Maus, August

Date of birth:: February 7th, 1915 (Wuppertal, Germany)
Date of death:: September 28th, 1996 (Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

As a U-boat commander of U-185 August Maus is credited with the sinking of nine ships for a total of 62,761 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging one ship of 6,840 GRT.

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kommandant U-185
Awarded on:: September 21st, 1943

Awarded for sinking 9 ships (with 62761 GRT) and damaging 1 other ship (with 6840 GRT) as commander of U-185.

Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre

Awarded on:: April 1st, 1938

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 6th, 1939

Spanienkreuz

Period:: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Awarded on:: June 5th, 1940

Flotten-Kriegsabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: November 9th, 1942

U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: December 26th, 1942

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 5th, 1943

Sources

Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.