Horst Julius Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels



Horst Julius Freiherr [Baron] Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels (14 August 1888 – 3 April 1962) was a German general.

He was the commander of Frankfurt Airport at the end of World War II.

Medals
Buttlar-Brandenfels was awarded the Pour le Mérite on 9 April 1918 for his service as the commander of Zeppelin L-54.

Other distinctions awarded to him were:
 * Iron Cross (1914), 1st and 2nd class
 * Knights Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (9 October 1916)
 * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg