August Maus
Appearance
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Born | Wuppertal | 7 February 1915
Died | 28 September 1996 Hamburg | (aged 81)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
Unit | SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Emden U-68 |
Commands | U-185 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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August Maus (7 February 1915 – 28 September 1996) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Prior to taking command of U-185 he served as an officer on U-68 under the command of Captain Karl-Friedrich Merten. Maus was taken prisoner following the sinking of U-185 and was sent a prisoner-of-war camp in the United States.
Summary of career
As commander of U-185 August Maus is credited with the sinking of nine ships for a total of 62,761 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging one ship of 6,840 GRT.
Ships attacked
Date | Name of ship | Flag | Tonnage | Fate[1] |
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7 December 1942 | Peter Mærsk | ![]() |
5,476 | Sunk |
10 March 1943 | Virginia Sinclair | ![]() |
6,151 | Sunk |
10 March 1943 | James Sprunt | ![]() |
7,177 | Sunk |
6 April 1943 | John Sevier | ![]() |
7,176 | Sunk |
9 April 1943 | James Robertson | ![]() |
7,176 | Sunk |
7 July 1943 | Thomas Sinnickson | ![]() |
7,176 | Sunk |
7 July 1943 | William Boyce Thompson | ![]() |
7,061 | Sunk |
7 July 1943 | S.B. Hunt | ![]() |
6,840 | Sunk |
1 August 1943 | Bagé | ![]() |
8,235 | Sunk |
6 August 1943 | Fort Halkett | ![]() |
7,133 | Sunk |
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 April 1938)[2]
- Spanish Cross (5 June 1940)[2]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (6 October 1939)[2]
- 1st Class (5 May 1943)
- High Seas Fleet Badge (9 November 1942)[3]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (26 December 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-185[4][5]
References
Citations
- ^ "Ships hit by U-185 - U-boat Successes - German U-boats". uboat.net. www.uboat.net.
- ^ a b c Busch & Röll 2003, p. 386.
- ^ Busch & Röll 2003, p. 387.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 531.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 305.
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
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- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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