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The Commanders

List of all U-boat Commanders

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Franz Saar

Born on 12 Dec, 1919 in Nürnberg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 20 Mar, 1943, AGRU-Front.

Commands:
U-46, U-555, U-30, U-957


Heinrich Sach

Born on 28 Apr, 1913 in Thürk/Eutin.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-3031


Erwin Sachs

Born on 17 Dec, 1887 in Hohensalza, Posen.
Crew 16. Kapitän zur See (1 Apr, 1941)
Died on 24 Apr, 1962

Commands:
U-21


Dietrich Sachse

Born on 22 Aug, 1917 in Gipstal.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 20 Aug, 1944, English Channel.

Commands:
U-1162, U-28, U-413


Franz Säck

Born on 31 Dec, 1909 in Leithe, Gelsenkirchen.
Crew 28. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 7 Jan, 1984

Commands:
U-251


Otto Salman

Born on 5 Jul, 1908 in Berlin-Schöneberg.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 21 Apr, 1970

Commands:
U-7, U-52


Karl-Heinz Sammler

Born on 15 Jan, 1919 in Altona.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 24 May, 1944, Kattegat.

Commands:
U-59, U-675


Paul Sander

Born on 5 Oct, 1908 in Pimkenau, Schrottau, Silesia.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-4, U-38, U-72


Paul-Heinrich Sass

Born on 3 Oct, 1919 in Cuxhaven.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 29 Jan, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-364


Werner Sass

Born on 16 Jan, 1916 in Okahandja, South-West Africa.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 19 Feb, 1945, Gulf of Finland.

Commands:
U-676


Heinz-Gerd Sauer

Born on 7 Apr, 1915 in Eberswalde, Finow.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944)

Commands:
U-673


Ernst Sauerberg

Born on 11 Jan, 1914 in Heide, Holstein.
Crew 34. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1942)
Died on 24 Jun, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-1225


Joachim Sauerbier

Born on 25 Sep, 1919 in Kempen, Posen.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 19 Apr, 1945, Kattegat.

Commands:
U-591, U-120, U-56


Werner Sausmikat

Born on 7 Oct, 1917 in Günthen.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 8 Apr, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-56, U-1103, U-774


Ludwig Schaafhausen

Born on 30 Nov, 1917 in Kiel.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1944)

Commands:
U-369


Gerd Schaar

Born on 5 Mar, 1919 in Berlin.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (1 Oct, 1944)
Died on 24 Jan, 1983, Maseru / Lesotho (South Africa).

Commands:
U-957, U-2551


Harro Schacht

Born on 15 Dec, 1907 in Cuxhaven.
Crew 26. Fregattenkapitän (1 Jan, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (9 Jan, 1943)
Died on 13 Jan, 1943, South Atlantic.

Commands:
U-507


Berthold Schad von Mittelbiberach

Born on 1 Sep, 1916 in Bensheim, Hesse.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 26 Dec, 1944, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
U-2342


Wolf-Axel Schaefer

Born on 3 Mar, 1911 in Kiel.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 9 Sep, 1944, south of Hebrides.

Commands:
U-484


Heinz Schaeffer

Born on 28 Apr, 1921 in Berlin.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-148, U-977


Friedrich Schäfer

Born on 28 Feb, 1893 in Hannover.
Crew IV/14. Korvettenkapitän (1 Dec, 1942)

Commands:
UD-1, U-460, UA, UD-4


Heinrich Schäfer

Born on 30 Jan, 1907 in Wulsdorf, Bremerhaven.
Crew VII/25. Fregattenkapitän (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 8 Jan, 1944, Shonan, Tokyo, Japan.

