Werner Hartmann

Werner Hartmann
Born(1902-12-11)11 December 1902
Silstedt, Harz
Died26 April 1963(1963-04-26) (aged 60)
Usseln, Waldeck
Allegiance Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service / branch Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service1921–45, 1956–62
RankKapitän zur See
CommandsSeeadler, Albatros
U-26, U-37, U-198
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Werner Hartmann (11 December 1902 – 26 April 1963) was a German U-boat commander in World War II. He was credited with sinking 26 ships, amounting to over 115,000 gross register tons (GRT) sunk. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.