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|allegiance={{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1933)<br/>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} (to 1945)<br/>{{flag|West Germany}}
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|branch={{navy|Weimar Republic}}<br/>{{navy|Nazi Germany}}<br/>{{navy|GER}}
|serviceyears=1930–45<br/>1956–73
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|rank=[[Korvettenkapitän]] ([[Wehrmacht]])<br/>[[Konteradmiral]] ([[Bundeswehr]])
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|commands=[[German destroyer Z25|destroyer ''Z-25'']]<br/>[[German destroyer Z24|destroyer ''Z-24'']]
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'''Walter Robert Karl Heinz Birnbacher''' (26 May 1910 in [[Villach]] – 5 December 1991 in [[Villach]]) was a German officer in the [[Kriegsmarine]] during [[World War II]] and recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] ({{lang-de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. After World War II he served in the [[Bundesmarine]] attaining the rank of [[Konteradmiral]].
'''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]].


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* [[Sudetenland Medal]] (20 September 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47">Dörr 1995, p. 47.</ref>
* [[Sudetenland Medal]] (20 September 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47">Dörr 1995, p. 47.</ref>
* [[Wehrmacht Long Service Award]] 4th Class (20 December 1939)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
* [[Wehrmacht Long Service Award]] 4th Class (20 December 1939)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939) 2nd Class (9 April 1940) & 1st Class (20 April 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
** 2nd Class (9 April 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
** 1st Class (20 April 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
* [[Wound Badge]] in Black (15 May 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
* [[Wound Badge]] in Black (15 May 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
* [[Fast Attack Craft War Badge]] (16 December 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
* [[Fast Attack Craft War Badge]] (16 December 1940)<ref name="Dörr p47"/>
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|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
}}
*{{cite book |last= |first= |year=1985 |title=Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 |language=German |location=München |publisher=Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag |isbn=3-423-05944-3}}
*{{cite book |last= |first= |year=1985 |title=Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 |language=German |location=München |publisher=Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag |isbn=3-423-05944-3}}
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==External links==
*{{Cite web |work=Deutsches Marinearchiv |title=Carl-Heinz Birnbacher |url=http://www.deutsches-marinearchiv.de/Archiv/1935-1945/Personen/Ritterkreuz/a-e/birnbacher.htm |language=German |accessdate=9 December 2013}}


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Carl-Heinz Birnbacher
Born(1910-05-26)26 May 1910
Died5 December 1991(1991-12-05) (aged 81)
Allegiance Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service/branch Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
RankKorvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht)
Konteradmiral (Bundeswehr)
Unitdestroyer Z-23
Commands helddestroyer Z-25
destroyer Z-24
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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 (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 (in German). München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag. 1985. ISBN 3-423-05944-3.
Military offices
Preceded by
Kapitänleutnant Kurt Sturm
Commander of 1. Schnellbootflottille
26 November 1939 – 2 September 1942
Succeeded by
Korvettenkapitän Georg Christiansen
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 Commander of Kommando der Schnellboote
1960 – 1962
Succeeded by

Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine surface fleet

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