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Rützow, Paul C.

Personal Information

Full Name:

Paul Christian Rützow

Date of Birth:

December 1, 1892

Lieutenant Commander Paul C. Rützow

Place of Birth:

Nakskov

Family
Relations:

Son of lawyer Frederik Rützou and wife Margrethe, born Suhr

Marriage:

Married in Holmens kirke on December 3, 1918 to Helga Ruth Louise Heflebower

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Promotions

Date:

Promotion:

1909

Naval Cadet

September 19, 1913

Sub Lieutenant

August 1, 1914

Lieutenant

January 1, 1923

Lieutenant Commander

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Orders, Decorations & Distinctions

Date:

Orders, Decorations & Distinction:

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n/a

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Military Service

Date:

Military Service:

1913-1914

On the cruiser VALKYRIEN to the Mediterranean

1915-1916

On the cruiser GEJSER

July 8, 1919
- September 1, 1921

On leave from the Navy

1922

CO of the torpedo boat STØREN, in Squadron

1923

CO of the torpedo boat DELFINEN, in Training Flotilla

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Other Achievements

Date:

Achievement:

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n/a

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Additional Comments

Was severely wounded attending a demonstration of a smoke screen generator on board the cruiser GEJSER on May 25, 1925. - The Lieutenant Commander died from his wounds on June 11, 1923.

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Death

Date:

Cemetery:

June 11, 1923

Buried at Garnisions kirkegaard, Copenhagen

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Det Danske Søofficerskorps 1801-1919, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen, Gyldendals Boghandel and Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1919

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Officerer i den Dansk-Norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den Danske Søetat 1814-1932, Bind I og II, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard, H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen, 1935

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