Rhine Province
Died31 May 1976(1976-05-31) (aged 91)
West-Berlin
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Imperial German Navy
 Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service1902–42
RankGeneraladmiral
UnitSMS Elbing
SMS Frankfurt
SMS Graudenz
SMS Schleswig-Holstein
SMS Braunschweig
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the War Merit Cross
Other workDeutsche Gesellschaft für Wehrtechnik

Decorations edit

Bibliography edit

  • Hildebrand, Hans (1989). P–Z (in German). Vol. 3. Osnabrück: Biblio. pp. 568–569. ISBN 3764814993. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)


  1. ^ Hildebrand 1989, p. 569.