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Grand Admiral is a historic Naval rank, generally the highest used by any particular country. The most notable use of the rank was in the German Navy (''Großadmiral''), where the position was the equivalent of an Admiral Of The Fleet or a United States Fleet Admiral .


World War I

Before and during the World War I , the following men were made Grand Admirals of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy):


WORLD WAR II

Before and during the World War II , the following men were made Grand Admirals of the German Kriegsmarine :
  • Erich Raeder was made a Grand Admiral on 1 April 1939

  • Karl Dönitz , commander of the U-Boat Fleet and later successor to Adolf Hitler , was made a Grand Admiral on January 30 , 1943 after succeeding Raeder as the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine.


The Kriegsmarine also used the rank of General Admiral (Generaladmiral) which was considered senior to a full Admiral, but junior to a Grand Admiral.