German navy officer, U-boat commander, Admiral in the Kriegsmarine (1895–1945)
Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
Hans-Georg Friedrich Ludwig Robert von Friedeburg was a German admiral, the deputy commander of the U-boat Forces of Nazi Germany and the second-to-last Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine.
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- Profession
- German navy officer, U-boat commander, Admiral in the Kriegsmarine (1895–1945)
- Born
- 1895-05-17
Overview
Hans-Georg Friedrich Ludwig Robert von Friedeburg was a German admiral, the deputy commander of the U-boat Forces of Nazi Germany and the second-to-last Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine. He was the only representative of the armed forces to be present at the signing of the German instruments of surrender in Luneburg Heath on 4 May 1945, in Reims on 7 May and in Berlin on 8 May 1945. Von Friedeburg committed suicide shortly afterwards, upon the dissolution of the Flensburg Government.
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