Date of birth:

February 16th, 1898 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Date of death:

December 10th, 1952 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Hans-Otto Philipp reached the rank of Fregattenkapitän.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve (Lieutenant-Commander of Reserves)

Unit:

Chef 11 . Minensuchflottille

Awarded on:

July 2nd, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve (Lieutenant-Commander of Reserves)

Unit:

Chef 1. Küstensicherungsverband

Awarded on:

December 31st, 1944

Awarded for his achievements in coastal defense along the northern part of the Norwegian shoreline. His principal accomplishment in this time was protecting the naval evacuation of German forces from Finland to northern Norway, which despite attacks from Soviet torpedo boats, aircraft, etc. was accomplished with minimal losses.

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  - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.