Karl Smidt Military person

Karl Ernst Smidt (30 August 1903 – 11 January 1984) was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later a Konteradmiral with the Bundesmarine. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Smidt was a member of the Confessing Church. From 1961 to 1963 he was the NATO Commander-in-Chief of the German Fleet of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, i.e. the "Flag Officer Germany" of the NATO (CINCGERFLEET).

Personal facts

Birth date	August 30, 1903
Birth place	Neuenhaus
Date of death	January 10, 1984
Place of death	Rendsburg

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allegiance	(to 1933) (to 1945)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Battles of Narvik Battle of the Atlantic World War II Spanish Civil War
military command	torpedo boat Jaguar destroyer Z12 Erich Giese destroyer Z27
military unit	Niobe (schooner) German cruiser Deutschland SMS Berlin German cruiser Karlsruhe SMS Hannover
service start	1922
service end	1922