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and sank her with a single torpedo on 4 July. Right after that, the submarine was forced to return to
Constantinople after bumping an anti-submarine mine that did not cause serious damage. The boat then served briefly in the
967:. His former boat was surrendered to the Allies after the end of the war and sank under mysterious circumstances on 22 February 1919, during the transfer to Great Britain, where it should have formally surrendered.
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During the war. Hersing was responsible for the sinking of 40 ships (36 merchantmen and four warships), for a total of more than 113,000 tons; this made him one of the most successful submarine commanders of the
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Hersing's successes forced the Allies to withdraw all major ships from Cape Helles, and Great
Britain offered a 100,000 pound reward for the capture of the German commander. On 5 June Hersing received the
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after eighteen days. Due to a problem in refueling, Hersing was forced to slow down his submarine and proceed part of the way on the surface, exposing it to the risk of being detected by Allied units.
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Dufeil, Yves (2011). Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918 - Dictionnaire biographique des commandants de la marine imperiale allemande (in French). Histomar
Publications.
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After a week in the friendly port, Hersing sailed to his new operational area off
Gallipoli, which he reached on 25 May. The same day, he spotted the British battleship
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991:(corvette captain), the highest rank that he attained in his career. His fame was still so great after the war that the French authorities offered a reward of 20,000
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suffered the same fate. These two ships were the first vessels to be sunk in the restricted German submarine offensive against
British and French merchant shipping.
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740:. The boat served under this name until Italy declared war on Germany on 27 August 1916. In February 1916, Hersing sank the British steamer
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Hadley, Michael L. (1995). Count Not the Dead: The
Popular Image of the German Submarine. Quebec City: McGill-Queen's University Press.
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carried out reconnaissance in the North Sea, but he was not able to find any enemy ships. Hersing then tried to force his way into the
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suffered severe damage, but avoided sinking. In just one day, Hersing sank a total of seven ships, totalling more than 33,000 tons.
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Hersing took his submarine to the seafloor and waited there for 28 hours before resurfacing to recharge the electric batteries.
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Sondhaus, Lawrence (2017). German
Submarine Warfare in World War I: The Onset of Total War at Sea. Rowman and Littlefield.
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476:. Hersing decided to attack the ship and hit her with a single torpedo just below the bridge, close to the ship's powder
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Gibson, R.H.; Prendergast, M. (2002). The German
Submarine War 1914-1918. Penzance: Periscope Publishing Ltd.
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Gilbert, Martin (2000). La grande storia della prima guerra mondiale (in
Italian). Milan: Oscar Mondadori.
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After the armistice, Hersing was given responsibility for the withdrawal of German troops from the city of
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suffered the same fate on May 6 and 8, respectively. On June 27, Hersing sank the
Swedish auxiliary barge
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1858:"British merchant ships lost to enemy action - Part 1 of 3 - Years 1914, 1915, 1916 in date order"
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cemetery. The complete collection of his papers and writings is preserved in the
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1647:"September 1914: Heldentum und Tod - Begeisterung und schleichende ErnĂĽchterung"
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Hersing therefore returned to Cattaro and received orders to help the
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Gray, Edwyn A. (1994). The U-Boat War: 1914–1918. London: L.Cooper.
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Count Not the Dead: The Popular Image of the German Submarine
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The Great War at Sea: A Naval History of the First World War
1172:. Quebec City: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 35.
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sank a total of 12 ships for more than 24,000 tons overall.
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without consequences for the second time in a short while.
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2134:"In der TĂĽrkei ein Held: MĂĽnsteraner versenkte 40 Schiffe"
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on April 30), three small Italian ships (intercepted near
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sank her second Allied battleship in the Dardanelles, the
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2136:[A hero in Turkey: a MĂĽnsteraner sunk 40 ships].
1595:] (in Italian). Milan: Oscar Mondadori. p. 206.
930:, he was assigned to the submarine navigation school at
1563:. Sydney: Random House Australia Pty Ltd. p. 215.
1246:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 118.
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1498:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 276.
1413:. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. pp. 30–31.
1204:Biographic dictionary of the German Imperial Navy
1360:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 54.
579:Hersing was ordered in April to transfer to the
525:At the beginning of 1915, Hersing received the
2388:Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
2334:"Official website of the German U-boat Museum"
1145:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. p. 178.
2378:Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I
2188:[U-boot Archives and U-Boot Museum].
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2058:. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 6.
1589:La grande storia della prima guerra mondiale
891:. On April 29 and 30, he sank the Norwegian
234:Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign
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1098:The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
871:Hersing then sailed into North Sea between
390:, and he had the chance to sail around the
1324:[First ship sunk by a submarine].
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1300:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 33.
970:In 1920, he was probably involved in the
903:. In the same area, the British steamers
2373:U-boat commanders (Imperial German Navy)
1464:. New York: Universe. pp. 144–190.