Commands:
U-183, UIT-23


Wolfgang Schäfer

Born on 4 Apr, 1922 in Rostock.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-368


Klemens Schamong

Born on 15 Apr, 1917 in Cologne.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-468


Hans Schatteburg

Born on 16 May, 1922 in Kiel.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-1272


Günther Schauenburg

Born on 26 Apr, 1920 in Ludwigshafen.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-793


Herbert Schauenburg

Born on 29 May, 1912 in Delmenhorst.
Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1942)
Died on 15 Jan, 1942, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-20, U-577


Rolf Schauenburg

Born on 30 May, 1913 in Wintherthur, Switzerland.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1942)
Died on 2 Oct, 1990

Commands:
U-536


Werner Schauer

Born on 10 Sep, 1922 in Berlin-Steglitz.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)
Died on 1 Apr, 1970

Commands:
U-2350


Carl Schauroth

Born on 11 Jul, 1921 in Wolfenbüttel.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-142, U-146


Werner Scheer

Born on 6 Jun, 1893 in Vechta, Oldenburg.
Crew 12. Konteradmiral (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 27 Aug, 1976

Commands:
U-10


Hans-Martin Scheibe

Born on 17 Apr, 1918 in Köningsberg, East Prussia.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 6 Apr, 1944, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-72, U-455


Hans-Ulrich Scheltz

Born on 15 Nov, 1909 in Stettin.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1943)

Commands:
UD-5


Eberhard Schendel

Born on 6 Jun, 1920 in Beutnitz, Jena, Thüringen.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 21 Apr, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-636


Rudolf Schendel

Born on 10 Jan, 1914 in Spandau.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Nov, 1944)
Died on 12 Apr, 1970

Commands:
U-19, U-134, U-2509, U-2520


Joachim Schepke

Born on 8 Mar, 1912 in Flensburg.
Crew 30. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1939)
Knights Cross winner (24 Sep, 1940)
Died on 17 Mar, 1941, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-3, U-19, U-100


Wolfgang Scherfling

Born on 29 Jun, 1923 in Lychen.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-140


Heinz Scheringer

Born on 29 Aug, 1907 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Crew 27. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1942)
Died on 21 Jan, 1984

Commands:
U-10, U-13, U-26


Ekkehard Scherraus

Born on 1 Oct, 1919 in Danzig.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)

Commands:
U-68, U-1225


Robert Schetelig

Born on 6 Oct, 1918 in Lübeck.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 22 Sep, 1943, Cape Farewell.

Commands:
U-229


Georg Schewe

Born on 24 Nov, 1909 in Ueckermünde, Pomerania.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Aug, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (23 May, 1941)
Died on 14 Oct, 1990

Commands:
U-60, U-105


Günter Schiebusch

Born on 26 Oct, 1909 in Posen.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 10 Jul, 1997

Commands:
U-252, U-262


Hans-Jürg Schild

Born on 13 May, 1920 in Johannisberg, Rheingau.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-924


Günther Schimmel

Born on 13 Aug, 1920 in Neuhausen, Westerwald.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-137, U-30, U-382


Hartmuth Schimmelpfennig

Born on 4 Oct, 1919 in The Hague, Holland.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 27 Apr, 1945, (land-fighting).

Commands:
U-1004


Karl Schimpf

Born on 23 Mar, 1914.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-803, U-3009


Hans-Jürgen Schley

Born on 20 Oct, 1920 in Greifenberg, Pomerania.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-59, U-351, U-3507


Alfred Schlieper

Born on 15 Jan, 1915 in Cologne.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1942)
Died on 7 Dec, 1941, west of Gibraltar.

Commands:
U-208


Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach

Born on 10 Apr, 1914 in Cologne-Lindenthal.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (20 Apr, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (19 Nov, 1943)
Died on 11 May, 1979, Kiel.

Commands:
U-121, U-453


Karl-Adolf Schlitt

Born on 16 Apr, 1918 in Laboe.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-1206


Fokko Schlömer

Born on 25 Aug, 1909 in West-Grossefehn, Lower Saxony.
Crew VII/28. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1942)

Commands:
U-1164, U-3008


Heinrich Schlott

Born on 10 Jul, 1922 in Homberg.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)
Died on 31 Dec, 1996, Homberg.

