WWI U-boat commanders

Hermann Bauer

Kapitän zur See (Crew 4/92)


Born:22 Jul 1877 Königsberg 
Died:11 Feb 1958 Essen 


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Ranks

9 Apr 1892 Kadett
10 Apr 1893 Seekadett
15 Sep 1895 Unterlieutenant zur See
12 Apr 1898 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1904 Kapitänleutnant
16 Oct 1909 Korvettenkapitän
16 Apr 1915 Fregattenkapitän
14 Oct 1917 Kapitän zur See
1 Apr 1922 Konteradmiral
1 Feb 1925 Vizeadmiral
30 Nov 1928 Out of naval service
30 Nov 1928 Admiral (Charakter)

Decorations

5 Sep 1909  Order of the Red Eagle
prewar  Order of St. Anna (Russia)
 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
 Hanseatic Cross
10 Jun 1916  Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
 Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)
31 May 1918  Order of the Crown

Notes

Bauer was in overall command of Germany’s submarines from the beginning of the war until June 1917. In practice, he asserted little direct control on U-boat operations aside from the boats based from German ports.

On July 24, 1917, Bauer assumed command of the battleship Westfalen and in July 1918 transferred to command of the Kaiser.

The ranks of Kadett, Seekadett, and Unterlieutenant zur See were renamed in about 1899 to Seekadett, Fähnrich zur See, and Leutnant zur See respectively.

Ships hit by Hermann Bauer

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