Hans Bütow
Appearance
Hans Bütow | |
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Allegiance | German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service | Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1914 – 1945 |
Rank | Konteradmiral |
Commands | Führer der Torpedoboote |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Template:Foreignchar Hans Bütow (28 December 1894 in Volpersdorf – 9 May 1974 in Villach) was a German officer in the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross attaining the rank of Konteradmiral.
Awards
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (14 April 1940)
- 1st Class (1 August 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (12 March 1941)
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.
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