Hans Dominik (Kriegsmarine)

For other people of the same name, see Hans Dominik.

Hans Hugo Eduard Dominik
Born	(1906-11-24)24 November 1906 Friedrichsort
Died	Hamburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy
Years of service	1925–45 1956–65
Rank	Kapitän zur See
Unit	Königsberg Nürnberg Lützow Z-4 Richard Beitzen 9. Torpedobootflottille
Commands held	Z-4 Richard Beitzen 9. Torpedobootflottille
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the Barents Sea Baltic Sea campaigns
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Author

Hans Hugo Eduard Dominik (24 November 1906 – 10 November 1980) was a highly decorated Kapitän zur See in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and in the Bundesmarine. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award
  • 4th Class (2 October 1936)
  • 3rd Class (1 April 1937)
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
• Memel Medal (1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (5 January 1943)
• High Seas Fleet Badge (21 November 1941)
• Destroyer War Badge (15 January 1943)
• Order of the Crown with Swords (Romania; 14 March 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 28 September 1944 as Fregattenkapitän in the 9. Torpedobootflottille
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 December 1944 as Fregattenkapitän and Chief of the 9. Torpedobootflottille

References

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Deustsches Marinearchiv

Military offices
Preceded by Fregattenkapitän Hans von Davidson	Commander of Z-4 Richard Beitzen 31 January 1943 – 19 January 1944	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Fregattenkapitän Walter Riede	Commander of the 9. Torpedobootsflottille 15 March 1943 – 15 October 1944	Succeeded by disbanded
Preceded by none	Commander of the 1st Destroyer Squadron 1 September 1958 – 15 October 1960	Succeeded by Kapitän zur See Heinrich Hoffmann
Preceded by Kapitän zur See Heinz Peters	Commander of Kommando der Zerstörer (Destroyer Commando) 16 October 1960 – 18 October 1962	Succeeded by Kapitän zur See Günter Kuhnke