Walter Warzecha (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter Wilhelm Julius Warzecha (23 May 1891-3 August 1956) was a German naval commander and high-ranking officer of the Kriegsmarine. Serving in the rank of General Admiral he succeeded General Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg as the last Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine after the end of World War II. Walter Warzecha was born on 23 May 1891 in Schwiebus (modern wiebodzin). His father, Max Warzecha, was mayor of the town of Neuruppin, but the family came from Silesia, hence the Slavic rather than German surname.