Otto Ciliax
| Otto Ciliax | |
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| Born |
30 October 1891 Neudietendorf, Germany |
| Died | 12 December 1964 (aged 73) Lübeck-Travemünde, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
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| Years of service | 1910–45 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Unit |
SMS Victoria Louise SMS Württemberg SMS Vulkan SMS Hannover SM U-52 |
| Commands held |
SM UB-96 SM UC-27 torpedo boat: T 92, T 107, T 140, T 145, T 181 battleship Scharnhorst Commander of the German Battleships |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto Ciliax (30 October 1891 – 12 December 1964) was a German naval officer who served in the navies of the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. As an admiral during World War II, he commanded the German battleships. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Ciliax was born on 30 October 1891 in Neudietendorf, at the time part of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He joined the military service of the Imperial German Navy on 1 April 1910 as a Seekadett of "Crew 1910" (the incoming class of 1910). He started his first naval infantry training course with the sea cadet detachment on SMS Victoria Louise on 7 April 1910. On-board training on Victory Louise began on 13 May before he was transferred to the Naval Academy Mürwik on 1 April 1911 for the main cadet and officer course. Afterwards, starting on 1 October 1912 he served on the battleship SMS Hannover and was promoted to Leutnant zur See (acting sub-lieutenant/ensign) on 27 September 1913.
Ciliax was still serving on Hannover when World War I broke out on 28 July 1914. He was a watch officer on SM U-52 when it sank the cruiser HMS Nottingham on 19 August 1916. After completing submarine commander's training, he was given SM UB-96 in June 1918 and SM UC-27 in September that year.
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