Hartmut, Count of Matuschka-Toppolczan^[1]

1914 - 1945  (30 years)

• Name	Hartmut, Count of Matuschka-Toppolczan
  Birth	29 Dec 1914	Dresden
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jan 1945
  Person ID	I9788	First tree
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Heinrich, Count of Matuschka-Toppolczan,   b. 10 Oct 1887, Spandau d. 31 Dec 1935, Glogau (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Anna Von Heydebrand-Lasa,   b. 23 Jul 1891   d. 26 Jul 1964 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F79113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  At the outbreak of war Graf von Toppolczan was an adjutant at Gotenhafen Naval HQ, and in 1940 he left the staff at the Coastal Artillery detachment there to serve on the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. He joined the Ubootwaffe (U-boat arm) in March 1943, commissioned U-482 in December, and died with the rest of her crew when she was sunk by depth charges in Nov 1944. A younger brother of Kptlt. Graf von Toppolczan's died on active service in 1943. He was an Oberst (Group Captain) in the Luftwaffe when lost in action. Another brother survived the war and reached an advanced age.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1690] Ken Stelmaszek.