Hans Dominik (Kriegsmarine)

For other people with the same name, see Hans Dominik.
Hans Dominik
Born (1906-11-24)24 November 1906
Friedrichsort
Died 10 November 1980(1980-11-10) (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
Commands held
Battles/wars

World War II

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

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dörr 1995, p. 142.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 89.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 164.
  4. Scherzer 2007, p. 277.

Bibliography

  • 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] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2. 
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 
  • 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

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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

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