Hans-Rudolf Rösing
| Hans-Rudolf Rösing | |
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| Born |
28 September 1905 Wilhelmshaven |
| Died | 16 December 2004 (aged 99) Kiel |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy
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| Years of service | 1924–45 1956–65 |
| Rank |
Kapitän zur See (Kriegsmarine) Konteradmiral (Bundesmarine) |
| Unit | 1st Schnellboot-Demi-Flotilla 2nd U-boat Flotilla 3rd U-boat Flotilla 5th U-boat Flotilla 7th U-boat Flotilla U-boat Region West |
| Commands held |
Schnellboot S-15 and S-3 U-11, U-35, U-10, U-48 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Bundesverdienstkreuz |
| Relations | Bernhard Rösing (father) |
Hans-Rudolf Rösing (28 September 1905 – 16 December 2004) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and later served in the Bundesmarine of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Rösing was born on 28 September 1905 in Wilhelmshaven, at the time an exclave of the Province of Hanover, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of Vizeadmiral Bernhard Rösing (1869–1947) and his wife Elfriede, née Wünsche (1882–1961). He had three brothers, Wilhelm, Kurt-Wolf and Bernhard, all killed during World War II, and a sister named Elfriede.
He joined the Reichsmarine on 31 March 1924 as a member of "Crew 1924" (the incoming class of 1924). He underwent basic military training in the 2nd department of the standing ship division of the Baltic Sea in Stralsund (4 April 1924 – 27 September 1928). Rösing was then transferred to the Elsass (28 September 1924 – 31 March 1925), attaining the rank of Seekadett (midshipman) on 1 April 1925. Rösing was then transferred to the training ship Niobe (1 April 1925 – 11 July 1925) before continuing his training on board Berlin (12 July 1925 – 30 March 1926). He then underwent a number of cadet training courses at the Naval Academy at Mürwik (31 March 1926 – 23 March 1927). These were interrupted by two navigational training cruises on the tender Nordsee (23 July 1926 – 27 July 1926) and the gunboat Panther (18 October 1926 – 22 October 1926). During this training period he advanced in rank to Fähnrich zur See (officer cadet) on 1 April 1926.
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