Hans Dominik (naval officer)
Hans Dominik (born November 24, 1906 in Friedrichsort ; † November 10, 1980 in Hamburg ) was a German naval officer.
Life
Dominik joined the Reichsmarine on April 1, 1925 . In the Kriegsmarine in 1937 he drove from 1937 to 1939 as a watch and artillery officer on the cruisers Königsberg and Nuremberg . After two months as a naval liaison officer with Army Group B , he returned to Nürnberg on March 5, 1940 as I. AO. From June to November 1941 he was a staff officer in the Romanian Naval Mission . After three months as I. AO on the Lützow , he came on August 18, 1942 as first officer on Z 4 Richard Beitzen , which he was in command for a year from January 1943 . From February to October 1944 he was chief of the 9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla and as such received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . In the last months of the Second World War he was chief of the personnel department for officers at the Baltic Naval Command . On April 1, 1945 Captain transported, he fell on the day of the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht in captivity , from which he was released in February 1946th Since February 23, 1956 in the newly established German Navy , he was commander of the destroyer flotilla in Flensburg from October 16, 1960 to October 18, 1962 . He retired on March 31, 1965 at the age of 58.
Awards
Promotions
- November 16, 1925 Naval Cadet (Reichsmarine)
- April 1, 1926 Private
- April 1, 1927 Ensign at sea
- June 1, 1929 Senior Ensign at Sea
- October 1, 1929 Lieutenant at sea
- July 1, 1931 First Lieutenant at Sea
- September 1, 1935 Lieutenant Commander (Navy)
- 1st November 1939 Corvette Captain
- September 1, 1943 frigate captain
- April 20, 1945 sea captain
- Service award (Wehrmacht) # 4. 1st and 3rd grade (October 2, 1936, April 1, 1937)
- Iron Cross 2nd Class (December 18, 1939)
- Medal in memory of October 1, 1938 (December 20, 1939)
- Medal in memory of the homecoming of Memelland
- Iron Cross 1st Class (January 5, 1943)
- Fleet War Badge (November 21, 1941)
- Star of Romania , Officer's Cross with Swords (March 14, 1942)
- Destroyer War Badge (January 15, 1943)
- German Cross in Gold (September 28, 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (December 28, 1944)
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany , Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1965)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dominik, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naval officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friedrichsort near Kiel |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1980 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |