Hugo Meurer
Hugo Meurer (28 May 1869 – 4 January 1960) was a vice-admiral of the Kaiserliche Marine (German Imperial Navy). Meurer was the German naval officer who handled the negotiations of the internment of the German fleet in November 1918 at the end of the First World War.
Hugo Meurer | |
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Hugo Meurer in April 19, 1918 on board SMS Prinzregent Luitpold in Helsinki | |
| Born | 28 May 1869 Sallach, Carinthia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 4 January 1960 (aged 90) Kiel, Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial German Navy |
| Years of service | 1886–1920 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | 4th Battle Squadron Baltic Sea Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War Finnish Civil War |
| Awards | Iron Cross 1914 (2nd and 1st class) Bavarian Military Merit Order III Class With Crown and Swords Saxon Albrecht Order II Class Commanders Cross Prussian Lifesaving Medal Crowned Order of the Red Eagle (3rd class) Prussian Long Service Cross (25 Years) Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross (1914, 2nd class) German China Campaign Medal Wilhelm I Centenary Medal Order of the Cross of Liberty (1st clss, Finland) Qing Dynasty Order of the Double Dragon III Class, I Grade Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus |
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