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Paul König

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Paul Liebrecht König
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Paul König.
Born (1867-03-20)March 20, 1867
Died September 9, 1933(1933-09-09) (aged 66)
Place of death Gnadau, Prussian Saxony
Allegiance German Empire
Service/branch Imperial German Navy
Rank Kapitänleutnant
Commands held Deutschland, 1916 – 1917
Battles/wars U-boat Campaign (World War I)
Awards Iron Cross 1st class

Paul Liebrecht König (March 20, 1867 – September 9, 1933) was a sailor and business executive. He is most known for two visits he made to the United States in 1916 as captain of the merchant submarine U-DEUTSCHLAND.

König was a captain in the German merchant navy. In 1916 during World War I, he became a reserve Kapitänleutnant in the Imperial German Navy.

Later in 1916, König became commanding officer of the merchant submarine Deutschland. He took it on two patrols to the United States for commercial purposes. He arrived at Baltimore on July 10, 1916, with a cargo of dyestuffs. While in the United States he was interviewed by newspapermen, was even the recipient of vaudeville offers, was welcomed by mayor of Baltimore and officials. On August 2 he sailed on the return voyage, later making a second voyage and putting in at New London, Connecticut.[1]

He 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, which was heavily publicized, as it was intended to be used as propaganda.[2]

König then became commanding officer of a Sperrbrechergruppe (group of blockade runners; 1917), and later was an executive at Norddeutscher Lloyd (1919–1931). He died at Gnadau, on September 9, 1933, where he is buried.

Awards and decorations[]

  • Iron Cross, 2nd class (1915 ) and 1st class (1916)
  • Hohenzollern House Order (1916)
  • Honorary Doctorate from the University of Halle (Saale), Dr.med.hc (1916)

References[]

  1. ↑  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Koenig, Paul". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921. 
  2. ↑ Directed Readings on the U-Boat War - Blake, Sam, East Carolina University, April 2003.

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