Jürgen Rohwer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jürgen Rohwer

German historian

Date of Birth: 24-May-1924

Place of Birth: Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Jul-2015

Profession: librarian, historian, author, military historian, university teacher, preface author

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Jürgen Rohwer

  • Jürgen Rohwer (24 May 1924, Friedrichroda, Thuringia – 24 July 2015, Weinstadt, Baden-Württemberg) was a German naval military historian and emeritus professor of history at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Rohwer wrote over 400 books and essays on World War II naval history and military intelligence, which gained him worldwide recognition as a prominent historian and a leading authority on U-boats.During World War II, between 1942 and 1945, he served on several German warships, e.g.
  • the destroyer Z24, the Sperrbrecher 104/Martha, and the minesweeper M-502.
  • After the war he studied history at the University of Hamburg.

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