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List of all U-boat Commanders

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F


Ulrich Faber

Born on 10 Oct, 1918 in Stuttgart.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944)

Commands:
U-1018


Fritz Fabricius

Born on 18 May, 1919 in Fedderwarden-Groden, Frisia.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-637


Ludwig Fabricius

Born on 12 Jan, 1921 in Darmstadt.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-821, U-30, U-721


Theodor Fahr

Born on 30 Nov, 1909 in Zwötzen, Gera.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1943)
Died on 12 Nov, 1944

Commands:
U-567


Hans Falke

Born on 16 Jun, 1920 in Hamburg.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-992


Hans Falke

Born on 7 Jan, 1920 in Witten, Stockum.
Crew 39a. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Sep, 1942)
Died on 3 Feb, 1945, North Sea, NW of Bergen.

Commands:
U-1279


Erich Faust

Born on 22 Apr, 1921 in Cuxhaven.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 14 Aug, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-618


Otto Fechner

Born on 15 Nov, 1905 in Kröben, Posen.
Crew 24. Korvettenkapitän (1 Aug, 1939)
Died on 6 Jan, 1943, off South America, NW of Pernambuco.

Commands:
U-164


Johann-Heinrich Fehler

Born on 20 Sep, 1910 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1942)
Died on 15 May, 1993

Commands:
U-234


Gerhard Feiler

Born on 6 Sep, 1909 in Breslau.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-653


Hans-Arend Feindt

Born on 29 Oct, 1921 in Bremen.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 2 Feb, 2002

Commands:
U-758


Heinz-Konrad Fenn

Born on 20 Jul, 1918 in Kiel-Holtenau.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1944)

Commands:
U-139, U-445


Horst-Arno Fenski

Born on 3 Nov, 1918 in Königsberg, East Prussia.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Knights Cross winner (26 Nov, 1943)
Died on 10 Feb, 1965, Hamburg.

Commands:
U-34, U-410, U-371


Otto Ferro

Born on 24 Jan, 1911 in Hamburg.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 24 Dec, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-645


Karl-Heinrich Feufel

Born on 9 Sep, 1918 in Ludwigsburg, Württemberg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-1301, U-2529


Günther Fiebig

Born on 6 Mar, 1920 in Kiel.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 7 Jun, 1984

Commands:
U-1131


Hans Fiedler

Born on 14 Oct, 1914 in Wolmirsleben, Saxony-Anhalt.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 31 Jul, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-120, U-564, U-998, U-333


Helmut Fiehn

Born on 19 Feb, 1916 in Köningsberg, Neumark.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1942)
Died on 23 Apr, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-191


Eberhard Findeisen

Born on 25 May, 1916 in Leipzig.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-877


Otto Finke

Born on 24 Sep, 1915 in Padang, Sumatra.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 4 Oct, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-279


Unno von Fischel

Born on 5 Nov, 1915 in Kiel.
Crew 34. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1939)
Died on 12 Jan, 1942, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-374


Erich Fischer

Born on 27 Jan, 1922 in Kappel near Marburg.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-137


Ernst Fischer

Born on 20 Feb, 1921 in Oberdorla, Thüringen.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-30, U-821, U-749, U-3006


Hans-Georg Fischer

Born on 3 Feb, 1908 in Rostock.
Crew 26. Fregattenkapitän (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-109


Heinz Fischer

Born on 18 Apr, 1904 in Schneidemühl, Posen.
Crew 25. Fregattenkapitän (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 30 Dec, 1970

Commands:
U-29, U-26


Klaus Fischer

Born on 7 Oct, 1919 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 29 Mar, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-961


Ruprecht Fischer

Born on 17 Nov, 1916 in Rüstringen.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1944)
Died on 9 Apr, 1945, Kattegat.

Commands:
U-244


Rupprecht Fishler, Graf von Treuberg

Born on 20 Feb, 1920 in Murnau.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 24 Aug, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-749, U-445


Hans-Hermann Fitting

Born on 27 May, 1920 in Stargard, Pomerania.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 16 Apr, 1945, North Sea.

Commands:
U-1274


Walter Flachsenberg

Born on 26 Oct, 1908 in Mönchen-Gladbach.
Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jul, 1942)
Died on 3 Nov, 1994

Commands:
U-71


Karl Fleige

Born on 5 Sep, 1905 in Hildesheim.
Crew 24. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (18 Jul, 1944)
Died on 16 Dec, 1975, Erzhausen, near Bad Gandersheim.

Commands:
U-18


Ulrich Folkers

Born on 6 Mar, 1915 in Kiel.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1941)
Knights Cross winner (27 Mar, 1943)
Died on 6 May, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-37, U-125


Ludwig Forster

Born on 9 Oct, 1915 in Lauingen near Dillingen.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1940)
Died on 22 Aug, 1942, US waters.

Commands:
U-62, U-654


Hans-Joachim Förster

Born on 20 Feb, 1920 in Gross-Köris, Teltrow.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (18 Oct, 1944)
Died on 24 Feb, 1945, Channel south-west of Land's End.

Commands:
U-348, U-479, U-480


Heinz Förster

Born on 25 Jun, 1909 in Berlin.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 26 Jul, 1943, Caribbean Sea.

