Hermann Rasch
Hermann Rasch | |
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Born | Wilhelmshaven | 26 August 1914
Died | 10 June 1974 Hamburg | (aged 59)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Kriegsmarine |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
Commands held | U-106 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann Rasch (26 August 1914 – 10 June 1974) was a German U-boat commander of U-106 in World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
On 14 May 1942 Reinhard Suhren, commander of U-564, sunk the Mexican oil tanker Potrero del Llano.[1] The sinking of this ship, compounded with U-106's attack on another tanker, the Faja de Oro, made Mexico declare war on the Axis powers.[2]
Awards[]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (8 April 1938)[3]
- Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords (6 June 1939)[3]
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (11 July 1941)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 December 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-106[4][5]
References[]
Citations[]
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 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
- (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Hickam, Homer H. (1996). Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War Off America's East Coast, 1942. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-362-6.
- Salinas, María Emilia Paz (1997). Strategy, Security, and Spies: Mexico and the U.S. as Allies in World War II. University Park, PA: Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-01666-5.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links[]
- "Hermann Rasch". Der Spiegel (in German). No. 46. 1960. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1974 deaths
- U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine)
- German military personnel of the Spanish Civil War
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from Wilhelmshaven
- Reichsmarine personnel
- People from the Province of Hanover
- German Navy personnel stubs