Erich Gröner

German naval historian

Erich Gröner
Born	16 March 1901 Berlin
Died	21 May 1965(1965-05-21) (aged 64) Paris
Nationality	German
Occupation	Maritime historian

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

Early life and education

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

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.