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Erich Gröner

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Erich Gröner
Born16 March 1901
Died21 May 1965(1965-05-21) (aged 64)
NationalityGerman
OccupationMaritime historian

Erich Gröner (16 March 1901, in Berlin – 21 June 1965) was a German historian of naval warfare and shipbuilding.

Early life and education

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Erich Gröner was born on 16 March 1901 in Berlin, then capital of the German Empire. From 1910 to 1918, he attended the Käthe-Kollwitz Gymnasium [de] He published his first treatise, A History of Maritime Trade and Sea War Shipping, at 15 years of age. Gröner enlisted voluntarily into the Kaiserliche Marine in 1918.

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Bibliography

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  • Keil, Thomas A. & Schenk, Peter (2006). "Dr. Dieter Jung (1933–2006) and the "Groener Circle" in Berlin". Warship International. XLIII (3): 311–326. ISSN 0043-0374.