Karl-Adolf Zenker

Karl-Adolf Zenker
from left to right: Konteradmiral Zenker, General Kammhuber, General Schnez, Federal Minister of Defence Strauß, General Speidel and General Foertsch.
Born	(1907-07-19)19 July 1907 Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany
Died	27 March 1998(1998-03-27) (aged 90) Bonn, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic West Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy
Years of service	1926–1945, 1951–1967
Rank	Vizeadmiral
Commands held	destroyer Hans Lody destroyer Z-28
Battles/wars	World War II
Relations	Hans Zenker (father)

Karl-Adolf Zenker (19 July 1907 – 27 March 1998) was an officer in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He served as a member of the Naval Historical Team and later became commander (Inspector of the Navy) of the post-war German Navy.

References

Sander-Nagashima, Johannes Berthold (2006). Die Bundesmarine 1955 bis 1972: Konzeption und Aufbau. München, Germany: Oldenbourg Verlag. ISBN 978-3-486-57972-7.

Karl-Adolf Zenker in the German National Library catalogue
"à la Tartar". Der Spiegel (in German). 28. 1964. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
"Karl-Adolf Zenker". Der Spiegel (in German). 43. 1964. Retrieved 15 August 2014.

Military offices
Preceded by Vizeadmiral Friedrich Ruge	Inspector of the Navy August 1961–September 1967	Succeeded by Vizeadmiral Gert Jeschonnek

Inspectors of the Navy

Friedrich Ruge Karl-Adolf Zenker Gert Jeschonnek Heinz Kühnle Günter Luther Ansgar Bethge Dieter Wellershoff Hans-Joachim Mann Hein-Peter Weyher Hans-Rudolf Boehmer Hans Lüssow Lutz Feldt Wolfgang E. Nolting Axel Schimpf Andreas Krause

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 254018456 GND: 1025405390

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