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− | '''Otto Breuer''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Imperial German Navy]]. | + | '''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. | He is not the same man as Otto Brauer, who also commanded German capital ships in this period. | ||
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− | + | 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.<ref>Stuart Haller, email to Tony Lovell, Aug 20 2012.</ref> | |
+ | When Kapitän zur See [[Karl-Wilhelm Weniger]] was shot after the 5 November 1918 revolution,<ref>Stuart Haller, email to Tony Lovell, Aug 20 2012.</ref> Breuer was appointed command of the {{DE-Konig|f=t}} on 6 November 1918, remaining in that position until 5 December, 1918.<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hsfcpco.htm Dave Allton on GWPDA]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:42, 21 August 2012
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
Footnotes
- ↑ Stuart Haller, email to Tony Lovell, Aug 20 2012.
- ↑ Stuart Haller, email to Tony Lovell, Aug 20 2012.
- ↑ Dave Allton on GWPDA
Bibliography
Service Records
Naval Appointments |