Ernst Bauer ( German: Ernst Bauer ; February 3, 1914 , Fuerth , Bavaria - March 12, 1988 , Westerland , Schleswig-Holstein ) - German submariner, captain of the 3rd rank ( German Korvettenkapitän ) (April 1 1945) in Kriegsmarine , captain 1st rank ( German: Kapitän zur See ) in the Bundesmarin . Bauer was one of the submarine commanders who rescued the crew of the Atlantis auxiliary cruiser, which sunk after the attack of the British cruiser Devonshire on deck on November 21, 1941 .
| Ernst Bauer | ||||||
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| Nickname | Dwarf (Dwarf) | |||||
| Nickname | Dwarf (Dwarf) | |||||
| Date of Birth | February 3, 1914 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Fuerth , Bavaria | |||||
| Date of death | March 12, 1988 ( 74) | |||||
| Place of death | Westerland , Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
| Affiliation |  Germany (until 1945) Germany | |||||
| Type of army | Kriegsmarine The Bundesmarin | |||||
| Years of service | 1933-1945, 1955-1972 | |||||
| Rank | Corvetten Captain (Kriegsmarine) Captain zur See (Bundesmarine) | |||||
| Commanded | U-10 U-37 U-120 U-126 27th Kriegsmarine Flotilla 26th Kriegsmarine Flotilla | |||||
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Biography
September 23, 1933 entered the service in the Navy cadet. On July 1, 1934, he was promoted to fenrichi , and on October 1, 1936, to lieutenant. After serving on the light cruiser Königsberg in January 1938 he was transferred to the submarine fleet.
World War II
He served as a watch officer in submarines U-10 and U-37 . From April 20 to November 25, 1940 he commanded a training boat U-120 . Since March 22, 1941, the commander of the boat U-126 (Type IX-C). On this boat, Bauer made 5 military campaigns (having spent a total of 391 days at sea). The area of action of Bauer was the waters off the coast of Africa and the Caribbean .
March 16, 1942 awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . He commanded the boat until February 28, 1943 , when he was appointed training officer for the 27th submarine flotilla .
In total, Bauer sank 25 vessels with a total displacement of 118,660 gross tons and damaged 4 vessels with a displacement of 31,304 gross tons.
Since October 1944, the commander of the 27th flotilla of submarines , and in the last days of the war - the 26th flotilla .
In 1955 he entered the service in the Navy of Germany, where he held staff posts. In 1972, retired with the rank of captain of the 1st rank.
Rewards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd degree (November 8, 1939) [2]
- 1st degree (August 1, 1941) [2]
- Destroyer Military Badge (October 19, 1940)
- Breastplate of the Submariner (1939) (November 8, 1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (March 16, 1942) number 104 of the Kriegsmarine
- 2 times mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (July 30, 1941 and March 15, 1942)
- 1st Class Military Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd degree (April 20, 1944) [2]
- 1st degree (April 1, 1945) [2]
- Order of Merit to the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st degree (November 10, 1971) [3]
Notes
- Quotes
- ↑ https://uboat.net/boats/u126.htm
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Busch and Röll 2003, p. 200.
- ↑ Busch and Röll 2003, p. 201.
- Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer & Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 - Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag ES Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0 .