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)

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

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

  • 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

References

  1. 1 2 GHdA 1975 Band 59, S. 52
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine, Publisher: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Berlin 1918, page 47.
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