Hans Bütow

Hans Bütow
Born	28 December 1894(1894-12-28) Volpersdorf, Silesia
Died	9 May 1974(1974-05-09) (aged 79) Hamburg-Langenhorn
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1914 – 1945
Rank	Konteradmiral
Commands held	Führer der Torpedoboote
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans 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 attaining the rank of Konteradmiral.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Sudetenland Medal (30 October 1939)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 April 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 August 1940)
• Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (12 October 1941)
• 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.

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