Gustav Freiherr von Liebenstein

'''Dipl.-Ing. Gustav Adolph Ludwig Wilhelm Freiherr von Liebenstein''' (25 April 1891 – 17 January 1967) was a highly decorated Kapitän zur See der Reserves in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (9 April 1940)
 * 1st Class (27 July 1940)
 * Minesweeper War Badge
 * German Cross in Gold on 22 August 1943 as Fregattenkapitän der Reserves in the 2. Landungs-Flottille
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1943 as Fregattenkapitän der Reserves and chief of 2. Landungsdivision and sea transport chief of the Strait of Messina
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (20 August 1943)