Walter Warzecha

Walter Wilhelm Julius Warzecha
Born(1891-05-23)23 May 1891
Schwiebus, Brandenburg
Died3 August 1956(1956-08-03) (aged 65)
Hamburg
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchImperial German Navy
Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine
Service years1909–1945
RankGeneraladmiral
CommandsOberkommando der Marine
Conflicts
AwardsKnight`s Cross of the War Merit Cross

Walter Wilhelm Julius Warzecha (23 May 1891 – 3 August 1956) was a German naval commander and high-ranking officer of the Kriegsmarine. Serving in the rank of General Admiral he succeeded General Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg as the last Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine after the end of World War II.

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