Carls is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Carl Carls
Carl Carls (16 September 1880, Varel – 11 September 1958, Bremen) was a German chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game ...
(1880–1958), a German chess master
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Rolf Carls
Rolf Hans Wilhelm Karl Carls (29 May 1885 – 24 April 1945) was a high-ranking German admiral and deputy to Kriegsmarine commander-in-chief Erich Raeder during much of World War II.
Carls served as ''Flottenchef'' (Fleet commander (Kriegsmarine ...
(1885–1945), a Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine during World War II
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Stephen Carls
Stephen Douglas Carls is University Professor Emeritus of History at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Carls began teaching at Union in 1983 and taught there until his retirement in 2023. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at Union, ...
, chair of the history department at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee
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