Paul Wenneker
Paul Werner Wenneker (27 February 1890 – 17 October 1979) was a German admiral and diplomat. Born in Kiel, Wenneker died in Bergstedt, Hamburg.
Having joined the Kaiserliche Marine in 1909, Wenneker twice served as German Naval Attaché to Japan, first from 1935 to 1937 and again from 1940 to 1945.[1]:235 In-between these terms, from 1937 to 1940, he was commanding officer of the German pocket battleship Deutschland.
As Naval Attaché, Wenneker advocated the use of U-Boats to disrupt American supply routes, but his advice went largely unheeded by the Japanese.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
- Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
- War Merit Cross (1939), 1st and 2nd class with Swords
- German Cross in Silver (24 April 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (18 January 1945)
- Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (Japan)
References
- ↑ Giese, O., 1994, Shooting the War, Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, ISBN 1557503079
External links
- WW2DB: Paul Wenneker
- Profile of Wenneker
- In depth career history, with photos at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)
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