Eberhard Godt

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Eberhard Godt
Born	(1900-08-15)August 15, 1900
Died	13 September 1995(1995-09-13) (aged 95)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine (1918) Reichsmarine (1920–1935) Kriegsmarine (1935–1945)
Years of service	1918, 1920–1945
Rank	Konteradmiral
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	German Cross in Gold (1942)

Eberhard Godt (15 August 1900 – 13 September 1995) was a German naval officer who served in both World War I and World War II, rising eventually to command the Kriegsmarine's U-boat operations. He joined the Kaiserliche Marine in 1918 and resigned after the ceasefire in November of that year. In March 1920 he reenlisted in the Reichsmarine and served aboard surface ships until 1935 when he transferred to the U-boat arm. In January 1938 he was appointed the second in command of the U-boat force's operations behind Karl Dönitz. He continued in this role until January 1943 when he assumed tactical command of U-Boat operations after Dönitz was promoted to command the Kriegsmarine.

Following the war he wrote a history of Kriegsmarine operations in World War II as member of the Naval Historical Team.^[1]

References

↑ "Eberhard Godt". uboat.net. Retrieved 16 August 2009.

Persondata
Name	Godt, Eberhard
Alternative names
Short description	German Navy admiral
Date of birth	15 August 1900
Place of birth
Date of death	13 September 1995
Place of death

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