Organization of the Kriegsmarine Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy (Chef der Marineleitung 1920-1935) (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine 1935-1945) Grossadmiral Erich Raeder 9.24.28-1.30.43 Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz 1.30.43-5.1.45 Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg 5.1.45-5.23.45 Generaladmiral Walter Warzecha 5.23.45-7.22.45 Chief of Naval General Staff (Chef der Marinkommandoamtes 1919-1937) (Chef der Stabes der Seekriegsleitung 1937-1945) Admiral Dr. Otto Groos 9.28.31-9.28.34 Admiral Günther Guse 9.29.34-10.31.38 Generaladmiral Otto Schniewing 10.31.38-6.13.41 Admiral Kurt Fricke 6.13.41-2.20.43 Admiral Wilhelm Meisel 2.20.43-7.22.45 Chief of Naval Operations (Chef der Flottenabteilung 1919-1936) (Chef der Operationsabteilung 1936-1945) Admiral Otto Ciliax 9.29.34-9.22.36 Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall 9.22.36-10.1.37 Admiral Kurt Fricke 10.1.37-6.12.41 Konteradmiral Gerhard Wagner 6.12.41-6.29.44 Konteradmiral Hans Karl Meyer 6.29.44-7.22.45 Flottenchef Admiral Walter Gladisch 9.30.31-9.22.33 Admiral Richard Foerster 9.22.33-12.21.36 Generaladmiral Rolf Carls 12.31.36-11.1.38 Generaladmiral Hermann Boehm 11.1.38-10.20.39 Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall 10.20.39-3.11.40 Admiral Günther Lütjens 3.11.40-4.23.40 Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall 4.23.40-6.18.40 Admiral Günther Lütjens 6.18.40-5.27.41 Vizeadmiral Leopold Siemens 5.27.41-6.12.41 Generaladmiral Otto Schniewind 6.12.41-7.31.44 Vizeadmiral Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken 7.31.44-5.23.45 Baltic Fleet Admiral Otto Ciliax 9.21.41-10.21.41 Marineoberkommando Nord Generaladmiral Rolf Carls 9.21.40-3.2.43 Generaladmiral Otto Schniewind 3.2.43-7.30.44 Marineoberkommando Nordsee Admiral Erich Förste 6.22.43-7.10.45 Marineoberkommando Norwegen Admiral Otto Ciliax 3.4.43-4.25.45 Admiral Theodor Krancke 4.25.45-8.26.45 Marineoberkommando Ost/Ostsee Generaladmiral Konrad Albrecht 11.1.38-10.30.39 Generaladmiral Rolf Karls 10.31.39-9.20.40 Admiral Hubert Schmundt 6.22.43-3.1.44 Generaladmiral Oskar Kummetz 3.1.44-7.23.45 Marineoberkommando Süd Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster 6.31.41-12.??.41 Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall 12.??.41-3.??.42 Admiral Karlgeorg Schuster 3.??.42-3.21.43 Admiral Kurt Fricke 3.21.43-12.11.44 ?? 12.11.44-1.1.45 Vizeadmiral Werner Löwisch 1/1/45-5/2/45 Marineoberkommando West Generaladmiral Alfred Saalwächter 8.23.39-9.21.42 Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall 9.21.42-4.19.43 Admiral Theodor Krancke 4/20/43-4.18.45 Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall 4.19.45-5.8.45 Admiral Commanding, Adriatic Vizeadmiral Joachim Lietzmann 9.10.43-7.4.44 Vizeadmiral Werner Löwisch 7.4.44-7.16.44 Vizeadmiral Joachim Lietzmann 7.16.44-12.7.44 Admiral Commanding, Aegean Vizeadmiral Hans-Hubertus von Stosch 7.1.41-9.26.41 ?? 9/26/41-2/23/43 Vizeadmiral Werner Lange 2.23.43-11.28.44 Admiral Commanding, Atlantic Coast Vizeadmiral Ernst Schirlitz 3.1.43-5.9.45 Admiral Commanding, Baltic Generaladmiral Conrad Albrecht 1.1.32-11.1.38 Generaladmiral Rolf Carls 11.1.38-1.3.39 Vizeadmiral Friedrich Götting 1.3.39-2.15.39 Generaladmiral Rolf Karls 2.15.39-5.15.39 Admiral G¨nther Guse 5.15.39-5.27.39 Generaladmiral Rolf Karls 5.27.39-2.16.40 Admiral G¨nther Guse 2.16.40-4.10.42 Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall 4.10.42-5/2/42 Admiral G¨nther Guse 5.2.42-3.8.43 Admiral Hubert Schmundt 3.9.43-6.21.43 Redesignated as Marineoberkommando Ostsee 6.22.43 Admiral Commanding, East Baltic Admiral Theodor Burchardi 6.17.44-4.18.45 Vizeadmiral August Thiele 4.28.45-6.22.45 Admiral Commanding, West Baltic Vizeadmiral Werner Lange 11.29.44-3.30.45 Konteradmiral Günther Schubert 3.30.45-7.22.45 Admiral Commanding, Belgium/Netherlands Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere 5.20.40-6.18.40 Konteradmiral Helmuth Kienast 6.18.40-7.1.42 Vizeadmiral Kurt Caesar Hoffmann 7.1.42-3.4.43 Vizeadmiral Gustav Kleikamp 3.4.43-12.31.44 Vizeadmiral Rudolf Stange 12.31.44-6.9.45 Admiral Commanding, Black Sea Admiral Friedrich-Wilhelm Fleischer 7.1.41-5.2.42 ?? 