William Hans Otto Teuteberg | |
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Nickname(s) | Hanno |
Allegiance | South Africa |
Service/ | South African Navy |
Years of service | 1977–2017 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Service number | 75324129 PE |
Commands | Deputy Chief of the Navy |
Awards | |
Relations | Bernhard Teuteberg SD SM MMM SAN (Rtd) (older brother) |
Hanno Teuteberg SM MMM SAN (Rtd) is a retired Rear Admiral from the South African Navy, formerly serving as the Deputy Chief of the Navy. [1]
He joined the South African Navy in 1977 and qualified aboard submarines. [2]
He was defence attaché in Germany from 2003 to 2006 during the delivery of four Valour-class frigates as part of the Arms Deal. [3]
From July 2006 until Dec 2008, he served as Director Fleet Force Preparation, followed by a stint as the Director Maritime Warfare [4] from June 2009 until December 2010 in Pretoria.
From 1 January 2011 until November 2011 he was the Chief of Fleet Staff [5] at Fleet Command in Simon's Town followed by the post of Director Joint Force Preparations and Training with Chief of Joint Operations. [2]
He was promoted to Chief Director Maritime Strategy from 1 February 2013, taking over from his brother Bernhard [3] and promoted to rear admiral. [2]
There was some controversy in the press when he was passed over for appointment to head the Navy, apparently due to his being white. [6] In 2016 it was announced that he was taking voluntary early retirement and was leaving the Navy on 31 March 2016. [7]
He is a keen sailor and took Line honours in the 1993 Cape to Rio yacht race. [8] In 1995 he received South African Sailing colours for his part of the South African Admiral's Cup Team. [9]
In June 2013 he was awarded the Naval Order of Merit Medal from the Brazilian Navy [10] and in 2015 he was awarded the Argentine Naval Cross for Distinguished Services by the Argentine Navy. [11]
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