Hermann Bauer
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For the Austrian Olympic rower, see Hermann Bauer (rower). For the SS extermination camp officer, see Erich Bauer.
Hermann Bauer (22 July 1875 – 11 February 1958) was a German naval officer who served as commander of the U-boat forces of the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. In addition to his World War I career, Bauer is well known as the author of the book Das Unterseeboot, a treatise on the design and operation of U-boats, which was later translated into English by Hyman G. Rickover. Rickover's translation became a basic text for the US submarine service.
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Born | (1875-07-22)22 July 1875 Königsberg |
Died | 11 February 1958(1958-02-11) (aged 82) Essen |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic |
Service/ | Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine |
Years of service | 1892–1928 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | SMS Hamburg I. Unterseebootsflottille SMS Westfalen SMS Kaiser SMS Oldenburg SMS Nassau |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Iron Cross (1st and 2nd Class) (1914) Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords Order of the Red Eagle (2nd Class) Hanseatic Cross Friedrich August Cross (1st and 2nd Class) Order of the Crown (Württemberg)[1] |
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