Hans Howaldt
German World War I U-boat commander

Hans Howaldt

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German World War I U-boat commander
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Birth:
12 November 1888(Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Death:
6 September 1970(Bad Schwartau, Ostholstein (District), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Family:
Father:
Georg Howaldt
Children:
Hans Viktor Howaldt
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Hans Howaldt (12 November 1888, Kiel – 6 September 1970) was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I and also active in World War II. By the end of World War I he was promoted Kapitänleutnant.

As a sportsman Hans Howaldt won Bronze in the international 8 Metre class sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics on the Bay of Kiel as skipper of Germania III, a keelboat designed and built by Abeking & Rasmussen and owned by crew-member Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
  • Hamburg and Lübeck Hanseatic Crosses
  • Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
  • Order of the Crown, 4th class (Prussia)
  • Pour le Mérite