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The Commanders

List of all U-boat Commanders

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B


Kurt Baberg

Born on 23 Feb, 1917 in Duisburg-Ruhrort.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 31 Mar, 2003

Commands:
U-30, U-618, U-827


Helmut Bach

Born on 5 Dec, 1906 in Helfta, Mansfelder Seekreis, Sachsen-Anhalt.
Crew IX/39. Kapitänleutnant (R) (1 Apr, 1945)

Commands:
U-681


Joachim-Werner Bach

Born on 7 Aug, 1918 in Dresden.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1943)
Died on 5 Feb, 1981, Berlin, Germany.

Commands:
U-1110


Hans-Botho Bade

Born on 15 Nov, 1909 in Hamburg-Blankenese.
Crew X/39. Leutnant zur See (R) (1 Jul, 1941)
Died on 15 Dec, 1942

Commands:
U-626


Hans-Heinrich Baden

Born on 30 Apr, 1915 in Bremen.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 7 Jun, 1944

Commands:
U-955


Rolf Bahn

Born on 6 Mar, 1918 in Rüstringen.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)

Commands:
U-1235, U-876


Rudolf Bahr

Born on 1 Apr, 1916 in Landsberg, Warthe.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1942)
Died on 16 Jan, 1944

Commands:
U-305


Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn

Born on 27 Oct, 1919 in Rodmannshöfen, East Prussia.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-1163


Hugo Baldus

Born on 12 Apr, 1921 in Hohenbudberg, Rhine.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 10 Jun, 1981

Commands:
U-773


Diethelm Balke

Born on 22 Sep, 1919.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-991


Rene Ballert

Born on 3 Mar, 1920 in Tilsit.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-1196


Sarto Ballert

Born on 21 Apr, 1917 in St Petersburg, Russia.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 31 Jan, 1945

Commands:
U-1166, U-3520


Rudolf Baltz

Born on 2 Jul, 1920 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-603


Bruno Barber

Born on 6 Mar, 1904 in Deichhausen, Delmenhors.
Crew 22. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Feb, 1942)
Died on 28 Oct, 1943

Commands:
U-58, U-220


Klaus Bargsten

Born on 31 Oct, 1911 in Bad Oldesloe.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1942)
Knights Cross winner (30 Apr, 1943)
Died on 13 Aug, 2000

Commands:
U-563, U-521


Curt Barleben

Born on 28 Mar, 1909 in Oldenburg.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (R) (Date unknown)
Died on 28 Jan, 1944, off Limerick, Ireland.

Commands:
U-271


Franz Barsch

Born on 30 Nov, 1911 in Berlin.
Crew 30. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1944)
Died on 15 Apr, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-1235


Hans-Heinrich Barschkis

Born on 8 Apr, 1920 in Lübeck.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 29 Jun, 1998

Commands:
U-2321


Fritz Bart

Born on 29 Mar, 1909 in Gera, Thüringen.
Crew C29/37. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1944)
Died on 1 Dec, 1988

Commands:
UD-4


Robert Bartels

Born on 28 Apr, 1911 in Kiel-Pries.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 20 Aug, 1943, Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

Commands:
U-139, U-561, U-197


Wolfgang Barten

Born on 18 Aug, 1909 in Minden, Westphalia.
Crew 31. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1939)
Died on 13 Oct, 1939, English Channel.

Commands:
U-52, U-40


Erwin Bartke

Born on 28 Apr, 1909 in Köningsberg.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Jun, 1943)
Died on 29 Mar, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-488, U-1106


Hans-Jürgen Bartsch

Born on 31 Mar, 1921 in Hannover.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-18, U-17


Georg-Wilhelm Basse

Born on 27 Aug, 1917 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 30 Jan, 1944, Arctic Ocean.

Commands:
U-339, U-314


Ernst Bauer

Born on 3 Feb, 1914 in Fürth, Bavaria.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (5 Apr, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (16 Mar, 1942)
Died on 12 Mar, 1988, Westerland / Sylt.

