Hans Bütow
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Hans Bütow
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| Born | 28 December 1894 Volpersdorf, Silesia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hamburg-Langenhorn |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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 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 I
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]
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External links
- Deutsches Marinearchiv
- Hans Bütow @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Hans Bütow @ World War 2 Awards.com
- Hans Bütow @ Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
- Hans Bütow@ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 15, 2011)
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| Chief of Staff of the Naval Operations | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber West |
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| Commander of the security of the North Sea | ||
| Commander of the security of the Baltic Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Aegean Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Ostland |
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| Commanding Admiral Norwegian West Coast | ||
| Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea |
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| Commanding Admiral Black Sea | ||
| Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the battleships | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the reconnaissance forces | ||
| Leader of the E-boats |
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| Leader of the mine sweepers | ||
| Leader of the torpedo boats |
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| Befehlshaber der U-Boote |
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| Leader of the Kampfgruppe Oslo | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the Kampfgruppe Thiele |
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1 Knight's Cross as Befehlshaber der U-Boote 2 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer 3 Knight's Cross as Commanding Admiral Ostland, Oak Leaves as Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea. 4 Knight's Cross as chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. 5 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Lützow
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Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of the Torpedoboot force
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Categories:
- Articles containing German-language text
- 1894 births
- 1974 deaths
- People from Kłodzko County
- People from the Province of Silesia
- German military personnel of World War I
- Imperial German Navy personnel
- Reichsmarine personnel
- Kriegsmarine admirals
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
