Werner Hartmann was a German U-boat commander in World War II.
10 Facts About Werner Hartmann
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Werner Hartmann was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
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Werner Hartmann was the third child of Albert Hartmann, an evangelic pastor in Wernigerode, and Helene Hartmann, nee Wernicke.
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Werner Hartmann had one older brother, Rudolf, and an older sister, Edith.
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Werner Hartmann initially served in the Vorkorps before he transferred to the Hauptkadettenanstalt in Berlin-Lichterfelde on 1 April 1917.
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Werner Hartmann was then transferred to the Hannover for onboard training and then to the training ship Niobe.
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Werner Hartmann went on to serve as commander of the torpedo boats Seeadler and Albatros, before transferring to the U-boat arm in 1935.
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Werner Hartmann then moved to the BdU as a staff officer, and in November 1940 became commander of the 2nd ULD.
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In 1944 Werner Hartmann became Fuhrer der Unterseeboote Mittelmeer and in this post received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
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Werner Hartmann was buried in a family grave in Gluckstadt.