Kapitänleutnant Treusch von Buttlar Brandenfels

Freiherr Horst Julius Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels (14 June 1888 – 3 September 1962) was a German general. ''

Freiherr (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , literally "free lord" or "free lady") and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empir ...

'', 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 Zeppelin "L 30" (factory number "LZ 62") was the first R-class " Super Zeppelin" of the German Empire. It was the most successful airship of the First World War with 31 reconnaissance flights and 10 bombing runs carrying a total of 23,305&nb ...

. He was the commander of

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at the end of World War II.

Medals

Buttlar-Brandenfels was awarded the ''

Pour le Mérite The ' (; , ) is an order of merit (german: Verdienstorden) established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. The was awarded as both a military and civil honour and ranked, along with the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of the Red Eag ...

'' on 9 April 1918 for his service as the commander of Zeppelin L-54. Other distinctions awarded to him were: *

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia es ...

(1914), 1st and 2nd class''Rangliste der Kaiserlich Deutschen Marine'', Publisher: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Berlin 1918, page 47. * Knights Cross of the

House Order of Hohenzollern The House Order of Hohenzollern (german: Hausorden von Hohenzollern or ') was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status. Associated with the various ...

with Swords (9 October 1916) *

Hanseatic Cross The Hanseatic Cross (German: ''Hanseatenkreuz'') was a military decoration of the three Hanseatic city-states of Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck, who were members of the German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 188 ...

of Hamburg

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.

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1888 births 1962 deaths Luftwaffe personnel of World War II People from Hanau Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I German airship aviators Barons of Germany People from Hesse-Nassau {{World-War-II-bio-stub

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