5.2.42-5.15.42 Admiral Hans-Dietrich Wurmbach 5.15.42-9.15.42 Vizeadmiral Hellmuth Heye 9.15.42-11.10.42 Vizeadmiral Robert Witthoeft-Emden 11.10.42-2.28.43 Vizeadmiral Gustav Kieseeritzky 2.28.43-11.19.43 ?? 11.19.43-11.22.43 Vizeadmiral Hellmuth Brinkmann 11.22.43-11.9.44 Admiral Commanding, Channel Coast Admiral Friedrich-Wilhelm Fleischer 7.26.40-2.19.41 Admiral Hermann von Fischel 2.19.41-2.10.43 Vizeadmiral Friedrich Rieve 2.10.43-9.8.44 Admiral Commanding, Denmark Admiral Raul Mewis 6.1.40-3.18.43 Admiral Hans-Dietrch Wurmbach 3.1.8.43-5.8.45 Admiral Commanding, East Asia Admiral Paul Wenneker 3.21.40-5.8.45 Admiral Commanding, France Admiral Karlgeorg Schutzer 6.22.41-3.1.41 Generaladmiral Otto Schultze 3.1.41-8.12.42 Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall 8.12.42-11.30.42 Admiral Commanding, French South Coast Konteradmiral Adalbert Zuckschwerdt 6.26.43-8.31.43 Vizeadmiral Paul Wever 9.2.43-8.11.44 Vizeadmiral Ernst Scheurlen 8.13.44-9.6.44 Admiral Commanding, Heligoland Bight Vizeadmiral Ernst Scheurlen Konteradmiral Rolf Johannesson Vizeadmiral Gustav Kleikamp Admiral Commanding, North Sea Admiral Richard Foerster Admiral Otto Feige Admiral Richard Foerster ?? Generaladmiral Otto Schultze Generaladmiral Hermann Boehm Generaladmiral Alfred Saalwächter Generaladmiral Otto Schultze Admiral Hermann Densch Admiral Erich Förste Redisgnated Marineoberkommando Nordsee Admiral Commanding, Northern Waters Admiral Hubert Schmundt Vizeadmiral August Thiele Konteradmiral Otto Klüber Konteradmiral Rudolf Peters Admiral Commanding, Norway Generaladmiral Hermann Boehm Redesignated Marineoberkommando Norwegen Admiral Commanding, Norwegian North Coast Vizeadmiral August Thiele Vizeadmiral Leopold Siemens Vizeadmiral Walter Krastel Vizeadmiral Leopold Siemens Vizeadmiral Erich Schultze Mönting Admiral Commanding, Norwegian Polar Coast Vizeadmiral Otto Schenk Vizeadmiral Walter Krastel Vizeadmiral Otto Schenk ?? Vizeadmiral Heinz Nordmann Admiral Commanding, Norwegian South Coast Vizeadmiral Otto Schenk Admiral Commanding, Norwegian West Coast Admiral Otto von Schrader Admiral Commanding, Polar Coast Vizeadmiral Bruno Machens Admiral Commanding, West Admiral Karl-Georg Schuster Flag Officer, Battleships Admiral Max Bastian Generaladmiral Rolf Carls Admiral Hermann von Fischel Generaladmiral Wilhelm Marschall ?? Admiral Otto Ciliax ?? Generaladmiral Oskar Kummetz ?? Konteradmiral Hans Karl Meyer Flag Officer, Cruisers Generaladmiral Oskar Kummetz Admiral Hubert Schmundt Flag Officer, Destroyers Kommodore Friedrich Bonte ?? Konteradmiral Erich Bey ?? Vizeadmiral Leo Kreisch Konteradmiral Max-Eckart Wolff Kapitän zur See Alfred Schemmel Flag Officer, Submarines Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz Generaladmiral Hans-Georg con Friedeburg Konteradmiral Eberhard Godt Flag Officer, Torpedo Boats Admiral Kurt Fricke Generaladmiral Oskar Kummetz Admiral Günther Lütjents ?? Kommodore Friedrich Bonte Konteradmiral Hans con Bütow Kommodore Rudolf Petersen Flag Officer, Minesweepers Konteradmiral Kurt Ramien Vizeadmiral Friedrich Ruge Flag Officer, Reconnaissance Forces Vizeadmiral Hans Kolbe Generaladmiral Hermann Boehm Admiral Hermann Densch Admiral Günther Lütjens Flag Officer, Naval Security Forces Konteradmiral Ernst Lucht Flag Officer, Midget Weapons Vizeadmiral Helmuth Heye