U-boat Korvettenkapitan Rudolf Singule

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hello Guys ,

I,m trying to find out what his WW1 carreer was and what awards he was entitled to , here,s what i ,ve dug up off the web so far :

Linienschiff Leutnant Rudolf Singule

Born : 8 April 1883 in Pola , Austro - Hungary
Korvettenkapitan ( 1 Feb , 1942 )
Died on 2 May , 1945 Brunn ( 62 )


Ships :

Commanded UD-4 between 10.41-04.42 trial boat - school boat ( ex - dutch submarine 026 )

no war patrols , boat scuttled on 3 may 1945

Awards :

Iron cross first class sometime in 1915
Military order of Maria Theresia ( Ritterkreuz )
No . 194 on 21 Dec 1929

If any WW1 buffs can tell me what he got up to in WW1 or anything else please let me know , Many thanks !!!!

Cheers

Grant

[Glenn2438]

Singule

Grant,

Rudolf Singule commanded the Austro-Hungarian submarine U4 in WW1. On the 9th of June 1915 he torpedoed and put out of action for several months the British cruiser HMS Dublin and on the 18h of July 1915 sank the Italian armoured cruiser "Giuseppe Garibaldi" off Gravosa.

His WW1 Austrian Awards:

Military Maria Theresia Order Knight's Cross (post war award)
Knight's Cross of the Order of Leopold with war decoration and swords
Order of the Iron Crown 3rd Class with war decoration and swords
Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with war decoration and swords
Silver Military Merit Medal with war decoration and swords
Bronze Military Merit Medal with war decoration and swords
Karl Troop Cross
Military Jubilee Cross

Reported as being murdered in Brunn (Brno) on 2nd May 1945

Regards
Glenn

[Rick Research]

Per the 1916 Austro-Hungarian Navy Seniority List, he joined the navy 29 June 1901 and made rank of Linienschiffsleutnant (= Kapitänleutnant) 1 May 1911.

[Grant Broadhurst]

WOW ,

Thanks Rick , i secretly knew you probably would,nt be able to resist that one !

I have just come into the possesion of an engraved WW1 EK 1 to Rudolf Singule dated 1915 and wanted to know why he got it .

Is their a website where i can see pictures of WW1 Austrian awards ?

Again Many thanks Rick !

Cheers

Grant

[Glenn2438]

Awards

Grant,

you can visit my site at:

http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/

and click on the Orders and Decorations link.

Glenn

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hello Glenn ,

Thanks for the info and Picture , are they from a book ?

Cheers

Grant

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hello Glenn ,

Great site !

Can you recommend a site i can purchase a couple of the cheaper awards ?

Cheers

Grant

[Glenn2438]

Singule

Grant,

the award information for Rudolf Singule is taken from the last published naval rank list of the k.u.k. navy - December 1917. His photograph is from General Karl Bardolff's history of the WW1 MMThO winners published in 1944 - "Der Militär-Maria Theresien-Orden , die Auszeichnungen im Weltkrieg 1914-1918".

ebay.de throws up many of the more normal k.u.k. awards.

Glenn

[Grant Broadhurst]

THANKS !!

Thanks for the info glenn !

Cheers

Grant