Commands:
U-120, U-126


Hermann Bauer

Born on 14 Aug, 1917 in Koblenz.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 27 Mar, 1943, of Iceland.

Commands:
U-30, U-169


Max-Hermann Bauer

Born on 24 Jul, 1912 in Rüstringen.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 May, 1940)
Died on 6 Apr, 1940, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-18, U-50


Heinz Baum

Born on 5 Nov, 1912 in Heilbronn.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Feb, 1944)

Commands:
U-1197, U-1303, U-290


Arend Baumann

Born on 30 Mar, 1903.
Crew 22. Fregattenkapitän (1 Jul, 1942)

Commands:
U-131


Heinz Baumann

Born on 6 Mar, 1922 in Hamburg.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-2333


Günter La Baume

Born on 29 Apr, 1911 in Danzig.
Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 4 Apr, 1944, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-355


Friedrich Baumgärtel

Born on 24 Mar, 1923 in Allenstein, East Prussia.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)
Died on 28 Feb, 1988

Commands:
U-18, U-142


Götz Baur

Born on 1 Aug, 1917 in Shanghai, China.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1942)

Commands:
U-660


Klaus Becker

Born on 17 Mar, 1918 in Göttingen.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 2 Apr, 1944, Arctic Ocean.

Commands:
U-235, U-360


Klaus Becker

Born on 29 Apr, 1920 in Überlingen, Lake Constance.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 7 Nov, 1991

Commands:
U-367, U-260


Philipp Becker

Born on 21 Oct, 1921 in Rüsselsheim.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-794


Richard Becker

Born on 21 Feb, 1911 in Altona, Elbe.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1942)

Commands:
U-218, U-2503


Hans Beckmann

Born on 6 Jan, 1918 in Rheine.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Aug, 1944)

Commands:
U-2330


Heinz Beckmann

Born on 29 Jun, 1913 in Hamburg.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 28 Jul, 1943, of Haiti.

Commands:
U-159


Heinz Beduhn

Born on 11 Aug, 1907 in Berlin.
Crew 26. Korvettenkapitän (1 Aug, 1940)
Died on 1 Aug, 1940, North Sea.

Commands:
U-10, U-16, U-18, U-23, U-25


Günter Behnisch

Born on 12 Jun, 1922 in Dresden.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-2337


Udo Behrens

Born on 9 Apr, 1911 in Krotoschin, Posen.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1943)
Died on 14 Apr, 1995

Commands:
U-16, U-24, U-17, U-845


Werner Bender

Born on 28 Oct, 1916 in Stuttgart.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 17 Oct, 1943, Cape Farewell.

Commands:
U-152, U-841


Hans Benker

Born on 21 Feb, 1917 in Bochum.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 2 Jan, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-80, U-625


Rolf Rüdiger Bensel

Born on 12 Jun, 1923 in Ratibor, Upper Silesia.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-120


Karl-Dietrich Benthin

Born on 25 Sep, 1921 in Köningsberg, East Prussia.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-2335


Heinz Bentzien

Born on 28 Jan, 1917 in Fischhausen, East Prussia.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 17 Feb, 1945, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-425


Fritz Berends

Born on 23 Sep, 1906 in Wilhelmshaven.
Crew 33. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 2 Apr, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-321


Wilhelm Bergemann

Born on 6 Apr, 1920 in Hannover.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-152


Joachim Berger

Born on 23 Jun, 1913 in Berlin.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1941)
Died on 4 Mar, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-87


Paul Berkemann

Born on 20 Jan, 1913 in Südkamen, Hamm.
Crew 33. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1944)

Commands:
U-4709


Richard Bernardelli

Born on 22 Nov, 1908 in Rüstringen.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Nov, 1944)

Commands:
U-805


Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck

Born on 5 Jul, 1914 in Roding, Oberpfalz.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 9 Oct, 1982

