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Carls Sylvius Volkner
Carls is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Carls (1880–1958), a German chess master * Rolf Carls (1885–1945), a Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine during World War II * Stephen Carls, chair of the history department at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Carls
Carl Carls (September 16, 1880, Varel – September 11, 1958, Bremen) was a German chess master. In 1922, he took 2nd, behind Erhardt Post, in Bad Oeynhausen (22nd DSB–Congress). He won the 2nd German Championships at Bad Aachen 1934. He took 7th at The Hague 1928 (Amateur World Championship, Max Euwe won). Carls represented Germany in Chess Olympiads: * 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927 (+7 –3 =5); * 3rd Chess Olympiad at Hamburg 1930 (=6 –1 =7); * 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936 (+5 –2 =10). He won two team bronze medals (1930 and 1936). During World War II, he tied for 10-12th at Kraków – Warsaw 1941 (2nd GG-ch, Alexander Alekhine and Paul Felix Schmidt won). Carls won, ahead of Klaus Junge, at Rostock 1942. He resigned after 8 games at Prague 1943 (Alekhine won). Carls was awarded the International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Carls
Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls (29 May 1885 – 24 April 1945) was a high-ranking German admiral during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Carls served as ''Flottenchef'' (Fleet Commander), the highest ranking administrative officer of the ''Kriegsmarine'' and member of the ''Oberkommando der Marine'' (High Command of the Navy). Carls was instrumental in planning German naval operations during Operation Weserübung, the invasion of Denmark and Norway. When Grand Admiral Erich Raeder resigned as commander-in-chief of the ''Kriegsmarine'' in early 1943, he suggested Carls as a potential candidate to succeed him. After Admiral Karl Donitz succeeded Raeder instead, Carls was discharged from the navy. Carls was killed in a British air raid on the town of Bad Oldesloe on 24 April 1945. Early life and career Rolf Carls was the son of Lieutenant Friedrich Wilhelm Anton Carls and his wife Martha Victoria Wilhelmine Anna Sophie, née P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
