Hans-Georg von Friedeburg

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Hans-Georg von Friedeburg Generaladmiral
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	(1895-07-15)15 July 1895 Straßburg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
Died	23 May 1945(1945-05-23) (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	Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine U-27

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.