Rolf Carls Military person

Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls (29 May 1885 – 24 April 1945) was a Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership and is one of the highest military leadership awards.Rolf Carls was killed in an air raid on Bad Oldesloe on 24 April 1945. Carls together with 29 other people were killed in the cellar of the Vocational school in the Königstraße.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 29, 1885
Birth place	Rostock
Date of death	April 15, 1945
Place of death	Bad Oldesloe

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Military person

allegiance	Nazi Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933) German Empire (to 1919)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	World War II World War I
military command	SMS Hessen SM U-124
military unit	SMS Mars SMS Fürst Bismarck (1897) SMS Breslau SMS Stein
service start	1903
service end	1943