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[[Konteradmiral (Kaiserliche Marine)|Konteradmiral]] '''Hans Gygas''' ([[27 May]], [[1872]] – [[31 May]], [[1963]]) was an officer of the [[Imperial German Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
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<font face="Old English Text MT">[[Konteradmiral (Kaiserliche Marine)|Konteradmiral]]</font> '''Hans Gygas''' ([[27 May]], [[1872]] &ndash; [[31 May]], [[1963]]) was an officer of the [[Imperial German Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
  
Having entered the Imperial German Navy on the [[14 May]], [[1890]], Gygas rose through the ranks of the peacetime navy.  On [[12 October]], [[1896]] he was promoted to [[Leutnant zur See]].
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Having entered the Imperial German Navy on the [[14 May]], [[1890]], Gygas rose through the ranks of the peacetime navy.  On [[12 October]], [[1896]] he was promoted to <font face="Old English Text MT">[[Leutnant zur See]]</font>.
  
In 1904, as a [[Kapitänleutnant]], Gygas was the 1st Officer of the sloop of war [[SMS Habicht (1879)|SMS ''Habicht'']], which had been undergoing repairs in [[Cape Town]].  The German settlement of Okahandja was besieged by the native Herero tribe in nearby South-West Africa (present-day Namibia) and ''Habicht'' was ordered to steam to Swakopmund and relieve Okahandja.  When the ship reached Swakopmund on [[18 January]], Gygas, with another officer, a physician and 52 men was detailed to protect the line of communication to Swakopmund and march inland and assist in putting down the anti-German rebellion.  On [[16 February]] Gygas and his men defeated the Otjimbingwe Ovaherero under the Herero leader Zeraua in the battle of Lievenberg.  Eventually the revolt was put down though at horrendous cost to the native Herero.
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In 1904, as a <font face="Old English Text MT">[[Kapitänleutnant]]</font>, Gygas was the 1st Officer of the sloop of war [[SMS Habicht (1879)|SMS ''Habicht'']], which had been undergoing repairs in [[Cape Town]].  The German settlement of Okahandja was besieged by the native Herero tribe in nearby South-West Africa (present-day Namibia) and ''Habicht'' was ordered to steam to Swakopmund and relieve Okahandja.  When the ship reached Swakopmund on [[18 January]], Gygas, with another officer, a physician and 52 men was detailed to protect the line of communication to Swakopmund and march inland and assist in putting down the anti-German rebellion.  On [[16 February]] Gygas and his men defeated the Otjimbingwe Ovaherero under the Herero leader Zeraua in the battle of Lievenberg.  Eventually the revolt was put down though at horrendous cost to the native Herero.
  
Sometime before the war Gygas became a naval aviator.  Up until [[April]], [[1915]] he was commander of the [[I Marine Flieger Abteilung]] before becoming commander of the cruiser [[SMS Roon (1903)|''Roon'']].  In [[1916]] he commanded for a period of months the Luftfahrtwesens des Marinekorps, before returning to sea duty in command of the cruiser [[SMS Stralsund (1911)|''Stralsund'']] and the [[battlecruiser]] [[SMS Moltke (1910)|''Moltke'']].
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Sometime before the war Gygas became a naval aviator.  Up until [[April]], [[1915]] he was commander of the <font face="Old English Text MT">[[I Marine Flieger Abteilung]]</font> before becoming commander of the cruiser [[SMS Roon (1903)|''Roon'']].  In [[1916]] he commanded for a period of months the <font face="Old English Text MT">Luftfahrtwesens des Marinekorps</font>, before returning to sea duty in command of the cruiser [[SMS Stralsund (1911)|''Stralsund'']] and the [[battlecruiser]] [[SMS Moltke (1910)|''Moltke'']].
  
At the end of the war Gygas was promoted Konteradmiral and retired [[22 November]], [[1919]].
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At the end of the war Gygas was promoted <font face="Old English Text MT">Konteradmiral</font> and retired [[22 November]], [[1919]].
  
  
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Revision as of 14:44, 3 September 2008

Konteradmiral Hans Gygas (27 May, 187231 May, 1963) was an officer of the Imperial German Navy during the First World War.

Having entered the Imperial German Navy on the 14 May, 1890, Gygas rose through the ranks of the peacetime navy. On 12 October, 1896 he was promoted to Leutnant zur See.

In 1904, as a Kapitänleutnant, Gygas was the 1st Officer of the sloop of war SMS Habicht, which had been undergoing repairs in Cape Town. The German settlement of Okahandja was besieged by the native Herero tribe in nearby South-West Africa (present-day Namibia) and Habicht was ordered to steam to Swakopmund and relieve Okahandja. When the ship reached Swakopmund on 18 January, Gygas, with another officer, a physician and 52 men was detailed to protect the line of communication to Swakopmund and march inland and assist in putting down the anti-German rebellion. On 16 February Gygas and his men defeated the Otjimbingwe Ovaherero under the Herero leader Zeraua in the battle of Lievenberg. Eventually the revolt was put down though at horrendous cost to the native Herero.

Sometime before the war Gygas became a naval aviator. Up until April, 1915 he was commander of the I Marine Flieger Abteilung before becoming commander of the cruiser Roon. In 1916 he commanded for a period of months the Luftfahrtwesens des Marinekorps, before returning to sea duty in command of the cruiser Stralsund and the battlecruiser Moltke.

At the end of the war Gygas was promoted Konteradmiral and retired 22 November, 1919.


Command of SMS Moltke
Preceded by
Kapitän zur See Johannes von Karpf
Kapitän zur See Hans Gygas
3 September, 191612 December, 1918
Succeeded by
Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Crelinger