Großadmiral

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military rank naval rank

Großadmiral was the highest naval rank in the German Kriegsmarine, equivalent to a fleet admiral and typically reserved for top naval commanders.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Grand Admiral 2
Fleet Admiral (Generalamiral) 1
Großadmiral canonical 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank ⓘ
naval rank ⓘ
abbreviation Gr. Adm. ⓘ
abolishedWith dissolution of the Kriegsmarine ⓘ
commandLevel fleet-level command ⓘ
overall naval command ⓘ
comparableTo Generaloberst im Range eines Generalfeldmarschalls ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
equivalentRank admiral of the fleet ⓘ
fleet admiral ⓘ
firstIntroducedIn German Empire ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Germany
firstYearInUse 1900 ⓘ
genderForm masculine title in German ⓘ
highestRankIn Kriegsmarine ⓘ
historicalEra World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
literalMeaning grand admiral ⓘ
NATOEquivalent OF-10 ⓘ
notableHolder Alfred von Tirpitz ⓘ
Erich Raeder ⓘ
Franz von Hipper ⓘ
Henning von Holtzendorff ⓘ
Karl Dönitz ⓘ
Reinhard Scheer ⓘ
rankAbove Admiral (Germany) ⓘ
rankBelow none ⓘ
rankClass five-star rank ⓘ
rankGroup flag officer ⓘ
rankInsigniaFeature shoulder boards with crossed batons ⓘ
sleeve insignia with broad stripes ⓘ
selectionCriteria reserved for very senior naval leaders ⓘ
serviceBranch navy ⓘ
status historical rank ⓘ
typicalRole top naval commander ⓘ
usedBy Imperial German Navy ⓘ
Kriegsmarine ⓘ
Reichsmarine ⓘ
usedIn German Empire ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karl Dönitz → militaryRank → Großadmiral ⓘ
Karl Dönitz → positionHeld → Großadmiral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine
Erich Raeder → militaryRank → Großadmiral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Admiral
Günther Lütjens → hasMilitaryRankAtDeath → Großadmiral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fleet Admiral (Generalamiral)
Imperial Navy → notableOfficerRank → Großadmiral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Admiral