Gustav Freiherr von Liebenstein

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Years of service 1909–19 1936–45 Died 1967, Munich, Germany		Name Gustav von
Born 25 April 1891 Rastatt ( 1891-04-25 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Service/branch Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine Rank Kapitan zur See of the Reserves Unit SMS Victoria Louise SMS Stettin SMS Rostock torpedo boats S-24, G-92 and S-62 Commands held torpedo boats V-6 and V-3 1. Sperrbrecherflottille 2. Landungsdivision Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of Dogger Bank, Battle of Jutland, World War I, Battle of the Atlantic, Allied invasion of Sicily, World War II

Dipl.-Ing. Gustav Adolph Ludwig Wilhelm Freiherr von Liebenstein (25 April 1891 – 17 January 1967) was a highly decorated Kapitan zur See of the Reserves in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. 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

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class

1st Class

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (9 April 1940)

1st Class (27 July 1940)

Minesweeper War Badge

German Cross in Gold on 22 August 1943 as Fregattenkapitan of the Reserves in the 2. Landungs-Flottille

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1943 as Fregattenkapitan of the Reserves and chief of 2. Landungsdivision and sea transport chief of the Strait of Messina

Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (20 August 1943)

References

Gustav Freiherr von Liebenstein Wikipedia

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