Gans Georg von Friedeburg ( German: Hans-Georg von Friedeburg ); July 15, 1895 , Strasbourg - May 23, 1945 , Murwick-Flensburg) - German naval officer, Admiral General (January 30, 1945).
| Hans Georg von Friedeburg | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| him. Hans-georg von friedeburg | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | July 15, 1895 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Strasbourg , German Empire | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | May 23, 1945 (49 years old) | ||||||||||||||||
| A place of death | Flensburg , Third Reich | ||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  German Empire Germany Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | kriegsmarine | ||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1914-1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | admiral general | ||||||||||||||||
| Commanded | |||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | |||||||||||||||||
| Awards and prizes | German Empire
Third Reich
| ||||||||||||||||
Content
Biography
December 23, 1914 entered the Navy with the rank of fenrich .
World War I
Member of the 1st World War, from December 20, 1914 he served on the battleship Kronprinz. July 13, 1916 promoted to lieutenant.
December 4, 1917 transferred to the submarine fleet and from June 20 to November 27, 1918 served as a watch officer on a submarine U-114 . For military distinctions, he was awarded the Iron Cross of the 1st and 2nd class.
Since November 28, 1918 in the inspection of the submarine fleet.
From December 16, 1918, the officer in charge of the Regensburg light cruiser, and from October 16, 1919, the Koenigsberg cruiser.
Interwar Service
From June 1, 1920, an adjutant of the Norse See naval cadre division, and from September 7, 1920 - on the Hamburg cruiser. Since February 1922 he served in coastal defense units. From December 21, 1924 to April 1, 1925 and from May 30, 1925 to June 30, 1927 he was a watch and torpedo officer on the cruiser Hamburg, and in 1925 he was an instructor in a torpedo school.
Since April 23, 1929, a communications officer of the Navy under the commander of the 1st Military District (East Prussia).
From June 16, 1932 he was a referent under Kurt von Schleicher . On February 1, 1933 he was appointed adjutant of Erich Raeder and on April 1 he was promoted to captain of the 3rd rank.
Since 1934 - at the headquarters of the fleet command, then naval adjutant of the Minister of War Werner von Blomberg .
Since September 30, 1936 the 1st officer of the light cruiser Karlsruhe. Since March 17, 1938, an officer of the Admiral Headquarters under the commander of the German Navy in Spain. Since November 2, 1938, an officer of the Admiral Staff at the headquarters of the commander of the North Sea Guard.
February 6, 1939 transferred to the commander of the submarine fleet. The closest employee is Karla Dönitz . From June 6 to July 8, 1939 he commanded the U-27 submarine.
World War II
Since September 25, 1939, the head of the Organizational Department of the headquarters of the commander of the submarine fleet.
Since September 12, 1941 - the 2nd commander of the submarine fleet. After Dönitz was appointed commander of the Navy, Frideburg was appointed commander of the submarine fleet Admiral on January 30, 1943 (Dönitz retained the post of commander of the submarine fleet), in fact, the entire leadership of the German submarine forces was concentrated in the hands of Friedeburg. He enjoyed the unconditional trust and support of Dönitz.
January 17, 1945 awarded the Knight's Cross for military service with swords .
After Dönitz was appointed Reich President of Germany, Friedeburg was Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy from May 1, 1945. May 4, 1945 signed the Act on the partial surrender of the Wehrmacht in the northern space of Germany. On May 7, 1945, together with General Alfred Jodl in Reims, he signed the Act on Unconditional Surrender of Germany. On May 8, 1945, at the request of the Soviet command, which did not recognize the surrender of May 7, together with Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel and Colonel General Hans-Jürgen Stumpf signed the Act on Unconditional Surrender of Germany in Potsdam. Then he returned to the headquarters of the Doenitz government at the Maritime College in Murvik .
Before the arrest of the government, he committed suicide.
Rewards
- Iron Cross (1914) Grade 2 and 1
- Order of the Tseringen Lion Knight's Cross 2 classes with swords
- Order of St. John
- Honorary Cross of World War I 1914/1918 with swords
- Medal "For the length of service in the Wehrmacht" 4, 3, 2 and 1 degree
- Spanish cross in silver with swords
- Buckle to the Iron Cross 2 and 1 class
- Cross of Merit 2 and 1 class with swords
- German cross in silver (06/06/1942)
- Knight's cross of the Cross of military merit with swords (01/17/1945)
Notes
Literature
- Heinz-Ludger Borgert. Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg. - Darmstadt: Primus Verlag, 1998. - P. 55–62. - (Hitlers militärische Elite. Vom Kriegsbeginn bis zum Weltkriegsende). - ISBN 3-89678-089-1 . (German)
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hans Georg von Friedeburg