Commands:
U-4, U-461, UD-4, U-638


Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann

Born on 29 Apr, 1916 in Cuxhaven.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 1 Mar, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-142, U-603


Heinrich Besold

Born on 18 Oct, 1920 in Nürnberg.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-1308


Heinz-Ehler Beucke

Born on 12 Jan, 1904 in Berlin.
Crew 22. Kapitän zur See (1 Jun, 1943)

Commands:
U-173


Heinz Bielfeld

Born on 30 Aug, 1916 in Tientsin, China.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 11 Jul, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-703, U-1222


Gerhard Bigalk

Born on 26 Nov, 1908 in Berlin-Niederschönhausen.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (5 Apr, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (26 Dec, 1941)
Died on 17 Jul, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-14, U-751


Gustav Bischoff

Born on 11 May, 1916 in Käseburg, Oldenburg.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)
Died on 2 May, 1945, Kattegat.

Commands:
U-481, U-2359


Otto Bitter

Born on 12 Oct, 1918 in Rüstringen.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-1010, U-2535


Georg von Bitter

Born on 23 Mar, 1921 in Hötensleben, Helmstedt.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 13 Jan, 1945, Kiel.

Commands:
U-750


Fredinand Blaich

Born on 8 Feb, 1912 in Bietigheim.
Crew I/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-3024


Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow

Born on 9 Nov, 1914 in Stralsund.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1944)
Died on 8 Apr, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-1001


Hans-Jörg Blauert

Born on 21 Mar, 1918 in Prenzlau.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 9 Feb, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-734


Heinrich Bleichrodt

Born on 21 Oct, 1909 in Berga, Kyffhäuser.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Nov, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (24 Oct, 1940)
Died on 9 Jan, 1977, München, Germany.

Commands:
U-48, U-67, U-109


Heinz Blischke

Born on 1 Sep, 1919 in Schwiebus, Silesia.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 6 Mar, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-744


Helmut Block

Born on 3 Apr, 1915 in Bremen.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 11 Nov, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-771


Otto-Ulrich Blum

Born on 4 Feb, 1917 in Kiel.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1943)

Commands:
U-760


Karl Boddenberg

Born on 23 May, 1914 in Osenau, Odenthal.
Crew 33. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 25 Oct, 1970

Commands:
U-963


Thilo Bode

Born on 19 Feb, 1918 in Bochum.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-858


Wolfgang Boehmer

Born on 9 Aug, 1920 in Nordkirchen, Westphalia.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-575


Hermann Böhm

Born on 24 Dec, 1910 in Hamburg.
Crew X/37. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943)

Commands:
U-2341


Heino Bohmann

Born on 11 Mar, 1914 in Holsee, Wesermünde.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 12 Sep, 1942, Arctic Ocean.

Commands:
U-88


Max Bokelberg

Born on 15 Apr, 1919 in Kiel.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1944)
Died on 4 May, 1994

Commands:
U-323, U-2530


Walter Boldt

Born on 5 Dec, 1921 in Elbing.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 14 Jun, 1945, Flensburg.

Commands:
U-720


Hans-Heinz Boos

Born on 14 Feb, 1913 in Kiel.
Crew 1937. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)

Commands:
U-1015, U-1002


Eberhard Bopst

Born on 25 Dec, 1913 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Oct, 1942)
Died on 12 Oct, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-6, U-597


Gustav Borchardt

Born on 25 Dec, 1916 in Berlin-Pankow.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 31 May, 1943, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-563


Ulrich Borcherdt

Born on 13 Sep, 1909 in Görlitz.
Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1942)
Died on 27 Mar, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-8, U-587


Rolf Borchers

Born on 1 Nov, 1913 in Stettin.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1941)

Commands:
U-149, U-226, U-276, U-2515


Dietrich Borchert

Born on 28 Feb, 1909 in Marnitz.
Crew 33/34. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1945)

