August Maus

August Maus
August Maus as POW on board USS Core, 24 August 1943.
Born	(1915-02-07)7 February 1915 Wuppertal, German Empire
Died	28 September 1996(1996-09-28) (aged 81) Hamburg, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	Gorch Fock Emden U-68
Commands held	U-185
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic Great Papago Escape
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

August Maus (7 February 1915 – 28 September 1996) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Prior to taking command of U-185, he served as an officer on U-68 under the command of Captain Karl-Friedrich Merten. Maus was taken prisoner after the sinking of U-185 and in 1944 participated in an escape attempt from the prisoner-of-war camp Papago Park in the United States.