Commands:
U-2329


Adalbert Schmandt

Born on 26 Dec, 1909 in Wustrow, Rostock.
Crew I/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1943)

Commands:
U-489


Heinrich Schmid

Born on 22 May, 1915 in Bad Reichenhall.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 May, 1943)
Died on 8 May, 1943, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-7, U-663


Friedrich Schmidt

Born on 11 Jun, 1921 in Oberhausen.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-793


Karl-Heinz Schmidt

Born on 20 Jan, 1911.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-17, U-1103, U-3529


Werner Schmidt

Born on 11 Jul, 1920 in Kiel-Fridrichsort.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 27 May, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-292


Werner-Karl Schmidt

Born on 15 Apr, 1915 in Stettin.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1942)

Commands:
U-250


Werner von Schmidt

Born on 17 Apr, 1906 in Görlitz.
Crew 26. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1941)
Died on 2 Aug, 1978

Commands:
U-9, U-12, U-15, U-25, U-40, U-116


Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert

Born on 7 May, 1915 in Altona.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)

Commands:
U-9, U-3501


Helmut Schmoeckel

Born on 18 Dec, 1917 in Berlin.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1943)

Commands:
U-802


Adalbert Schnee

Born on 31 Dec, 1913 in Berlin.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 Dec, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (30 Aug, 1941)
Died on 4 Nov, 1982, Hamburg.

Commands:
U-6, U-60, U-121, U-201, U-2511


Fritz Schneewind

Born on 10 Apr, 1917 in Padang, Sumatra.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 23 Apr, 1945, Java Sea.

Commands:
U-511, U-183


Herbert Schneider

Born on 25 Jun, 1915 in Nuremberg.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Knights Cross winner (16 Jan, 1943)
Died on 23 Feb, 1943, Middle Atlantic.

Commands:
U-522


Manfred Schneider

Born on 11 Dec, 1920 in Stettin.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-4706


Karl-Hermann Schneidewind

Born on 7 Mar, 1907 in Hann-Münden.
Crew 27. Korvettenkapitän (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 12 Oct, 1965

Commands:
U-1064


Ebe Schnoor

Born on 22 Jun, 1895 in Emmelsbüll.
Crew XII/15. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 4 Oct, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
UA, U-460


Clemens Schöler

Born on 30 May, 1915 in Selm, Westphalia.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 7 Nov, 1992

Commands:
U-20, U-24, U-20


Hans-Ulrich Scholle

Born on 30 Sep, 1909 in Krögelin, Mecklenburg.
Crew I/38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-2328, U-328


Klaus Scholtz

Born on 22 Mar, 1908 in Magdeburg.
Crew 27. Fregattenkapitän (1 Jul, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (26 Dec, 1941)
Died on 1 May, 1987, Bad Schwartau.

Commands:
U-108


Günther Scholz

Born on 27 Feb, 1919 in St Pölten, Austria.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-284, UD-2, U-1052


Hans-Ulrich Scholz

Born on 7 May, 1911 in Breslau.
Crew I/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-4703


Heinz-Günther Scholz

Born on 12 Jan, 1918 in Dresden.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 15 Aug, 1943

Commands:
U-283


Heinz Schomburg

Born on 28 Sep, 1914 in Barsighausen, Lower Saxony.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1942)

Commands:
U-145, U-561


Oskar Schomburg

Born on 19 Aug, 1897.
Crew X/15. Kapitän zur See (1 Jan, 1940)

Commands:
U-26


Adolf Schönberg

Born on 7 Aug, 1918 in Babylon, New York.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 28 Jul, 1943, Cape Ortegal.

Commands:
U-62, U-404


Heinrich Schonder

Born on 23 Jul, 1910 in Erfurt.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (19 Aug, 1942)
Died on 24 Jun, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-53, U-58, U-77, U-200


Dietrich Schöneboom

Born on 4 Dec, 1917 in Amdorf, Leer.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Knights Cross winner (20 Oct, 1943)
Died on 21 Oct, 1943, Mediterenean near Toulon.

Commands:
U-58, U-431


Gerhard Schötzau

Born on 16 Apr, 1917 in Fylitz, Neidenburg.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 16 Apr, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-880


Joachim Schramm

Born on 3 Jun, 1916 in Ruhla, Thüringen.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1940)
Died on 4 May, 1943, South of Ireland.

Commands:
U-109


Gerd Schreiber

Born on 2 Apr, 1912 in Hirschberg, Silesia.
Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Nov, 1943)

Commands:
U-3, U-95


Heinrich Schreiber

Born on 30 Apr, 1917 in Magdeburg.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1943)

Commands:
U-270


Wolfgang Schreiner

Born on 20 Apr, 1917 in Frankfurt am Main.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 11 Jun, 1943, south-east of Iceland.

