Carls is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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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 to ...
(1880–1958), a German chess master
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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), th ...
(1885–1945), a Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine during World War II
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Stephen Carls, chair of the history department at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee
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