Paul König
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| Paul König | |
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| 1867 - August 8, 1933 | |
 Paul König onboard the merchant submarine Deutschland. |
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| Place of death | Gnadau, Prussian Saxony |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Service/branch | Kaiserliche Marine |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Commands held | Deutschland, 1916 – 1917 |
| Battles/wars | Battle of the Atlantic (1914-1918) |
| Awards | Iron Cross 1st class |
Paul König (1867 - August 8, 1933) was a captain in the German merchant navy but in 1916 during World War I he became a reserve Kapitänleutnant in the Kaiserliche Marine.
Later in 1916 König became Commanding officer (CO) of the merchant submarine Deutschland. He took it on two patrols to the United States for commercial purposes and received the Iron Cross 1st class the same year. Following his return after the second journey, König wrote a book called Voyage of the Deutschland. The book was heavily publicized, as it was intended to be used as propaganda.[1]
In 1917 König became CO of a Sperrbrechergruppe. From 1919 until 1931 he was branch leader at the Norddeutschen Lloyd.
König died on August 8, 1933 at Gnadau where he is buried.
[edit] References
- ^ Directed Readings on the U-Boat War - Blake, Sam, East Carolina University, April 2003.
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