Carl-Heinz Birnbacher (26 May 1910 – 5 December 1991) was an admiral in the West German Navy. During World War II, he served in the Kriegsmarine and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (9 April 1940) & 1st Class (20 April 1940) Wound Badge in Black (15 May 1940) German Cross in Gold on 10 November 1942 as Kapitänleutnant in the 1. Schnellbootsflottille Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 June 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 1. Schnellbootsflottille Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz (September 1970)
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