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August Maus (born February 7, 1915 in Wuppertal, died September 28, 1995 in Hamburg) - German officer, commander of a submarine (U-boat) from World War II, as a submarine war.

August Maus joined the Reichsmarine in April 1934. Prior to his deployment in April 1040, he served in the submarine on the light cruiser "Nürnberg" and the school ship "Schleswig-Holstein". After completing the training, he served as a watch officer on U-68 (commander Korvk. Karl-Friedrich Merten). In June 1942, he took over his own ship XIC / 40 - U-185. Tonący U-185

U-185 performed three combat patrols in the Atlantic, sinking 9 vessels with a total capacity of 62,761 GRT and damaging one (6840 GRT). On August 11, 1943, she and U-172 took part in rescuing survivors from U-604 sunk by an American aircraft. Two weeks later, on August 24, 1943, the U-185 himself became a victim of aircraft from the USS escort aircraft carrier "Core". Maus was one of 36 German sailors rescued by the destroyer USS "Barker".

He was captured and spent almost three years in it. After staying in a POW camp in Crossville, Tennessee, on January 27, 1944, he was transferred to Papago Park near Phoenix, Arizona. On February 12, along with Friedrich Guggenberger (former U-513 commander), he quickly attempted a foiled attempt to escape to Mexico. Maus was also a participant in the preparations for the next escape at the end of December of the same year, during which 25 German prisoners escaped from the camp through a secretly dug tunnel. Sam, however, did not participate in it because of a hernia he contracted during digging.

Transported in 1946 to the British occupation zone, he was released from captivity. After the war, he became a successful entrepreneur.

On August 1, 1941, August Maus was promoted to Kapitänleutnant; On May 5, 1943, he was awarded the Iron Cross of the 1st Class, and on September 21, 1943, he was the Knight's Cross. Bibliography

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