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Born Apr 24, 1876 · Hamburg, Germany
Awards: Military Merit Cross III. Class, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Franz Josef I, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Golden Party Badge, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of Michael the Brave
Erich Johann Albert Raeder was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II and was convicted of war crimes after the war. He attained the highest possible naval rank, that of grand admiral, in 1939.