Name Hermann Rasch | Rank Kapitanleutnant | |
Born 26 August 1914Wilhelmshaven ( 1914-08-26 ) Unit Schleswig-HolsteinPanzerschiff Admiral ScheerSSS Albert Leo Schlageter Battles and wars | ||
Hermann Rasch (26 August 1914 – 10 June 1974) was a German U-boat commander of U-106 in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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On 14 May 1942 Reinhard Suhren, commander of U-564, sunk the Mexican oil tanker Potrero del Llano. The sinking of this ship, compounded with U-106's attack on another tanker, the Faja de Oro, would bring Mexico to declare "A State of War" on the Axis powers.
Ships attacked
As a U-boat commander of U-106 Rasch is credited with the sinking of 12 ships for a total of 78,553 gross register tons (GRT), further damaged one ship of 4,639 GRT and damaging one auxiliary warship of 8,246 metric tons (8,116 long tons; 9,090 short tons).