Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (15 July 1895 23 May 1945) was the deputy commander of the U-Boat Forces of Nazi Germany and the last Commanding Admiral of the Kriegsmarine. Friedeburg (right) witnessing the instrument of surrender being signed at Reims, France 7 May 1945.Friedeburg (right) witnessing the surrender being signed by Alfred Jodl (centre) with Major Wilhelm Oxenius to the left.In spite of having a Jewish grandmother, Friedeburg was an ardent supporter of Nazi regime and was shielded by Heinrich Himmler from anti-Jewish persecutions. (Bryan Mark Rigg, Hitler's Jewish Soldiers.) A prominent German naval officer of the post-World War I period, he was appointed Deputy Commander of the German U-boat fleet in September 1941.