Karl Witzell Explained

Karl Witzell
Birth Date:	18 October 1884
Birth Place:	Hiersfeld near Wesel, Rhine Province
Death Place:	West-Berlin
Allegiance:	(to 1918) (to 1933)
Branch:
Serviceyears:	1902–42
Unit:
Battles:	World War I World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross
Laterwork:	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wehrtechnik

Karl Witzell (18 October 1884, Hiersfeld near Wesel – 31 May 1976, Berlin) was a German naval officer who rose to General Admiral and head of the Marinewaffenhauptamt during the Second World War.

Decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
• Friedrich August Cross, Second and First Class
• Prussian Service award
• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class with Oak Leaves
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords on 6 October 1942 as Generaladmiral and Chef des Marinewaffenhauptamtes

Bibliography

• Book: Hildebrand, Hans . P–Z. Deutschlands Admirale 1849–1945. Die militärischen Werdegänge der See-, Ingenieur-, Sanitäts-, Waffen- und Verwaltungsoffiziere im Admiralsrang . 3. Biblio. Osnabrück . 1989 . 3764814993 . German . 568–569.