Karl Witzell

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Karl Witzell
Born	(1884-10-18)18 October 1884 Hiersfeld near Wesel, Rhine Province
Died	31 May 1976(1976-05-31) (aged 91) West-Berlin
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1902–42
Rank	Generaladmiral
Unit	SMS Elbing SMS Frankfurt SMS Graudenz SMS Schleswig-Holstein SMS Braunschweig
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross
Other work	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^[1]