Hans Dominik (Kriegsmarine)

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Years of service 1925–45 1956–65 Name Hans Dominik Rank Captain at sea		Other work Author Role Kriegsmarine
Born 24 November 1906 Friedrichsort ( 1906-11-24 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Service/branch Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy Commands held Z-4 Richard Beitzen 9. Torpedobootflottille Battles/wars World War II Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the Barents Sea Baltic Sea campaigns Died November 10, 1980, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the Barents Sea, Baltic Sea campaigns, World War II Unit German cruiser Konigsberg, German cruiser Nurnberg, German cruiser Deutschland

Hans Hugo Eduard Dominik (24 November 1906 – 10 November 1980) was a highly decorated Kapitan 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

Wehrmacht Long Service Award

4th Class (2 October 1936)

3rd Class (1 April 1937)

Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)

Memel Medal (1939)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (18 December 1939)

1st Class (5 January 1943)

High Seas Fleet Badge (21 November 1941)

Destroyer War Badge (15 January 1943)

Order of the Crown with Swords (Romania; 14 March 1942)

German Cross in Gold on 28 September 1944 as Fregattenkapitan in the 9. Torpedobootflottille

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 December 1944 as Fregattenkapitan and Chief of the 9. Torpedobootflottille

References

Hans Dominik (Kriegsmarine) Wikipedia

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