Hans Bütow

Hans Bütow
Born	(1894-12-28)28 December 1894 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	Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Konteradmiral
Unit	SMS Vineta SMS Derfflinger SMS Schwaben SMS Augsburg SMS Königsberg SMS Arcona
Commands	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 (Template:Lang-de) 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)
• 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 on 12 March 1941 as Kapitän zur See and Führer der Torpedoboote (leader of torpedo boats)

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)