Flag officers of the Kriegsmarine were the leadership of the
German Navy (known then as the "
Kriegsmarine
The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
") from 1935 to 1945. Most flag officers
had also served as officers of the
Reichsmarine
The ''Reichsmarine'' ( en, Realm Navy) was the name of the German Navy during the Weimar Republic and first two years of Nazi Germany. It was the naval branch of the ''Reichswehr'', existing from 1919 to 1935. In 1935, it became known as the ''K ...
, as well as the
Imperial German Navy during
World War I. German naval flag officers were divided into five
Admiralty ranks while a
senior captain
Senior captain is a rank which is used in some countries' armed forces, navies, merchant marines, civil aviation and in the airline industry.
Army
In some armies of the world, the senior captain is a rank between a regular captain and a majo ...
rank, known as ''
Kommodore'' also existed. The Kriegsmarine flag officers were responsible for holding the senior most naval positions within the
organization of the Kriegsmarine.
Grand admirals
General admirals
Admirals
Vice admirals
Rear admirals
See also
*
List of German admirals
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 Germ ...
References
Bibliography
* Lohmann W. & Hildebrand H., Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine, Verlag Hans-Henning Podzun, Bad Nauheim (1956)
* Goerlitz, Walter. History of the German General Staff, 1657–1945. Boulder and London: Westview Press (1985)
Notes
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