Otto Hersing
Otto Hersing | |
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| Nickname(s) | Zerstörer von Schlachtschiffen (Destroyer of battleships) Retter der Dardanellen (Saviour of the Dardanelles) |
| Born | 30 November 1885 Mülhausen, Alsace, German Empire |
| Died | 5 July 1960 (aged 74) Angelmodde near Münster, Germany |
| Buried | Angelmodde |
| Allegiance | German Empire Austria-Hungary Weimar Republic |
| Branch | Imperial German Navy Austro-Hungarian Navy Reichsmarine |
| Years of service | 1903–1918, 1919–24 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Commands | U-21 |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Pour le MériteIron Cross 1st and 2nd ClassAlbert Order (Saxony)Iron Crescent (Ottoman Empire) |
Otto Hersing (30 November 1885 – 1 July 1960) was a German naval officer who served as U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine and the k.u.k. Kriegsmarine during World War I.
In September 1914, while in command of the German U-21 submarine, he became famous for the first sinking of an enemy ship by a self-propelled locomotive torpedo.