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Revision as of 13:31, 11 May 2014

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

  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

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Karl-Wilhelm Weniger
Captain of S.M.S. König
4 Dec, 1918 – ?
Succeeded by
Ernst Junkermann