Paul König

Infobox Military Person
name=Paul König
lived=1867 - August 8, 1933
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=Gnadau, Prussian Saxony


caption=Paul König onboard the merchant submarine Deutschland.
nickname=
allegiance=German Empire
serviceyears=
rank=Kapitänleutnant
branch=Kaiserliche Marine
commands=Deutschland, 1916 – 1917
unit=
battles=Battle of the Atlantic (1914-1918)
awards=Iron Cross 1st class
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laterwork=

Paul König (1867 - August 8, 1933) was a captain in the German merchant navy but in 1916 during World War I he became a reserve Kapitänleutnant in the Kaiserliche Marine.

Later in 1916 König became Commanding officer (CO) of the merchant submarine "Deutschland". He took it on two patrols to the United States for commercial purposes and 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". The book was heavily publicized, as it was intended to be used as propaganda. [ [http://www.pastfoundation.org/DeepWrecks/Directed%20Readings%20on%20the%20U-Boat%20War.pdf Directed Readings on the U-Boat War] - Blake, Sam, East Carolina University, April 2003.]

In 1917 König became CO of a Sperrbrechergruppe. From 1919 until 1931 he was branch leader at the Norddeutschen Lloyd.

König died on August 8, 1933 at Gnadau where he is buried.

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External links

* [http://www.uboat.net/wwi/men/index.html?officer=423 uboat.net webpage about "Paul König"]