Skip to content
229,518 profiles ranked

Rolf Carls

German admiral (1885-1945) · Germany · On the map · Died at 59

Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls was a high-ranking German admiral and deputy to Kriegsmarine commander-in-chief Erich Raeder during much of World War II. Carls served as Flottenchef, the navy's highest ranking administrative officer, and was a member of the Oberkommando der Marine.

Rolf Carls is read about 64 times a day, in 18 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Also in Deutsch

Media & music

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German Cross in Gold
Order of the White Rose of Finland
Spanish Cross
Cross of Honor for the survivors of German Spain fighters
Sudetenland Medal
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Wehrmacht Long Service Award
Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
Cross of Naval Merit
Order of Medawya
Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with star
Order of the Crown
Clasp to the Iron Cross
Order of Osmanieh
Gallipoli Star
Imtiyaz Medal
Medalla de la Campaña (1936-1939)
Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy
Hungarian Order of Merit
German Cross

About this person

He was instrumental in planning German naval operations during Operation Weserübung - the invasion of Denmark and Norway. When Raeder resigned as head of the navy in early 1943, he suggested Carls as a candidate to succeed him. After Adolf Hitler appointed Admiral Karl Donitz to succeed Raeder, Carls was discharged from the navy. A recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, he was killed in a British air raid on the town of Bad Oldesloe on 24 April 1945.

Country
Germany
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1945 · aged 59

The same award as Rolf

Wilhelm Ritter von ThomaBoth received Medalla de la Campaña (1936-1939)Otto CiliaxBoth received Medalla de la Campaña (1936-1939)Werner MöldersBoth received Medalla de la Campaña (1936-1939)Hermann BoehmBoth received Medalla de la Campaña (1936-1939)Wolfram Freiherr von RichthofenBoth received Medalla de la Campaña (1936-1939)Gustav RödelBoth received Medalla de la Campaña (1936-1939)