Commands:
U-359


Hugo Förster

Born on 21 Jan, 1905.
Crew 23. Korvettenkapitän (1 Feb, 1939)

Commands:
U-501


Baron Siegfried von Forstner

Born on 19 Sep, 1910 in Hannover.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (9 Feb, 1943)
Died on 13 Oct, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-59, U-402


Baron Wolfgang Friedrich von Forstner

Born on 3 Oct, 1916 in Karlsruhe.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 24 Sep, 1999

Commands:
U-472


Georg-Werner Fraatz

Born on 30 Mar, 1917 in Hamelin.
Crew 35. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 12 Feb, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-652, U-529


Karl Frahm

Born on 3 Aug, 1913 in Alt-Meteln, Mecklenburg-Vopommern.
Crew 31. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-2363


Peter Frahm

Born on 14 Jun, 1912 in Oldenburg.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Feb, 1940)
Died on 30 Jan, 1940, Hoofden.

Commands:
U-15


Gerhard Franceschi

Born on 1 Oct, 1912 in Augsdorf.
Crew I/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1945)

Commands:
U-4704


Hans-Heino Franke

Born on 27 May, 1921 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-2355


Heinz Franke

Born on 30 Nov, 1915 in Berlin-Steglitz.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (30 Nov, 1943)
Died on 5 Apr, 2003

Commands:
U-148, U-262, U-3509, U-2502


Wilhelm Franken

Born on 11 Sep, 1914 in Schildesche, Bielefeld.
Crew 35. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (30 Apr, 1943)
Died on 13 Jan, 1945, Kiel.

Commands:
U-565


Johannes Franz

Born on 18 May, 1907 in Rhein.
Crew 26. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1941)
Died on 26 Jan, 1964

Commands:
U-27


Ludwig Franz

Born on 30 Jan, 1918 in Rüstringen.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 5 Sep, 1944, Kara Sea.

Commands:
U-362


Joachim Franze

Born on 19 Jan, 1918 in Leipzig.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 19 Mar, 1984

Commands:
U-278


Otto Fränzel

Born on 29 Apr, 1921 in Eschenbach, Oberfalz.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 7 Mar, 1994

Commands:
U-903, U-3011


Rudolf Franzius

Born on 5 Jun, 1911 in Hamburg.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Oct, 1944)
Died on 5 Oct, 1965

Commands:
U-145, U-438


Helmut Franzke

Born on 2 Dec, 1907 in Berlin-Templhof.
Crew 27. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1940)
Died on 28 May, 1944

Commands:
U-3


Fritz Frauenheim

Born on 9 Mar, 1912 in Berlin.
Crew 30. Fregattenkapitän (1 Dec, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (29 Aug, 1940)
Died on 28 Sep, 1969, Hamburg.

Commands:
U-21, U-101


Kurt Freiwald

Born on 29 Oct, 1906 in Berlin-Schöneberg.
Crew 25. Kapitän zur See (1 Apr, 1945)
Died on 12 Dec, 1975

Commands:
U-21, U-7, U-33, U-181


Paul Frerks

Born on 25 Jun, 1908.
Crew XI/39. Matrose I. d.R. (1 Jul, 1944)

Commands:
U-66, U-975


Werner Fresdorf

Born on 9 Nov, 1908 in Magdeburg.
Crew 27. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1936)
Died on 9 Oct, 1939

Commands:
U-17


Baron Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen

Born on 5 Nov, 1915 in Geisenheim, Rheingau.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1942)
Died on 8 Oct, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-52, U-610


Hans-Georg von Friedeburg

Born on 15 Jul, 1895 in Strasbourg.
Crew IV/14. Generaladmiral (1 May, 1945)
Died on 23 May, 1945, Flensburg.

Commands:
U-27


Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg

Born on 21 May, 1924 in Wilhelmshaven-Rüstringen.
Crew V/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1945)

Commands:
U-155, U-4710


Karl Friederich

Born on 21 Jun, 1914 in Grootfontein, South-West Africa.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 2 May, 1942, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-5, U-74


Klaus Friedland

Born on 28 Jun, 1920 in Erfurt.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-310


Rudolf Friedrich

Born on 15 Jun, 1914 in Strehlen, Silesia.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1942)
Died on 15 Jul, 1943, Jamaica.

Commands:
U-759


Adolf Friedrichs

Born on 4 Mar, 1914 in Göttingen.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1942)
Died on 25 Sep, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-253


Dr. Karl-Heinz Frischke

Born on 25 Nov, 1912 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1945)
Died on 6 May, 1945, Newfoundland.

Commands:
U-881


Detlev Fritz

Born on 10 Jun, 1921 in Darmstadt.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 15 Nov, 1967

Commands:
U-904, U-555


Karl-Heinz Fritz

Born on 20 Feb, 1921 in Hamburg.
Crew I/41. Leutnant zur See (R) (Date unknown)
Died on 18 Aug, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-107


Günther Fritze

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

Commands:
U-1206, U-3514


Günther Frohberg

Born on 6 Feb, 1921 in Dresden.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 7 Nov, 1990

Commands:
U-1275


Wilhelm Fröhlich

Born on 10 Mar, 1910 in Zeitz.
Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Dec, 1939)
Died on 4 Dec, 1939, North Sea.

Commands:
U-36


Heinz Frömmer

Born on 21 Apr, 1921 in Plauen, Vogtland.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 9 Feb, 1945, Kiel Bay.

Commands:
U-923


Helmut Frömsdorf

Born on 26 Mar, 1921 in Schimmelwitz, Silesia.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 6 May, 1945, US waters.

Commands:
U-853


Karl-Heinz Fuchs

Born on 18 Jan, 1915 in Haiger, Dillkreis, Hesse.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1942)
Died on 10 Apr, 1990

Commands:
U-528


Harald Fuhlendorf

Born on 11 May, 1919 in Hamburg.
Crew XI/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-2343



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