Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
German World War II Admiral
Died when: 49 years 312 days (598 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (15 July 1895 – 23 May 1945) was a German admiral, the deputy commander of the U-boat Forces of Nazi Germany and the second-to-last Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine.
He was the only representative of the armed forces to be present at the signing of the German instruments of surrender in Luneburg Heath on 4 May 1945, in Reims on 7 May and in Berlin on 8 May 1945.
Von Friedeburg committed suicide shortly afterwards, upon the dissolution of the Flensburg Government.
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