Otto Hersing
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 65 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 30,1885 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Muhlhausen |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | July 5,1960 |
| Place of burial | Angelmodde, Münster, Germany |
| Rank | Corvette captain |
| Battles and wars | World War I |
| Naval operations in the Dardanelles campaign | |
| Mediterranean U-boat Campaign | |
| Job | Naval Officer |
| Awards | Iron Cross |
| Hanseatic Cross | |
| Gallipoli Star | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1654247 |
Otto Hersing Life story
Otto Hersing was a German naval officer who served as U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine and the k. u. k. Kriegsmarine during World War I. In September 1914, while in command of the German U-21 submarine, he became famous for the first sinking of an enemy ship by a self-propelled locomotive torpedo.