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Horst Julius Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels

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Freiherr

Horst Julius Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels
Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels with the Pour le Merite
Born ( 1888-06-14 ) June 14, 1888 [1]
Hanau , Hesse-Nassau , German Empire
Died September 3, 1962 (1962-09-03) (aged 74)
Berchtesgaden , Bavaria , West Germany
Allegiance   German Empire
  Nazi Germany
Service/ branch   Imperial German Navy
  Luftwaffe
Awards Pour le Merite
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class (1914) [2]
House Order of Hohenzollern with swords (1916) [2]
Hanseatic Cross Hamburg [2]
Spouse(s) Ilse Bohm [1]
Kapitanleutnant Treusch von Buttlar Brandenfels (1918)

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 [ edit ]

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

Other distinctions awarded to him were:

Works [ edit ]

  • 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 [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b GHdA 1975 Band 59, S. 52
  2. ^ a b c d e f Rangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine , Publisher: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Berlin 1918, page 47.