Max-Hermann Bauer
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 30)
Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 16.589 GRT |
| Born | 24 Jul, 1912 | Rüstringen |
| Died | 6 Apr, 1940 | North Atlantic |
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| 1 Apr, 1930 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jan, 1932 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr, 1934 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct, 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun, 1936 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr, 1939 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 May, 1940 | Korvettenkapitän (posthumous) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-18 | 1 Nov, 1937 | - | 24 Nov, 1939 | 4 patrols (46 days) |
| U-50 | 12 Dec, 1939 | - | 6 Apr, 1940 (+) | 2 patrols (30 days) |
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-18
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30 Aug, 1939 | Memel | 7 Sep, 1939 | Swinemünde | Patrol | 9 days |
| 2. |
U-18
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14 Sep, 1939 | Kiel | 24 Sep, 1939 | Kiel | Patrol | 11 days |
| 3. |
U-18
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2 Oct, 1939 | Kiel | 19 Oct, 1939 | Kiel | Patrol | 18 days |
| 4. |
U-18
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15 Nov, 1939 | Kiel | 22 Nov, 1939 | Kiel | Patrol | 8 days |
| 5. |
U-50
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6 Feb, 1940 | Helgoland | 4 Mar, 1940 | Kiel | Patrol | 28 days |
| 6. |
U-50
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5 Apr, 1940 | Kiel | 6 Apr, 1940 | Sunk | Patrol | 2 days |
Ships hit by Max-Hermann Bauer
 Aces of the Reich Williamson, Gordon
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Books dealing with this subject include:
Aces of the Reich, Williamson, Gordon, 1989
Funkpeilung als alliierte Waffe gegen deutsche U-boote 1939-1945, Bauer, Arthur O., 1997
The Navy Times Book of Submarines, Harris, Brayton, 1997
Schiff 16, Rogge, Bernhard, 1955 (transl.)
U-2540, Wetzel, Eckard, 1995
U-Boats of the Kaiser's Navy, Williamson, Gordon, 2002
U-Boot Wilhelm Bauer, Schneider, Gerd Dietrich, 1994 (transl.)
U-Boottyp XXI, Expanded Edition, Rössler, Eberhard, 2002
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Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.