Guido Von Usedom
Guido von Usedom (October 2, 1854February 24, 1925) was a German admiral that served in the Boxer Rebellion and World War I. His most notable service was in the Dardanelles Campaign. Biography Early Years Guido came from the Pomeranian noble family Usedom and was the son of Lieutenant Kuno von Usedom (1804–1855). He joined the Imperial German Navy on May 31, 1871. After his training and his first tours of duty on board, he was given his first command. For a time he served as adjutant to Prince Henry of Prussia. In October 1895, Usedom, with the rank of Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander), was in command of the aviso (dispatch vessel) SMS Pfeil until the end of the year, and from March 1896 he was in command of the aviso SMS Jagd for six months. From September 1896 to July 1898 he was in command of the coastal defence ship SMS Hagen and was made a Senior Korvettenkapitän during this time. He then took command of the large cruiser SMS Hertha, which had just been pu ...
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