Karl Smidt

Karl Smidt
Born	(1903-08-30)30 August 1903 Neuenhaus
Died	11 January 1984(1984-01-11) (aged 80) Rendsburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine German Navy
Years of service	1922–45 1956–63
Rank	Kapitän zur See Konteradmiral (Bundesmarine)
Commands held	Jaguar destroyer Z12 Erich Giese destroyer Z27
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Ernst Smidt (30 August 1903 – 11 January 1984^{[Note 1]}) was German naval commander who reached the rank of Konteradmiral with the West German Navy. He served during World War II and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. From 1961 to 1963 he was the NATO Commander-in-Chief of the German Fleet of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

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