Carl-Heinz Birnbacher | |
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Born | 26 May 1910 |
Died | 5 December 1991 | (aged 81)
Allegiance |
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany |
Service/branch |
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Rank |
Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht) Konteradmiral (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | destroyer Z-23 |
Commands held |
destroyer Z-25 destroyer Z-24 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Carl-Heinz Birnbacher (26 May 1910 in Villach – 5 December 1991) was a German officer in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. After World War II he served in the Bundesmarine attaining the rank of Konteradmiral.