Horst Julius Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels

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.

Freiherr

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

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 Mérite 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.