Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz

Vizeadmiral Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz (14 August 1863 Frankfurt (Oder) – 16 February 1933 (Dresden)) was a German admiral. In 1899 he served as the German Naval attaché to Washington^[1] and later in 1912 commanded a flotilla of German vessels that visited the United States.^[2] During World War I he was transferred to the Black Sea in order to command the Central Powers naval forces that had previously been under the command of Admiral Souchon who had been recalled to the High Seas Fleet in 1917. Rebeur-Paschwitz decided to launch an offensive into the Mediterranean Sea which ended in his defeat at the Battle of Imbros.

Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz
Rebeur-Paschwitz in Washington D.C. in 1912.
Born	14 August 1863 Frankfurt (Oder), Kingdom of Prussia
Died	16 February 1933(1933-02-16) (aged 69) Dresden
Allegiance	German Empire  Ottoman Empire  Weimar Republic
Service / branch	Imperial German Navy  Ottoman Navy  Reichsmarine
Years of service	1889 - 1920
Rank	Vizeadmiral
Battles / wars	World War I Battle of Imbros

The grave of Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz in Dresden

Decorations and awards

• Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves (Prussia)
• Order of the Crown, 2nd class (Prussia)
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
• Honorary Knights of Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
• Service Award (Prussia)
• Commander Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion (Baden)
• Commander 2nd class of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous (Grand Duchy of Hesse)
• Honour Commander of the House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis (Oldenburg)
• Commander Second Class of the Albert Order
• Knight's Cross, First Class of the House Order of the White Falcon
• Cross of Honour of the Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
• Commander, First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark)
• Commander of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
• Honorary Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (United Kingdom)
• Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy
• Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)
• Commander Class II of the Order of St. Olav (Norway)
• Commander with Star of the Order of Franz Joseph (Austria)
• Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd class with Star
• Commander, First Class of the Order of the Sword (Sweden)
• Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class

References

1. Prete, Roy A. (1984). Coalition warfare: An Uneasy Accord (1st ed.). Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780889201651.
2. Staff, Gary (2014). German Battlecruisers of World War One: Their Design Construction and Operations. Great Britain: Seaforth Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 9781848322134.