(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Konteradmiral Hans-Udo von Tresckow
Born: 25 Jun 1893 in Wohlau, Silesia (Schlesien)
Died: 05 Jan 1955 in Bückeburg
Decorations & Awards:
Fähnrich zur See (12 Apr 1913); Leutnant zue See (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant zur See (25 Dec 1917); Kapitänleutnant (01 Oct 1923); Korvettenkapitän (01 Sep 1931); Fregattenkapitän (01 Apr 1936); Kapitän zur See (01 Oct 1937); Konteradmiral (01 Nov 1942)
Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Hertha' (01 Apr 1912-31 Mar 1913)
Naval-School Mürwik and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1913-03 Aug 1914)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Freya' (04 Aug 1914-27 Aug 1914)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Friedrich Carl' (28 Aug 1914-17 Nov 1914)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser 'Fürst Bismarck' (28 Nov 1914-23 Dec 1914)
On Board the Liner 'Deutschland' (24 Dec 1914-01 Dec 1916)
Submarine-Training and Signals-Course at the Submarine-School (02 Dec 1916-24 Feb 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'U 2', Submarine-Selection-Command (25 Feb 1917-09 Jun 1917)
Watch-Officer on the Submarine 'UB 48', Submarine-Flotilla Mediterranean (10 Jun 1917-21 Jun 1918)
Interned in Spain, Returned Home and Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Admiralty (22 Jun 1918-30 Jun 1919)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser 'Regensburg' (01 Jul 1919-20 Mar 1920)
Ships-Cadre 'Medusa' (21 Mar 1920-16 Jul 1920)
Watch-Officer on the Cruiser 'Medusa' (17 Jul 1920-21 Mar 1922)
Group-Officer and Company-Officer at the Naval-School Mürwik (22 Mar 1922-14 Oct 1924)
Company-Leader in the II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (15 Oct 1924-19 Jul 1926)
Commandant of the Artillery-School-Boat 'Drache' (20 Jul 1926-30 Sep 1928)
2nd Artillery-Officer on the Liner 'Schlesien' (01 Oct 1928-07 Jan 1930)
Artillery-Officer on the Cruiser 'Emden' (08 Jan 1930-24 Sep 1932)
Commander of the II. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (25 Sep 1932-13 Jul 1935)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Naval-Depot-Inspection (17 Jul 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Inspection of Naval-Artillery-Equipment-Offices (01 Oct 1935-28 Sep 1936)
Commandant of Fortifications of Emsmündung (29 Sep 1936-30 Sep 1937)
Director of the Artillery-Department, Naval-Shipyard, from 12 Nov 1938 Kriegsmarine-Shipyard Wilhelmshaven (04 Oct 1937-03 Aug 1942)
Commandant of Sea-Fortifications Seine-Somme (13 Aug 1942-12 Sep 1944)
In Captivity (12 Sep 1944-13 Jan 1947)
Released (13 Jan 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- U-Bootkriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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