German Grand Admiral Sleeve Insignia

Grand Admiral Shoulder Insignia

In the German Navy the rank of Grand Admiral (Großadmiral) was considered the highest Naval rank. The position was the equivalent of an Admiral of the Fleet or a United States Fleet Admiral. Grand Admiral Sleeve This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Grand Admiral Sleeve This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Grand Admiral Insignia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Grand Admiral Insignia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The German Navy has had several names depending on the political structure of Germany at the time: Deutsche Marine (German Navy) (1848)-(1852) Norddeutsche Bundesmarine (Northern German Federal Navy) (1866-1871) Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) (1872-1918) Vorläufige Reichsmarine (1919-1921) Reichsmarine (State Navy) (1921-1935) Kriegsmarine (War Navy... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed both in historical navies and several modern day navies of the 21st century. ... A Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy is an Admiral considered the equivalent of the United States Armys General of the Army. ...

World War I

Before and during the World War I, the following men were made Grand Admirals of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy): Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Kaiserliche Marine or Imperial Navy was the German Navy created by the formation of the German Empire and existed between 1871 and 1919; it grew out of the Prussian Navy and the Norddeutsche Bundesmarine. ...

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World War II

Before and during the World War II, the following men were made Grand Admirals of the German Kriegsmarine: Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ...

• Erich Raeder was made a Grand Admiral on 1 April 1939
• Karl Dönitz, Commander of the U-Boat Fleet and later successor to Adolf Hitler was made a Grand Admiral on January 30 , 1943 after succeeding Raeder as the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine.

The Kriegsmarine also used the rank of General Admiral (Generaladmiral) which was considered senior to a full Admiral, but junior to a Grand Admiral. Erich Raeder. ... Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz. ... Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889–April 30, 1945) was the Führer und Reichskanzler (leader and chancellor) of Germany from 1933 to his death. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... In the German Kriegsmarine, of the Second World War, General Admiral was a rank considered senior to a full Admiral, but junior to a Grand Admiral. ...

Other Uses

The rank of Grand Admiral has also appeared in science fiction literature, most notable the Star Wars Expanded Universe where the rank is held by Grand Admiral Thrawn. Star Wars Grand Admiral Breast Insignia In the Expanded Universe literature of Star Wars, Grand Admiral is a supreme Imperial rank of the Galactic Empire, outranking all other political and military personnel, including Imperial Moffs. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The Expanded Universe (or EU for short) is a collection of fictional background material from the Star Wars universe that is derived from official novels, comic books, and various other media besides the movies themselves. ... Grand Admiral Thrawn is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe who first appeared in the Timothy Zahns Heir to the Empire trilogy of novels, set five years after the time of Return of the Jedi. ...