Hanno Teuteberg

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William Hans Otto Teuteberg

SM MMM SAN (Rtd)
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Nickname(s)Hanno
AllegianceFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Service/branchNaval Ensign of South Africa.svg  South African Navy
Years of service1977–2017
Rank Rear Admiral
Service number 75324129 PE
CommandsDeputy Chief of the Navy
Awards Ribbon - Southern Cross Medal (1986).gif Ribbon - Military Merit Medal (South Africa).png Ribbon - Pro Patria Medal (South Africa).gif Ribbon - Southern Africa Medal.gif Ribbon - General Service Medal (South Africa).gif Ribbon - Unitas Medal.gif Ribbon - Medalje vir Troue Diens.gif Ribbon - Medalje vir Troue Diens.gif Ribbon - Good Service Medal, Silver.gif Ribbon - Good Service Medal, Bronze.gif Order of Naval Merit - Grand Officer (Brazil) - ribbon bar.png
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]

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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]

Sailing

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]

Honours and awards

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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References

  1. Helfrich, Kim (23 January 2014). "Hlongwane named new Navy Chief". Defenceweb. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "OPV Speaker Biography". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 Helfrich, Kim (23 January 2013). "Teuteberg name stays on in the Navy". Defenceweb. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. "APPOINTMENTS AND/OR PROMOTIONS OF BRIGADIER GENERAL/REAR ADMIRAL (JG) IN THE SANDF:2008/2009" (PDF). South African National Defence Force. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  5. "Promotions and transfers: Brigadier General/Rear Admiral (Junior Grade)". Defenceweb. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  6. Helfrich, Kim (28 January 2014). "SANDF promotions questioned". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. Helfrich, Kim (2016). "New JOps deputy chief named, but no word on a new Chief" (published 2 December 2016).
  8. "Cape2Rio: Race History". Archived from the original on 14 February 2014.
  9. "South African Sailing Colours". South African Sailing. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. Deeme, Ofentse (2013). "Brazilian Navy Honours SA Navy Admiral". Navy News. 32 (4): 8.
  11. Zulu, Nkululeko (8 December 2015). "Argentinean Navy honours Deputy Chief of the SA Navy". South African Navy. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Chief of the South African Navy
2014–2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Director: Maritime Strategy
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
unknown
Director Joint Force Preparation & Training
2011–2013
Succeeded by
unknown
Preceded by
Samuel Hlongwane
Chief of Fleet Staff
1 Jan 2011–30 Oct 2011
Succeeded by
Guy Jamieson
Preceded by Director Maritime Warfare
1 Aug 2009–30 Sept 2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director Fleet Force Preparation
2006–2009
Succeeded by
unknown