The death of Generaladmiral Rolf Carls.

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The death of Generaladmiral Rolf Carls.

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Post by AHLF » 14 Jul 2003, 20:49

ABR tells us that he
Died: 15 Apr 1945 in Bad Oldesloe (KIA)
Can anyone tell me more facts about this?

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Post by Ken McCanliss » 15 Jul 2003, 01:01

Generaladmiral Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls died in an Allied air raid (fliegerangriff).


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Post by AHLF » 15 Jul 2003, 19:21

Ken McCanliss wrote:Generaladmiral Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls died in an Allied air raid (fliegerangriff).
Thank you, Ken. :(

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Post by William Kramer » 15 Nov 2003, 00:05

Here are two photos that I have of the man. Thanks.

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Post by William Kramer » 15 Nov 2003, 00:06

Here are the other two photos that I have of the man. Thanks.

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Post by AHLF » 15 Nov 2003, 22:19

Nice collection.
cheers.

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Post by William Kramer » 24 Mar 2004, 02:24

Hello all,

Here is some more information on Rolf Carls and his involvement during the war.

Hope this helps.

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BALTICS (Baltics up to Skagerrak Mine fields) to Naval Group Command East (Marinegruppenkommando Ost) under the lead of Admiral Rolf Carls

GENERALADMIRAL ROLF CARLS (RK, DKiG)
Born: 29 May 1885 in Rostock
Died: 15 Apr 1945 in Bad Oldesloe (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1904); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1906); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Jan 1909); Kapitänleutnant (16 Dec 1914); Fregattenkapitän (01 Oct 1928); Kapitän zur See (01 May 1930); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1934); Vizeadmiral (01 Jan 1937); Admiral (01 Jun 1937); Generaladmiral (19 Jul 1940)

Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training (01 Apr 1903-10 May 1903)
On Board the School-Ship ‘Stein’ (11 May 1903-31 Mar 1904)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Departed to East Asia (01 Oct 1905-28 Nov 1905)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Fürst Bismarck’ (29 Nov 1905-02 Oct 1906)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘Taku’ (03 Oct 1906-14 Jun 1907)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser ‘Fürst Bismarck’ (15 Jun 1907-01 Oct 1907)
Returned Home and Granted-Leave (02 Oct 1907-21 Nov 1907)
Roll-Officer and Adjutant on the Liner ‘Schwaben’ (22 Nov 1907-14 Sep 1910)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Dresden’ (15 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Liner ‘Wittelsbach’ (01 Oct 1912-28 Apr 1914)
Artillery-Officer on the Small Cruiser ‘Breslau-Midilli’ (13 May 1914-02 Dec 1916)
3rd Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘König’ (16 Jan 1917-14 Apr 1917)
Submarine-Training, Submarine-School (15 Apr 1917-30 Jun 1917)
Instructor on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (01 Jul 1917-03 Feb 1918)
Course on the School-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (04 Feb 1918-30 Mar 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine-School, and at the same time ‘U 9’ (31 Mar 1918-20 Jul 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine ‘U 124’ (21 Jul 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspector of Submarine Affairs (02 Dec 1918-08 Feb 1919)
Commander of the VIII. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (09 Feb 1919-15 Mar 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspector of Submarine Affairs (16 Mar 1919-08 Apr 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the III. Naval-Brigade (09 Apr 1919-30 Jun 1920)
Commander of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (01 Jul 1920-07 Oct 1923)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Liner ‘Hannover’ (08 Oct 1923-31 Aug 1925)
Director of the Reichs Naval Service Office Königsberg (10 Sep 1925-17 Mar 1927)
Advisor in the Fleet-Department, Naval-Command (18 Mar 1927-04 Oct 1928)
Chief of the Training-Department, Naval-Command (05 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1930)
Chief of Staff of the Naval-Command (01 Oct 1930-26 Sep 1932)
Commandant of the Liner ‘Hessen’ (03 Oct 1932-02 Oct 1933)
Chief of Staff, Fleet-Command (03 Oct 1933-28 Sep 1934)
Commander of Liners (29 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1936)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (24 Jul 1936-24 Aug 1936)
Commander of Armoured-Ships (01 Oct 1936-23 Nov 1936)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (05 Oct 1936-13 Nov 1936)
Fleet Chief (21 Dec 1936-31 Oct 1938)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (03 Aug 1937-07 Sep 1937)
Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Nov 1938-20 Sep 1940)
At the same time, Commander-in-Chief East (31 Oct 1939-20 Sep 1940)
Commander-in-Chief, Naval-Group-Command North (21 Sep 1940-01 Mar 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (02 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired from Naval Service (31 May 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without being mobilised (01 Jun 1943)
Killed-in-Action in Bad Oldesloe (15/04/1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (15): am 14.06.1940 als Admiral und OB. Marinegruppen-Kommando Ost und zugleich Leiter des Operativen Führungsstabes des Marinegruppen-Kommandos West
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: 28.02.1943 als Generaladmiral und Ob. Marinegruppen-Kommando Nord
- 1939 EK I –S-: 00.00.1940
- 1939 EK II –S-: 00.00.1940
- 1914 EK I : 19.05.1915
- 1914 EK II
- Dienstorden IV Klasse: 19.09.1912
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond: 12.08.1915
- Türkische Imtiaz-Medaille in Silber mit Säbel
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II Klasse: 04.08.1916
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz I Klasse: 04.08.1916
- Türkischer Osmaniè-Orden IV Klasse: 00.02.1917
- Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II Stufe: 27.01.1920
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden I Stufe: 27.01.1920
- Bewährungsabzeichen II Klasse der III Marine-Brigade: 31.05.1920
- Bewährungsabzeichen I Klasse der III Marine-Brigade: 31.05.1920
- Grossoffizierskreuz des kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstordens: 00.06.1934
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 24.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Grosskreuz des kgl. Ungar. Verdienstorden: 20.08.1938
- Grosskreuz des Marokkanischer Mehdauia-Orden: 03.12.1938
- Grosskreuz des kgl. Italien. Orden der Krone: 00.00.1938
- Grosskreuz des finn. Orden der weissen Rose : 00.00.1938
- Kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstorden II Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern: 00.00.1938
- Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern: 06.06.1939
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938: 07.06.1939
- Spanisches Marine-Verdienstkreuz in Weiss: 31.08.1939
- Grosskreuz des kgl. Jugoslw. Orden der Krone: 16.11.1939
- Grosskreuz des spanischen Marine-Verdienstorden: 00.00.1940
- Nennung im Wehrmachtsbericht: 10.04.1940
- Grosskreuz des kgl. Italien. Orden der Krone: 11.03.1941
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I Klasse mit Stern und Schwertern: 27.04.1942

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Post by VJK » 24 Mar 2004, 16:40

A nice portrait of the Generaladmiral.

Regards,

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Thank you Sir

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Post by William Kramer » 24 Mar 2004, 16:47

Thank you,

I had not seen that image of Carls. Thank you for posting it.

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Hello

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Post by William Kramer » 26 Mar 2004, 02:24

Hello all,

Here is a photo of his signature to be used for reference. Thanks.

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Post by William Kramer » 18 Dec 2006, 22:33

Hello again,

Here is a link that has his RK document and a pretty neat photo.

http://www.andreas-thies.de/pdf_31_aukt ... 00_576.pdf

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Re: The death of Generaladmiral Rolf Carls.

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Post by askropp » 29 Aug 2014, 21:18

In fact, Carls died on 24 April. I would not rate him as "gefallen", because he was retired and civilian Landrat at the time.
There are times in history when staying neutral means taking sides.

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Re: The death of Generaladmiral Rolf Carls.

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Post by askropp » 01 Sep 2014, 10:08

But, as it has been already discussed in the linked thread, the man at Hitler's side does not seem to be Carls (no beard).
There are times in history when staying neutral means taking sides.

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