Otto Breuer

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Otto Breuer (30 May, 1873 – ?) was an officer in the Imperial German Navy.

He is not the same man as Otto Brauer, who also commanded German capital ships in this period.

Life & Career

A member of the crew of 1891, he served as the commander of S.M.S. "Pelikan" at the outbreak of the war and served in various positions related to mine warfare.[1] When Kapitän zur See Karl-Wilhelm Weniger was shot after the 5 November 1918 revolution,[2] Breuer was appointed command of the battleship König on 6 November 1918, remaining in that position until 5 December, 1918.[3]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Karl-Wilhelm Weniger
Captain of S.M.S. König
6 Nov, 1918[4] – 4 Dec, 1918[5]
Succeeded by
Ernst Junkermann

Footnotes

  1. Stuart Haller, email to Tony Lovell, Aug 20 2012.
  2. Stuart Haller, email to Tony Lovell, Aug 20 2012.
  3. Dave Allton on GWPDA
  4. Dave Alton on GWPDA
  5. Dave Alton on GWPDA