![]() Lütjens soon became acquainted with Erich Raeder and Karl Dönitz the two commanders-in-chief of the Kriegsmarine in World War II. In 1935, after the Nazi Party came to power under Adolf Hitler in 1933, the navy was remodelled again and renamed the Kriegsmarine. In the Weimar Republic era, Lütjens built a reputation as an excellent staff officer. He continued to serve in torpedo boat squadrons eventually becoming a commanding officer in 1925. After the war he remained in the service of the navy, now renamed the Reichsmarine. He ended the conflict as a Kapitänleutnant (captain lieutenant) with the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class (1914) to his credit. During World War I, Lütjens operated in the North Sea and English Channel and fought several actions against the British Royal Navy. A diligent and intelligent cadet, he progressed to officer rank before the outbreak of war, when he was assigned to a Torpedo boat Squadron. Lütjens is best known for his actions during World War II and his command of the battleship Bismarck during her foray into the Atlantic Ocean in 1941.īorn in 1889, he entered into the German Imperial Navy ( Kaiserliche Marine) in 1907. Johann Günther Lütjens ( – ) was a German admiral whose military service spanned more than 30 years and two world wars. Last battle of the battleship Bismarck †.
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