Admiral, short Adm, (German: Admiral) is the most senior flag officer rank in the German Navy. It is equivalent to general in the German Army or German Air ...
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.
Grand admiral is a historic naval rank, the highest rank in the several European navies that used it. It is best known for its use in Germany as Großadmiral.
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The list of admirals of the German Navy consists flag officers of the German Navy. The year-date is related to the promotion to the appropriate admiral's rank.
This category is for German naval officers with the specific rank of Admiral (Germany). ... Pages in category "German admirals". This category contains only the ...
Karl Dönitz was a German admiral who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as head of state in May 1945, holding the position until the dissolution of the ...
Wilhelm Franz Canaris (1 January 1887 – 9 April 1945) was a German admiral and the chief of the Abwehr from 1935 to 1944. Canaris was initially a supporter ...
Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876 – 6 November 1960) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II, and was ...
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in ...
The rank of Großadmiral (Grand Admiral) was introduced in 1905 as the naval equivalent of a Generalfeldmarschall (General Field Marshall).