Horst Julius Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels explained

Honorific Prefix:	Freiherr
Horst Julius Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels
Birth Date:	14 June 1888^[1]
Birth Place:	Hanau, Hesse-Nassau, German Empire
Death Place:	Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance:
Branch:
Awards:	Pour le Mérite Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class (1914) House Order of Hohenzollern with swords (1916) Hanseatic Cross Hamburg
Spouse:	Ilse Böhm

Freiherr Horst Julius Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels (14 June 1888 – 3 September 1962) was a German general. Freiherr, which equals "Baron", was his title of nobility.

He was known for commanding several airships during World War I, including the most successful Zeppelin of the war, the Zeppelin L 30.

He was the commander of Frankfurt Airport at the end of World War II.

Medals

Buttlar-Brandenfels was awarded the Pour le Mérite on 9 April 1918 for his service as the commander of Zeppelin L-54.

Other distinctions awarded to him were:

• Iron Cross (1914), 1st and 2nd class^[2]
• Knights Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (9 October 1916)^[2]
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg^[2]

Works

• Im Marineluftschiff gegen England! Eckart. Berlin 1917.
• Luftschiffangriffe auf England. E.S. Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1918.
• Zeppeline gegen England. von Hase & Koehler. Leipzig 1931.

See also

• Marinekabinett (in German)

Notes and References

1. GHdA 1975 Band 59, S. 52
2. Rangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine, Publisher: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Berlin 1918, page 47.