Carl-Heinz Birnbacher

Carl-Heinz Birnbacher (26 May 1910 – 5 December 1991) was an admiral in the West German Navy. During World War II, he served in the Kriegsmarine and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Carl-Heinz Birnbacher
Born	(1910-05-26)26 May 1910 Villach
Died	5 December 1991(1991-12-05) (aged 81)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service / branch	Kriegsmarine German Navy
Rank	Konteradmiral
Commands	Destroyer Z25 Destroyer Z24
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (9 April 1940) & 1st Class (20 April 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge in Black (15 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 10 November 1942 as Kapitänleutnant in the 1. Schnellbootsflottille^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 June 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 1. Schnellbootsflottille^[3]
• Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz (September 1970)^[1]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1995, p. 47.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 43.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 133.

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

Military offices
Preceded by Korvettenkapitän Günter Schlichting	Commander of the Marinestützpunktkommando Cuxhaven October 1956 – April 1957	Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff
Preceded by Fregattenkapitän Trummer	Commander of German destroyer Z-1 (formerly USS Anthony) April 1959 – October 1960	Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Werner Winter
Preceded by Friedrich Kemnade	Commander of Kommando der Schnellboote 1960 – 1962	Succeeded by Bernd Klug