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Hans-Georg von Friedeburg | |
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 From left to right: Major Wilhelm Oxenius (Colonel General Jodl's Adjutant), Colonel General Alfred Jodl, Chief of OKW Operation Staff (who signed the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the OKW), General admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Commander-in-Chief of the German navy (OKM), Major General Kenneth W. D. Strong (standing), G-2, SHAEF. Location: Reims, France, American Headquarters | |
| Commander of the Marine High Command | |
| In office 1 May 1945 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Dönitz |
| Succeeded by | Walter Warzecha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1895 Straßburg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire |
| Died | 23 May 1945 (aged 49) Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service |  Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank |  Generaladmiral |
| Commands | |
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.