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Eberhard Dahlhaus

Born on 24 Jul, 1920 in Hagen.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 30 Aug, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-634


Hermann Dahms

Born on 31 Aug, 1916 in Stettin.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 11 Jun, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-980


Wolfgang Dähne

Born on 6 Aug, 1921 in Arnstadt, Thüringen.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-349


Wolf-Dietrich Damerow

Born on 28 May, 1919 in Schwedt, Oder.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 21 May, 1944

Commands:
U-106


Günther Dangschat

Born on 8 Jul, 1915 in Cranz, East Prussia.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1942)
Died on 21 Nov, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-184


Walter Dankleff

Born on 12 Nov, 1906 in Mulhouse, Alsace.
Crew 35. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 18 Jun, 1944, English Channel.

Commands:
U-767


Rolf Dau

Born on 1 Apr, 1906 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 26. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1941)

Commands:
U-5, U-31, U-42


Karl Daublebsky von Eichhain

Born on 9 Jul, 1909 in Pola.
Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-13


Helmut Dauter

Born on 9 Aug, 1919 in Danzig.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 30 Apr, 1987, Ahrensburg.

Commands:
U-448


Heinz von Davidson

Born on 29 Dec, 1918 in Kiel.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1944)

Commands:
U-281


Horst Deckert

Born on 11 Oct, 1918 in Hannover.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1944)

Commands:
U-8, U-73


Joachim Deecke

Born on 29 Jun, 1912 in Lübeck.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1941)
Died on 31 Oct, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-9, U-584


Jürgen Deecke

Born on 28 Apr, 1911 in Lübeck.
Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1940)
Died on 6 Apr, 1940, North Sea.

Commands:
U-1


Friedrich Deetz

Born on 11 Sep, 1916 in Berlin.
Crew 35. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 8 Jan, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-757


Horst Degen

Born on 19 Jul, 1913 in Münster, Westphalia.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1941)

Commands:
U-701


Hugo Deiring

Born on 25 Jul, 1920 in Grönenbach, Allgäu.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 5 Aug, 1999

Commands:
U-56, U-3503


Hans-Peter Dick

Born on 13 Nov, 1920 in Dresden.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-612


Hans-Joachim Dierks

Born on 16 Jul, 1923 in Georgsmarienhütte, Osnabrück.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1945)

Commands:
U-14, U-137


Reiner Dierksen

Born on 24 Mar, 1908 in Esenshausen, Baden-Württemberg.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 May, 1943)
Died on 15 May, 1943, Cuban waters.

Commands:
U-176


Max Bernd Dieterich

Born on 6 Sep, 1914 in Mannheim.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 24 Dec, 1980

Commands:
U-78, U-637


Horst Dieterichs

Born on 1 Mar, 1912 in Naumburg, Saale.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 18 Feb, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-406


Willi Dietrich

Born on 20 Dec, 1909 in Marburg.
Crew 28. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 29 Apr, 1945, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-286


Kurt Diggins

Born on 17 Oct, 1912 in Gut Mohrberg, Eckernförde.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1942)
Died on 1 Mar, 2007

Commands:
U-458


Gottfried Dingler

Born on 16 Feb, 1922 in Holzen, Isartal.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-748


Erich Dobberstein

Born on 15 Dec, 1919 in Landsberg, Warthe.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 29 Jun, 1944, English Channel.

Commands:
U-988


Max Dobbert

Born on 13 Apr, 1910.
Crew X/38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Aug, 1943)

Commands:
U-969, U-2546


Günter Dobenecker

Born on 9 Feb, 1922 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-11


Hans-Jürgen Dobinsky

Born on 24 Jul, 1922 in Rostock.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-323


Kurt Dobratz

Born on 9 Apr, 1904 in Stettin.
Crew 22. Kapitän zur See (1 Jun, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (23 Jan, 1945)
Died on 21 Dec, 1996, Bremen.

Commands:
U-1232


Hans-Heinrich Döhler

Born on 5 Dec, 1917 in Bad Schwartau.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 22 Feb, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-21, U-606


Erwin Dohrn

Born on 18 Mar, 1920 in Kiel.
Crew XI/1938. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 20 Apr, 1945, British Isles.

Commands:
U-325


Wilhelm Dommes

Born on 16 Apr, 1907 in Buchberg, West Prussia.
Crew 31. Fregattenkapitän (30 Jan, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (2 Dec, 1942)
Died on 23 Jan, 1990, Hannover.

Commands:
U-431, U-178


Günther Drescher

Born on 13 Oct, 1919 in Sprottau, Silesia.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-3026


Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky

Born on 27 Jan, 1908 in Halle an der Saale.
Crew 29. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1938)
Died on 12 Feb, 1940, Firth of Clyde.

Commands:
U-4, U-33


Hans-Joachim Drewitz

Born on 14 Nov, 1907 in Thorn.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 11 Aug, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-525


Ulrich Drews

Born on 24 May, 1916 in Tilsit.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-321, U-2534


Heinrich Driver

Born on 10 Jul, 1912 in Sonderburg, Alsen.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1945)

Commands:
U-20, U-23, U-145, U-371


Rudolf Dübler

Born on 12 Oct, 1921 in Greiz, Thüromgen.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-1101


Hans Diederich Duis

Born on 6 Feb, 1922 in Saarbrücken.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-792


Gert Dültgen

Born on 1 Sep, 1918 in Kiel-Pries.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 13 Dec, 1943, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-391


Adolf Dumrese

Born on 13 Nov, 1909 in Berlin.
Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1942)
Died on 24 Mar, 1942, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-78, U-655


Hans Dunkelberg

Born on 7 Aug, 1918 in Mülheim, Ruhr.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)

Commands:
U-716


Joachim Düppe

Born on 23 Jan, 1916 in Schwerin.
Crew I/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-4, U-2505


Martin Duppel

Born on 9 Feb, 1920 in Böblingen, Württemberg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)

Commands:
U-959



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