Hans Dominik (Kriegsmarine)

Hans Dominik
Hans Dominik
Born	24 November 1906; Friedrichsort
Died	10 November 1980 (aged 73); 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)^[1]
- 3rd Class (1 April 1937)^[1]
Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)^[1]
Memel Medal (1939)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 December 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (5 January 1943)^[1]
High Seas Fleet Badge (21 November 1941)^[1]
Destroyer War Badge (15 January 1943)^[1]
Order of the Crown with Swords (Romania; 14 March 1942)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 28 September 1944 as Fregattenkapitän in the 9. Torpedobootflottille^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 December 1944 as Fregattenkapitän and Chief of the 9. Torpedobootflottille^[3]^[4]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dörr 1995, p. 142.
^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 89.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 164.
^ Scherzer 2007, p. 277.

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)
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. {{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)

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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

Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the torpedo boat force

[Dörr_p142-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dörr 1995, p. 142.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 89.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 164.

[4] Scherzer 2007, p. 277.

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