Karl Smidt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II
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Place of Birth: Neuenhaus, Lower Saxony, Germany
About Karl Smidt
- Karl Ernst Smidt (30 August 1903 – 11 January 1984) 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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