Given the question: Facts: - branch: german empire weimar republic nazi germany - battles: world war i spanish civil war world war ii - death date: 11 april 1972 - allegiance: german weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany nazi germany empire german empire -lrb- to 1919 -rrb- germany - commands: sms '' hessen '' - rank: generaladmiral - birth date: 18 january 1884 - serviceyears: 1903 -- 1945 - name: hermann boehm - image size: 300 - death place: kiel - birth place: rybnik Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of hermann boehm -lrb- admiral -rrb- .
The answer is:
hermann boehm -lrb- 18 january 1884 , rybnik -- 11 april 1972 , kiel -rrb- was a german naval officer who rose to the rank of general admiral during the second world war .