Hans Bütow
Hans Bütow | |
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Born |
Volpersdorf, Silesia | 28 December 1894
Died |
9 May 1974 79) Hamburg-Langenhorn | (aged
Allegiance |
German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch |
Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Konteradmiral |
Unit |
SMS Vineta SMS Derfflinger SMS Schwaben SMS Augsburg SMS Königsberg SMS Arcona |
Commands held | Führer der Torpedoboote |
Battles/wars |
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Ernst Arnold Felix Bütow (28 December 1894 in Volpersdorf – 9 May 1974 in Hamburg) was a German officer in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) attaining the rank of Konteradmiral. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (1 April 1939)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (30 October 1939)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (12 October 1941)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1941 as Kapitän zur See and Führer der Torpedoboote (leader of torpedo boats)[2][3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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- Hans Bütow
- Hans Dominik
- Wirich von Gartzen
- Heinrich Hoffmann (Oak Leaves)
- Franz Kohlauf
- Wilhelm Meentzen
- Friedrich-Karl Paul
- Hans Temming
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