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</script> </div> <div class="header-box" align="center"> <h2><a href="/men/commanders/">The Men - U-boat Commanders</a></h2> </div> <div><!-- Content area begins --> <div align="center"> <h1> Hermann Lauth</h1> <h3>Oberleutnant zur See (<a href="/men/commanders/crews.html?crew=XII%2F39">Crew XII/39</a>)</h3> <br><table class="width450"><tr><td align="left"><p><br>No ships sunk or damaged.</p></td></tr></table> </div><!-- End of header career block--> <!-- Print born and death info --> <br><table class="width450" align="center"> <tr> <td class="width40 right">Born </td><td class="width120 right">10 Nov 1920</td><td class="width15"> </td><td class="width200">Wallau, Wiesbaden</td></tr> </table> <!-- Print ranks and decorations --> <br><table class="width650" align="center"> <tr> <td class="width250 center"> <p class="caption left"><img src="/media/men/commanders/lauth_hermann.jpg" alt="" /><br></p></td> <td class="width400"> <!-- Print ranks --> <h3><a href="/men/ranks/">Ranks</a></h3> <table><tr><td class="width90 right">1 Dec 1939</td><td class="width5"> </td><td><em>Offiziersanw盲rter</em></td></tr><tr><td class="width90 right">1 Nov 1940</td><td class="width5"> </td><td>F盲hnrich zur See</td></tr><tr><td class="width90 right">1 Nov 1941</td><td class="width5"> </td><td><em>Oberf盲hnrich zur See</em></td></tr><tr><td class="width90 right">1 Apr 1942</td><td class="width5"> </td><td>Leutnant zur See</td></tr><tr><td class="width90 right">1 Dec 1943</td><td class="width5"> </td><td>Oberleutnant zur See</td></tr></table> <!-- Print decorations --> <h3><a href="/men/decorations/">Decorations</a></h3> </td></tr></table> <!-- End of ranks/decorations table cell --> <!-- Print commands --> <div align="center"> <h3>U-boat Commands</h3> </div> <div align="center"> <table class="table_subtle"> <thead> <tr> <th class="width60">U-boat</th><th class="seperator width100 center">From</th><th class="seperator width120 center">To</th><th class="seperator"></th> </tr> </thead><tr><td><a href="/boats/u1005.htm">U-1005</a> </td><td class="seperator right">3 Jul 1944 </td><td class="seperator right">14 May 1945 </td><td class="seperator"> 2 patrols (42 days) </td></tr></table></div><br><p>Hermann Lauth joined the Kriegsmarine in 1939 and belonged to the <b>XII/39 Crew</b>. He finished his U-boat training and U-boat construction familiarization (<i>Baubelehrung</i>) in Jan 1943 and was then assigned to <a href="/boats/u959.htm">U-959</a> as 1st Watch Officer (I WO). He served on the boat until April 1944 (one 21 day patrol) when he was sent for U-boat commander training with the <a href="/flotillas/23flo2.htm">23rd Flotilla</a> at Danzig.</p> <p>Oblt. Hermann Lauth took command of the <a href="/types/viic.htm">type VIIC</a>/41 U-boat <a href="/boats/u1005.htm">U-1005</a> on 3 July 1944. After working up, the boat was assigned to the <a href="/flotillas/11flo.htm">11th Flotilla</a> at Bergen, Norway. Lauth took <a href="/boats/u1005.htm">U-1005</a> on two patrols from Norway, the first being 30 days. One day into the second patrol, on May 4, the ceasefire order was received and Lauth returned to Bergen and surrendered his boat on 14 May.</p> <h3>Sources</h3> <p> Busch, R and R枚ll, H-J. (1998). <a href="/books/item/523">German U-boat commanders of World War II</a>. </p> <div align="center"><h3>Patrol info for Hermann Lauth</h3></div> <div align="center"> <table class="table_subtle"> <tr><th> </th><th class="width60">U-boat </th><th colspan="2" align="center" class="seperator">Departure</th> <th colspan="2" align="center" class="seperator">Arrival</th><th class="seperator"> </th><th> </th><th class="width10"></th> </tr> <tr> <td class="width20 right">1.</td> <td class="seperator"><a href="/boats/u1005.htm">U-1005</a></td> <td class="seperator right">8 Feb 1945 </td><td>Kiel </td> <td class="seperator right">14 Feb 1945 </td><td>Horten </td> <td class="seperator"> </td><td class="right">7 days</td><td></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="width20 right">2.</td> <td class="seperator"><a href="/boats/u1005.htm">U-1005</a></td> <td class="seperator right">19 Feb 1945 </td><td>Horten </td> <td class="seperator right">20 Mar 1945 </td><td>Bergen </td> <td class="seperator">Patrol 1,</td><td class="right">30 days</td><td></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="width20 right">3.</td> <td class="seperator"><a href="/boats/u1005.htm">U-1005</a></td> <td class="seperator right">3 May 1945 </td><td>Bergen </td> <td class="seperator right">14 May 1945 </td><td>Bergen, Norway </td> <td class="seperator">Patrol 2,</td><td class="right">12 days</td><td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" class="right">2 patrols, 42 days at sea</td><td></td> </tr> </table> </div><!-- End of patrol information --><p><br><strong>About ranks and decorations</strong> <br>Ranks shown in <em>italics</em> are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each <a href="/men/crew/">crew</a> would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate. <div align="center"> <h3>Media links</h3> <table> <tr> <td class="width140"><p><a href="/books/item/523"><img src="/media/books/covers/english/1557501866.jpg" alt="" /> <br>German U-boat Commanders of World War II</a><br>Busch, Rainer and R枚ll, Hans-Joachim</p></td></tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <h3><a href="/men/commanders/">Listing of all U-boat commanders</a></h3> </div> </div> <!-- end of content page --> <!--<p> <br> </p>--> <p class='center'><br/>As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.</p> <div class="adSeperator"></div> <div id="ga_contentFooter728" align="center"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1101670507446460" data-ad-slot="7580936821"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div><br> </div> <!-- This closes the main content DIV (text area of pages) --> <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_navcontainer"> <ul id="footer_navlist"> <li><a href="/" title="Front page">Front page</a></li> <li><a href="/about/" title="About uboat.net">About</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact.htm" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/special/faq.htm" title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/glossary.htm" title="Glossary pages">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/new.htm" title="What's new at uboat.net">What's new</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer_copyright"> © 1995 - 2025 Guðmundur Helgason </div> </div> <!-- End of footer --> </div> <!-- End of container DIV --> </body></html>