Jürgen Rohwer

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Jürgen Rohwer (born 24 May 1924 in Friedrichroda, Thuringia in Germany) is a German naval military historian and Professor of history at the University of Stuttgart. He is currently residing in Weinstadt, Germany. Rohwer has written over 400 books and essays on WW2 naval history and military intelligence which has gained him much appreciation worldwide and earned him a name as a prominent historian.

During WW2, between 1942-1945, he served on several German warships, e.g. the destroyer Z-24, the Sperrbrecher 104/Martha, and the minesweeper M-502. After the war he studied history at the University of Hamburg.

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