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Grand admiral
Summary
Grand admiral is a historic naval rank, the highest rank in the several European navies that used it. It is best known for its use in Germany as Großadmiral. A comparable rank in modern navies is that of admiral of the fleet.
The Austrian grand admirals were all members of the Imperial family, except for Anton Haus, the commander of the Austro-Hungarian navy for part of World War I:
1911: Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (1860–1933)
12 May 1916: Anton Haus (1851–1917)
9 October 1916: Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
1 November 1916: Kaiser Charles I of Austria (1887–1922)
22 February 1917: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859–1941)
In Bourbon Restoration France, the rank was an honorific one equivalent to that of marshal in the French Army.
In the Imperial German Navy, and later in the Kriegsmarine, the rank Großadmiral was the equivalent of a British admiral of the fleet or a United States fleet admiral; as a five-star rank (OF-10). Like field marshals its holders were authorised to carry a baton.
The rank was created in 1901 and discontinued in 1945, after eight men were promoted to it. The next most junior rank was Generaladmiral (admiral-general).
Before and during World War I, the following were made grand admirals of the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine):
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (26 June 1902)
Hans von Koester (28 June 1905)
King Oscar II of Sweden (13 July 1905)
Prince Henry of Prussia (4 September 1909)
Alfred von Tirpitz (27 January 1911)
Henning von Holtzendorff (31 July 1918)
Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine#Commissioned Officer ranks
Großadmiral was the most senior rank of the Kriegsmarine, immediately senior to Generaladmiral. There were no more grand admirals until 1939. The following men were made grand admirals during the Nazi regime:
Erich Raeder, then-Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine, was made a grand admiral on 1 April 1939.
Karl Dönitz, commander of the U-boat fleet, was made a grand admiral on 30 January 1943 upon succeeding Raeder as Commander-in-Chief.
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