Carl-Heinz Birnbacher
{{Short description|German admiral (1910–1991)}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name = Carl-Heinz Birnbacher
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|5|26|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|12|5|1910|5|26|df=y}}
| image =
| birth_place =Villach
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| allegiance = {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
{{flag|West Germany}}
| branch = Kriegsmarine
German Navy
| serviceyears =
| rank = Konteradmiral
| commands = Destroyer Z25
Destroyer Z24
| unit =
| battles = World War II
| awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
| laterwork =
}}
Carl-Heinz Birnbacher (26 May 1910 – 5 December 1991) was an admiral in the West German Navy. During World War II, he served in the Kriegsmarine and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (9 April 1940) & 1st Class (20 April 1940){{sfn|Dörr|1995|p=47}}
- Wound Badge in Black (15 May 1940){{sfn|Dörr|1995|p=47}}
- German Cross in Gold on 10 November 1942 as Kapitänleutnant in the 1. Schnellbootsflottille{{sfn|Patzwall|Scherzer|2001|p=43}}
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 June 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 1. Schnellbootsflottille{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=133}}
- Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz (September 1970){{sfn|Dörr|1995|p=47}}
References
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=Bibliography=
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- {{Cite book| title = Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K
| trans-title = The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K
| last = Dörr | first = Manfred | year = 1995
| publisher = Biblio Verlag | location = Osnabrück, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-7648-2453-2
}}
- {{Cite book| title = Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
| trans-title = The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
| last = Fellgiebel | first = Walther-Peer | year = 2000
| author-link = Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
| orig-year = First published 1986
| publisher = Podzun-Pallas | location = Friedberg, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
- {{Cite book| title = Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
| trans-title = The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
| last1 = Patzwall | first1 = Klaus D.
| last2 = Scherzer | first2 = Veit
| year = 2001
| publisher = Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall | location = Norderstedt, Germany
| language = de
| isbn = 978-3-931533-45-8
}}
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| before= Korvettenkapitän Günter Schlichting
| after= Fregattenkapitän Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff
| title=Commander of the Marinestützpunktkommando Cuxhaven
| years=October 1956 – April 1957
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| before= Fregattenkapitän Trummer
| after= Fregattenkapitän Werner Winter
| title=Commander of German destroyer Z-1 (formerly USS Anthony)
| years=April 1959 – October 1960
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| before= Friedrich Kemnade
| after= Bernd Klug
| title= Commander of Kommando der Schnellboote
| years=1960 – 1962
}}
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Category:Austrian military personnel of World War II
Category:Bundesmarine admirals
Category:Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Category:Counter admirals of the German Navy
Category:Kriegsmarine personnel of World War II
Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross