Werner Rahn
Born(1939-06-09)9 June 1939
Ilsenburg, Germany
Died19 November 2022(2022-11-19) (aged 83)
Potsdam, Germany

Werner Rahn (9 June 1939 – 19 November 2022) was a German naval historian and naval officer.[1]

Career

Werner Rahn entered the Naval Academy Mürwik and served at sea and ashore in a variety of appointments, reaching the rank of captain. He studied history at the University of Hamburg under Professor Dr. Moltmann and received his PhD in 1974 with a thesis entitled Reichsmarine und Landesverteidigung, 1919-1928. He served as lecturer in military history at the Naval Academy Mürwik, and later Docent for military history at the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr at Hamburg. From 1980 to 1997, he served at the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office in Freiburg im Breisgau as head of the naval history section and deputy director, and later after that office moved to Potsdam, as Director from 1995 to 1997. He retired from active service in the German Navy in 1997.[1] In September 2016, he was awarded the Hattendorf Prize for Distinguished Original Research in Maritime History.[2]

Werner Rahn died in Potsdam, Brandenburg on 19 November 2022, at the age of 83.[3]

Published works

Rahn published many books and articles on German naval history:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Wilfried Rädisch (2010). Werner Rahn - Dienst und Wissenschaft. Potsdam: Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt. ISBN 978-3-941571-08-2.
  2. ^ Naval War College News Release, 23 September 2016
  3. ^ [https://zms.bundeswehr.de/de/zmsbw-aktuelles-meldungen-nachruf-werner-rahn-5534978 "Kapitän zur See a. D. Dr. Werner Rahn †", zms.bundeswehr.de, 5 December 2022 ]
  4. ^ "Books › ""Werner Rahn""". amazon.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.