Rolf Johannesson (22 July 1900 – 6 December 1989) was a German admiral during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He joined the post-war Bundesmarine in 1957 and retired in 1961 as a Konteradmiral.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (19 July 1919) Destroyer War Badge (1940) Iron Cross (1939) 1st (6 November 1939) & 1st Class (15 December 1939) German Cross in Gold on 12 February 1942 as Fregattenkapitän on Z15 "Erich Steinbrinck" Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 December 1942 as Kapitän zur See and commander of destroyer Hermes Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (12 June 1961)

Rolf Johannesson

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1900 births

1989 deaths

Military personnel from Berlin

Reichsmarine personnel

Counter admirals of the Kriegsmarine

Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I

Bundesmarine admirals

Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class

Recipients of the Gold German Cross

Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Condor Legion personnel

Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg

Counter admirals of the German Navy

20th-century Freikorps personnel

Rolf Johannesson