Otto Weddigen
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Otto Weddigen was a German U-boat commander in World War I, renowned for his submarine SM U-9’s dramatic sinking of three British cruisers in a single engagement in 1914.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German naval officer
ⓘ
World War I military personnel ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | German Empire ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
House Order of Hohenzollern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Cross 1st Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Cross 2nd Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Pour le Mérite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Action of 22 September 1914 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | sea burial ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | naval warfare ⓘ |
| commanded |
SM U-29
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SM U-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-09-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1915-03-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1914-09-22 ⓘ |
| education | Imperial German Navy officer training ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fateOfVessel | SM U-29 rammed and sunk by HMS Dreadnought ⓘ |
| fullName | Otto Eduard Weddigen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | submarine warfare ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Kapitänleutnant ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding German submarine SM U-9 in World War I
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sinking three British armored cruisers in a single engagement in 1914 ⓘ |
| numberOfCruisersSunkOn22September1914 | 3 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
U-boat commander
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naval officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Herford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Province of Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAward | Pour le Mérite for sinking three British cruisers with SM U-9 ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1915 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1901 ⓘ |
| shipLostWith | SM U-29 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipSunk |
HMS Aboukir
NERFINISHED
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HMS Cressy NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Hogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFamousAction | 1914 ⓘ |
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