WWI U-boat commanders

Albert Gayer

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 4/99)


Born:2 Dec 1881 Mannheim 
Died:9 Sep 1930 Hamburg 


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Ranks

10 Apr 1899 Seekadett
10 Apr 1900 Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1902 Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1904 Oberleutnant zur See
13 Oct 1908 Kapitänleutnant
24 Apr 1916 Korvettenkapitän
1 Jun 1922 Fregattenkapitän
1 Feb 1925 Kapitän zur See
1 Mar 1929 Konteradmiral (Charakter)
31 Jan 1930 Out of naval service

Decorations

13 Oct 1913  Order of the Red Eagle
 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
 Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
 Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)
18 Jan 1918  Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
 Military Merit Cross
1918 or later  Albert Order (Saxony)
 U-Boat War Badge

Notes

Gayer was awarded the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern for is service in command of the 3. U-Boots Halbflottille and later the III. U-Flottille. From January 1918 on, he served in a staff position.

Ships hit by Albert Gayer

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