728:and her crew were commissioned into the
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1115:Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I
468:coast, sailing at a reduced speed of 5
422:, at the time located at the island of
377:. From 1911 to 1913, Hersing served as
356:. In September 1906 he was promoted to
1791:Gibson, R.H.; Prendergast, M. (2002).
1735:. Rowman and Littlefield. p. 39.
1322:"Prima nave affondata da sommergibile"
856:, over 7,000 tons) and one Norwegian (
732:and the boat received the designation
2132:Kalitschke, Martin (April 16, 2015).
1045:, in a room dedicated to his memory.
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1221:. London: L.Cooper. pp. 44–45.
879:. On April 22, he sunk the steamers
545:, but had no success. On 30 January
455:On September 5, Hersing spotted the
402:World War I and North Sea operations
844:and finished off the Dutch steamer
549:met and sank three merchant ships,
416:broke out, he was given command of
338:and on the artillery training ship
2084:roadstothegreatwar-ww1.blogspot.it
1794:The German Submarine War 1914-1918
1410:Barrow-in-Furness in the Great War
659:that surrounded the ship, and the
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2398:Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross
2160:"U-boat Archiv Museum Altenbruch"
720:in her fight against the Italian
406:In 1914, Hersing was promoted to
2368:Military personnel from Mulhouse
1986:"Daily Event for April 30, 2013"
1617:"Navy Awards During World War I"
922:Hersing's service in command of
533:. On 21 January, he sailed from
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430:. Between August and September,
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2186:"U-boot Archiv y U-Boot Museum"
1557:Dando-Collins, Stephen (2011).
919:, carrying a cargo of timber.
862:, 2,900 tons). A seventh ship,
681:, and he began to be nicknamed
603:on 25 April and arrived at the
487:intercepted the French steamer
1884:"Benalder on Clydeships.co.uk"
1103:Iron Crescent (Ottoman Empire)
1082:Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
811:unrestricted submarine warfare
683:Zerstörer von Schlachtschiffen
371:. On 1909, he was promoted to
263:Iron Crescent (Ottoman Empire)
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1139:Branfill-Cook, Roger (2014).
928:Armistice of 11 November 1918
239:Mediterranean U-boat Campaign
39:Zerstörer von Schlachtschiffe
1678:"Passenger steamer Carthage"
1298:U-boats of the Kaiser's navy
1022:, a district of the city of
985:In 1922, he was promoted to
685:(destroyer of battleships).
46:(Saviour of the Dardanelles)
1729:Sondhaus, Lawrence (2017).
1653:(in German). Archived from
1460:O'Connell, John F. (2010).
1296:Williamson, Gordon (2012).
1242:Sondhaus, Lawrence (2014).
1166:Hadley, Michael L. (1995).
1016:U-21 rettet die Dardanellen
445:Painting of the sinking of
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829:(2,917 tons), sunk in the
1758:"Steamer Belle of France"
1219:The U-Boat War: 1914–1918
978:against the newly formed
25:
2298:Neue Deutsche Biographie
2138:Westfaeliche Nachrichten
1587:Gilbert, Martin (2000).
1006:, a small town in Lower
41:(Destroyer of warships)
1701:Gray, pp. 126–128
1484:Gray, pp. 121–122
1436:"Steamer Linda Blanche"
1407:Mansergh, Ruth (2015).
1356:Lowell, Thomas (2004).
1217:Gray, Edwyn A. (1994).
1035:Deutsches U-Boot Museum
995:for his capture in the
813:campaign of the German
805:Return to the North Sea
769:(3,677 tons, sunk near
362:and transferred on the
318:Early life and training
2054:Gröner, Erich (1991).
1781:Sondhaus 2014, pp. 181
1383:"Iron Cross 2nd class"
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692:crew spent a month in
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44:Retter der Dardanellen
2313:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
2019:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1960:"SS Normanna (+1917)"
1935:"SS Bandoeng (+1917)"
1908:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1831:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1756:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
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1434:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1381:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1346:Gray, pp. 67–68
1196:Dufeil, Yves (2011).
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193:Years of service
176:Austro-Hungarian Navy
791:the British steamer
324:Imperial German Navy
165:Imperial German Navy
1984:Pocock, Michael W.
1657:on 28 December 2017
1494:Burt, R.A. (1988).
1358:Raiders of the Deep
1277:. September 5, 2014
1120:Battle of Gallipoli
934:as an instructor.
730:k.u.k. Kriegsmarine
322:Hersing joined the
289:k.u.k. Kriegsmarine
2190:www.u-historia.com
2184:Ă…kerberg, Dani J.
997:occupied Rhineland
941:Kaiserliche Marine
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332:, on the corvette
307:locomotive torpedo
283:Kaiserliche Marine
258:1st and 2nd Class
196:1903–1918, 1919–24
2300:(in German). 1969
1990:maritimequest.com
1910:"Steamer Cacique"
1862:naval-history.net
1570:978-1-86471-024-3
1471:978-1-4502-3689-8
1420:978-1-78383-111-1
1307:978-1-78096-571-0
1253:978-1-107-03690-1
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