Commands:
U-24, U-566


Wolfgang Borger

Born on 4 Apr, 1913 in Mainz.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 2 Sep, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-394


Helmut Bork

Born on 29 May, 1910 in Danzig.
Crew VIII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-275


Carl Borm

Born on 10 Aug, 1911 in Hamburg.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1941)
Died on 19 May, 1995

Commands:
U-592


Dieter Bormkessel

Born on 7 Aug, 1920 in Dresden.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-2332


Hans-Joachim Börner

Born on 24 Jul, 1918 in Oderau.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 28 Dec, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-735


Konrad Bornhaupt

Born on 6 Jun, 1920 in Mediterranean sea aboard steamer Kowi.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 15 Apr, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-285


Karl-Hermann Bortfeldt

Born on 12 Apr, 1921 in Hannover.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-14, U-1167


Harald Bosüner

Born on 17 Oct, 1913 in Magdeburg.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1943)

Commands:
U-1223


Friedrich Bothe

Born on 1 Jul, 1917 in Diemeringen, Alsace.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 May, 1943)
Died on 7 May, 1943, Gibraltar.

Commands:
U-5, U-101, U-447


Richard Böttcher

Born on 2 Oct, 1906 in Flensburg.
Crew 25. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 21 Oct, 1973

Commands:
U-139


Hans-Günther Brachmann

Born on 11 Feb, 1904 in Kiel.
Crew 22. Kapitän zur See (1944)

Commands:
U-518


Friedrich Braeucker

Born on 13 Jul, 1919 in Munich.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1944)

Commands:
U-889


Herbert Brammer

Born on 24 Apr, 1914 in Rendsburg.
Crew XI/37. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 27 Oct, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-1060


Wilhelm Brand

Born on 18 Nov, 1915 in Delmenhorst.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944)

Commands:
U-1196


Karl Brandenburg

Born on 25 Jul, 1906 in Tribsees, Pomerania.
Crew 24. Fregattenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 16 Sep, 1942, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-457


Albrecht Brandi

Born on 20 Jun, 1914 in Dortmund.
Crew 35. Fregattenkapitän (18 Dec, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (21 Jan, 1943)
Died on 6 Jan, 1966, Köln, Germany.

Commands:
U-617, U-380, U-967


Hans-Joachim Brans

Born on 21 Aug, 1915 in Heidelberg.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1942)
Died on 17 Mar, 1944, Cape Verde Islands.

Commands:
U-801


Paul Brasack

Born on 9 May, 1916 in Stettin.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (30 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-737


Wilhelm Brauel

Born on 17 Sep, 1914 in Hamburg.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1945)
Died on Sep, 2002

Commands:
U-256, U-92, U-3530, U-975


Kurt Braun

Born on 27 Aug, 1923 in Braunschweig.
Crew V/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1945)

Commands:
U-763


Friedrich Breckwoldt

Born on 16 Jun, 1912 in Hamburg.
Crew IX/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1944)

Commands:
U-679


Siegfried Breinlinger

Born on 24 Apr, 1920 in Radolfzell, Lake Constance.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-320, U-3018


Wolfgang Breithaupt

Born on 19 Sep, 1913 in Hochheim, Erfurt.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1941)
Died on 24 Oct, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-599


Hanskurt von Bremen

Born on 11 Aug, 1918 in Goslar, Lahn.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-764


Gerhard Breun

Born on 7 Apr, 1920 in Nuremberg.
Crew IV/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-2358


Karl Brockmann

Born on 17 Oct, 1914 in Lehe-Wesermünde.
Crew IV/39. Leutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1941)
Died on 31 Jul, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
UC-1


Heinrich Brodda

Born on 9 May, 1903 in Altenessen, Essen.
Crew 21. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1940)
Died on 7 May, 1943, Newfoundland.

Commands:
U-209


Hans-Günther Brosin

Born on 15 Nov, 1916 in Hannover.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 24 Aug, 1943, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-634, U-134


Werner Brückner

Born on 13 Oct, 1915 in Hoyerswerda.
Crew 34. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-2351


Hermann Bruder

Born on 5 Mar, 1921.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 9 Feb, 1996

Commands:
U-1058


Heinz-Ehler Brüllau

Born on 12 Dec, 1917 in Altona.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-905


Ernst-Ulrich Brüller

Born on 23 Sep, 1917 in Oppeln, Upper Silesia.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-7, U-23, U-407


Helmut Brümmer-Patzig

Born on 26 Oct, 1890 in Danzig.
Crew 10. Fregattenkapitän (1 Feb, 1944)
Died on 11 Mar, 1984

Commands:
UD-4


Matthias Brünig

Born on 23 Feb, 1920 in Hamburg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-108, U-3038


Herbert Brüninghaus

Born on 11 Oct, 1910 in Siegen, Württemberg.
Crew 31. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1945)

Commands:
U-6, U-148, U-1059


Joachim Brünner

Born on 12 Apr, 1919 in Breslau.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 16 Sep, 1944, Arctic Sea, east of Iceland.

Commands:
U-703


Herbert Brünning

Born on 13 Sep, 1915 in Hamburg.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1942)
Died on 23 Jan, 2005

Commands:
U-137, U-642, U-3518


Heinrich Bruns

Born on 3 Apr, 1912 in Castrop-Rauxel.
Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 17 Apr, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-175


Paul Büchel

Born on 3 Aug, 1907 in Greifenberg, Pomerania.
Crew 25. Fregattenkapitän (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-32, U-860


Heinz Buchholz

Born on 3 Aug, 1909 in Goldap, East Prussia.
Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 6 Feb, 1944, Central Atlantic.

Commands:
U-24, U-15, U-195, U-177


Rudolf Büchler

Born on 14 Oct, 1915 in Breslau.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 9 Dec, 1944, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-387


Sigmund Budzyn

Born on 1 Jan, 1916 in Duisburg-Meiderich.
Crew V/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1945)

Commands:
U-2352


Hans-Helmuth Bugs

Born on 11 Mar, 1917 in Angermünde.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1941)
Died on 7 Jun, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-629


Johann de Buhr

Born on 23 Mar, 1912 in Ostrhanderfehn, Ostfriesland.
Crew 34/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 17 Jul, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-347


Hans-Jürgen Bühring

Born on 2 Jul, 1920 in Berlin.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)

Commands:
U-360


Heinz Buhse

Born on 3 Jan, 1917 in Heidelberg.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 26 Mar, 1945, English Channel.

Commands:
U-399


Otto von Bülow

Born on 16 Oct, 1911 in Wilhelmshaven.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (20 Oct, 1942)
Died on 5 Jan, 2006, Hamburg.

Commands:
U-3, U-404, U-2545


Hans Bungards

Born on 1 Jul, 1917 in Solingen, Ruhr.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 28 Apr, 1945, Travemünde.

Commands:
U-1103, U-2513, U-3012


Friedrich Bürgel

Born on 24 Oct, 1916 in Düsseldorf.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 May, 1943)

Commands:
U-97, U-205


Walter Burghagen

Born on 21 Sep, 1891 in Dresden.
Crew 11. Korvettenkapitän (zV) (Date unknown)
Died on 13 Jan, 1971

Commands:
U-219


Walter Burmeister

Born on 9 Feb, 1919 in Aerzen, Hameln.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 27 Feb, 1945, English Channel.

Commands:
U-1018


Hans Buscher

Born on 2 Aug, 1918 in Düsseldorf.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 23 Sep, 1957

Commands:
U-1307


Johann Buttjer

Born on 26 May, 1912 in Norder, Ostfriesland.
Crew 31. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1945)
Died on 12 Aug, 1945

Commands:
U-768, U-774


Kurt Böhme

Born on 21 Jan, 1917 in Elberfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 16 Jul, 1984

Commands:
U-450



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