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in Africa, and the securing of the major
Atlantic sea lanes. Specifically, Carls argued, that such a national policy would entail war with France and the Soviet Union as well as with "a large number of overseas states; in other words, perhaps with 1/2 or 2/3 of the entire world." Carls emphasised
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authorities announced an imminent naval bombardment of that port. The experience prompted Carls to signal to
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from the start anticipated that any conflict between Berlin and London would once more bring the United States in on the side of
Britain. Following war games by the Navy High Command in 1938, Carls expressed scepticism about operations in the depths of Soviet territory. He had the following
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Admiral Raeder of Norway's value to the German navy. A few days later, on 10 October, Raeder met with Hitler and convinced him of the danger of a possible British occupation of Norway. Carls succeeded Vice Admiral
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Lieutenant Friedrich Wilhelm Anton Carls and his wife Martha Victoria Wilhelmine Anna Sophie, née Pogge. He was baptized on 18 July 1885 in the Rostock garrison church. Carls joined the
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that this kind of undertaking would be possible only if the military could make a guarantee of strategic success to the politicians. Admiral Erich Raeder viewed Great
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Germany and completed his training as a submarine commander on 15 April 1917. He received the first command of his own ship, the
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on 27 September 1932. On 3 October 1933 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Fleet. On 29 September 1934 Carls was appointed as Commander of the
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division Marine-Brigade von Loewenfeld, serving as a company commander and battalion commander. In 1922, Carls was transferred to the
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ethnic and economic bloc, wherein Great Britain was the "junior" partner. As a result, Raeder and his
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on 21 July 1918, which he commanded until the end of the war.
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Carls (right) at a naval artillery observation post in the
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351:, the invasion of Denmark and Norway. When Grand Admiral
1474:] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas.
1448:] (in German). OsnabrĂĽck, Germany: Biblio Verlag.
430:, Carls served as a captain lieutenant on the cruiser
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1177:. Alexander Starritt. London. pp. 86–87.
1001:1st Class with Star and Swords (27 April 1942)
682:visiting a port on the Eastern Front, May 1942
2173:Kriegsmarine personnel killed in World War II
2118:Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I
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1220:Greene, Jack; Massignani, Alessandro (2020).
602:. There, Carls had long secret meetings with
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1489:Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001).
1346:[Time Travel to the Horror Years].
946:, Grand Officer Cross with Crown and Swords
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882:Order of the Crown (Prussia)
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962:Order of the Crown of Italy
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1143:Naval War College Review
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952:, First Class Commander
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645:Oberkommando der Marine
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426:At the outbreak of the
344:Oberkommando der Marine
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1440:Dörr, Manfred (1995).
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1056:Wolf, Klaus (2008).
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815:Oberleutnant zur See
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733:Baltic Sea campaigns
721:Operation WeserĂĽbung
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349:Operation WeserĂĽbung
166:Imperial German Navy
1936:Hans-JĂĽrgen Stumpff
1668:Johannes Blaskowitz
1224:. Frontline Books.
988:on 14 June 1940 as
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813:27. January 1909
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608:German military aid
2005:Alfred Saalwächter
1758:Hans-Valentin Hube
1748:Karl-Adolf Hollidt
1693:Werner von Fritsch
1678:Friedrich Dollmann
1408:Dörr 1995, p. 120.
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1504:978-3-931533-45-8
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1455:978-3-7648-2453-2
1269:978-3-515-07319-6
1231:978-1-5267-8184-0
1184:978-1-78076-829-8
1069:978-3-932385-29-2
906:Order of Osmanieh
894:Ottoman War Medal
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1931:Kurt Student
1891:Otto DeĂźloch
1876:
1753:Hermann Hoth
1738:Carl Hilpert
1733:Walter Heitz
1713:Franz Halder
1673:Eduard Dietl
1653:Wilhelm Adam
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650:Adolf Hitler
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1833:Walter WeiĂź
1783:Erhard Raus
1768:Alfred Jodl
1723:Josef Harpe
1663:Ludwig Beck
1553: [
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851:Vizeadmiral
755:Karl Dönitz
748:GroĂźadmiral
694:commanders
690:Carls with
659:Anglo-Saxon
628:Flottenchef
596:Nationalist
585:Deutschland
530:Deutschland
454:Dardanelles
386:Dardanelles
361:Karl Donitz
331:Flottenchef
290:World War I
56:29 May 1885
2092:Categories
1985:Rolf Carls
1941:Ernst Udet
1708:Curt Haase
1316:14 January
1240:1190859459
1122:Frank 1996
1039:References
888:Iron Cross
785:Promotions
620:Republican
496:IV Class.
482:Iron Cross
97:Allegiance
52:1885-05-29
38:Birth name
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2082:Biography
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1883:Luftwaffe
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1278:833321020
1201:cite book
1193:898330127
1078:310425394
1044:Citations
792:Seekadett
540:freikorps
474:Black Sea
423:in 1914.
258:SMS
251:SMS
244:SMS
237:SMS
137:(to 1933)
111:(to 1919)
1576:Admiral
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1520:Archives
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267:Commands
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470:Midilli
462:Breslau
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211:1903–43
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