Hans Dominik (Kriegsmarine)

Hans Hugo Eduard Dominik
Born	24 November 1906 Friedrichsort
Died	10 November 1980 (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	Königsberg Nürnberg Lützow Z-4 Richard Beitzen 9. Torpedobootflottille
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
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

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award
  • 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
  • 3rd Class (1 April 1937)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)^[1]
• Memel Medal (1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 December 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (5 January 1943)^[1]
• High Seas Fleet Badge (21 November 1941)^[1]
• Destroyer War Badge (15 January 1943)^[1]
• Order of the Crown with Swords (Romania; 14 March 1942)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 28 September 1944 as Fregattenkapitän in the 9. Torpedobootflottille^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 December 1944 as Fregattenkapitän and Chief of the 9. Torpedobootflottille^[3][4]

References

Citations

1. 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Deustsches Marinearchiv