Hermann Bauer
| Hermann Bauer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 July 1875 Königsberg |
| Died | 11 February 1958 (aged 82) Essen |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire Weimar Republic
|
| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine
|
| Years of service | 1892–1928 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
SMS Hamburg I. Unterseebootsflottille SMS Westfalen SMS Kaiser SMS Oldenburg SMS Nassau |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |
Iron Cross (1st and 2nd Class) (1914) Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords Order of the Red Eagle (2nd Class) Hanseatic Cross Friedrich August Cross (1st and 2nd Class) Order of the Crown (Württemberg) |
Hermann Bauer (22 July 1875—11 February 1958) was a German naval officer who served as commander of the U-boat forces of the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. In addition to his World War I career, Bauer is well known as the author of the book Das Unterseeboot, a treatise on the design and operation of U-boats, which was later translated into English by Hyman G. Rickover. Rickover's translation became a basic text for the US submarine service.
Bauer joined the Kaiserliche Marine as a cadet in April 1892, completing his basic training aboard the sailing frigate SMS Stosch, before attending the Naval Academy in 1892-1893. He continued his training on the ship SMS Moltke and the cruiser SMS Deutschland. After a second period of study at the Naval Academy in 1894-1895 Bauer was promoted to Unterleutnant zur See on 15 September 1895 and subsequently served on the battleship SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm.
In 1897 Bauer served on the frigate SMS Preussen before transferring to the light cruiser SMS Prinzess Wilhelm as a deck officer. On 12 April 1899 he was promoted to Leutnant zur See and then served as watch officer on the torpedo training ship SMS Blücher. From October 1900 to September 1903, he served as a company officer, deck officer, first officer, and then the commander of the II. Torpedo-Abteilung ("2nd Torpedo Division"). Bauer served for more than a year as commander of the II. Torpedo-Abteilung, and was simultaneously commander of Torpedodivisionsbootes D9, Flag Lieutenant of II. Torpedobootsflottille, and Flag Lieutenant and commander of the torpedo boat S125. On 1 April 1904 he was promoted to Kapitänleutnant.
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