Johannes Spieß

Johannes Spieß
Johannes Spieß
Born	July 25, 1888; Berlin, German Empire
Died	30 March 1972 (aged 83); Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (1907–1918); Weimar Republic (1918–1920);
Branch	Imperial German Navy; Reichsmarine;
Service years	1907–1920, 1940–1944
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Commands	U-9, 12 Jan 1915 – 19 Apr 1916; U-19, 11 Aug 1916 – 4 Jul 1917; U-52, 19 Sep 1917 – 29 Oct 1917; U-19, 17 Nov 1917 – 31 May 1918; U-135, 20 Jun 1918 – 11 Nov 1918;
Conflicts	U-boat Campaign (World War I)
Awards	Iron Cross First & Second Class, Military Merit Order (Bavaria), Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Spouse	Carola Eckhusen (m. 1923)
Children	5
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Johannes Spieß (25 July 1888 – 30 March 1972) was an Imperial German Navy U-boat commander during World War I.

After the war ended, he retired from the navy in 1920, and lived through the interwar period of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Nazi Germany, World War II, and the subsequent division of Germany.