Werner Hartmann

Werner Hartmann
Born(1902-12-11)11 December 1902
Silstedt, Harz, German Empire
Died26 April 1963(1963-04-26) (aged 60)
Usseln, Waldeck, West Germany
Allegiance Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Branch Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service1921–1945
1956–1962
RankKapitän zur See
UnitSSS Niobe
Hannover
Berlin
cruiser Emden
cruiser Karlsruhe
2nd U-boat Flotilla
6th U-boat Flotilla
12th U-boat Flotilla
27th U-boat Flotilla
CommandsSeeadler, Albatros
U-26, U-37, U-198
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Werner Hartmann (11 December 1902 – 26 April 1963) was a German U-boat commander in World War II. He was credited with sinking 26 ships, amounting to over 115,000 gross register tons (GRT) sunk. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.