Hans Bütow Explained

Hans Bütow
Birth Date:	28 December 1894
Birth Place:	Volpersdorf, Silesia
Death Place:	Hamburg-Langenhorn, Germany
Rank:	Konteradmiral
Commands:	Führer der Torpedoboote
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Ernst Arnold Felix Bütow (28 December 1894 – 9 May 1974) was a German admiral during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (1 April 1939)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal (30 October 1939)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 April 1940) & 1st Class (1 August 1940)^[1]
• Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (12 October 1941)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1941 as Kapitän zur See and Führer der Torpedoboote (leader of torpedo boats)^{[2] [3]}

References

Bibliography

• Book: Dörr , Manfred . 1995 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio Verlag . 978-3-7648-2453-2.
• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: 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 . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.

Notes and References

1. Dörr 1995, p. 110.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 149.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 252.