Commands:
U-417


Hans Schrenk

Born on 18 Sep, 1917 in Bad Frankenhausen.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-7, U-901


Hermann Schrenk

Born on 19 Jun, 1918 in Niedermeilingen, Hesse.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1944)

Commands:
U-3511


Peter Schrewe

Born on 3 Dec, 1913 in Grosshof, Tapiau, East Prussia.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 9 Nov, 1944, Java Sea.

Commands:
U-378, U-591, U-537


Hilmar-Karl Schreyer

Born on 28 Aug, 1914 in Manebach, Thüringen.
Crew 33. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 15 Jun, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-987


Kurt Schrobach

Born on 11 Sep, 1914 in Kiel.
Crew 35. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-2360


Gustav Schröder

Born on 6 Jul, 1921 in Schneidemühl.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-1056


Heinrich Schröder

Born on 25 Jan, 1916 in Byelorezk.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-2367


Hermann Schröder

Born on 3 Dec, 1912 in Hamburg.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1940)
Died on 21 Feb, 1943, Atlantic.

Commands:
U-623


Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler

Born on 10 Dec, 1915 in Essen-Katernberg.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (2 May, 1945)
Died on 19 Jan, 2000, Bochum, Germany.

Commands:
U-667, U-1023


Karl-Ernst Schroeter

Born on 3 Dec, 1912 in Freystadt, Silesia.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 May, 1943)
Died on 23 May, 1943, Central North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-121, U-752


Horst von Schroeter

Born on 10 Jun, 1919 in Bieberstein, Saxony.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (21 Dec, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (1 Jun, 1944)
Died on 25 Jul, 2006, Bonn.

Commands:
U-123, U-2506


Karl-Heinz Schröter

Born on 13 Mar, 1921 in Apolda.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-1195, U-763


Karl Schrott

Born on 25 Mar, 1911 in Viersen, Rhineland.
Crew 32. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1940)
Died on 23 Mar, 1941, south-east of Iceland.

Commands:
U-7, U-551


Albrecht Schubart

Born on 19 Jul, 1914 in Hamburg.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-1002, U-2520


Heinrich Schuch

Born on 28 Aug, 1906 in Berlin.
Crew 25. Fregattenkapitän (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 21 Jan, 1968

Commands:
U-37, U-38, U-105, U-154


Walter Schug

Born on 22 Oct, 1910 in Cologne.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1941)
Died on 29 Nov, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-86


Otto Schuhart

Born on 1 Apr, 1909 in Hamburg.
Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (16 May, 1940)
Died on 26 Feb, 1990

Commands:
U-8, U-25, U-29


Philipp Schüler

Born on 17 Oct, 1911 in Frankfurt am Main.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1942)
Died on 19 Apr, 1943, Western Approaches.

Commands:
U-141, U-602


Wolf-Harald Schüler

Born on 22 Aug, 1921 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-720, U-2325


Max-Martin Schulte

Born on 24 Sep, 1915 in Wuppertal-Barmen.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1940)

Commands:
U-9, U-13


Werner Schulte

Born on 7 Nov, 1912 in Kiel.
Crew 37a. Korvettenkapitän (1 Oct, 1942)
Died on 5 Oct, 1942, south-west of Iceland.

Commands:
U-582


Hermann Schultz

Born on 7 Feb, 1920 in Kiel.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-150, U-3502


Karl-Otto Schultz

Born on 9 Nov, 1914 in Wesermünde, Lehe.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 20 Oct, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-34, U-216


Heinz-Otto Schultze

Born on 13 Sep, 1915 in Kiel.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1941)
Knights Cross winner (9 Jul, 1942)
Died on 25 Nov, 1943

Commands:
U-4, U-141, U-432, U-849


Herbert Schultze

Born on 24 Jul, 1909 in Kiel.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (1 Mar, 1940)
Died on 3 Jun, 1987, London.

Commands:
U-2, U-48


Rudolf Schultze

Born on 19 May, 1922 in Kronshagen, Rendsburg.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 4 Sep, 2000, Mannheim, Germany.

Commands:
U-61, U-2540


Wolfgang Schultze

Born on 3 Oct, 1910 in Kiel.
Crew 30. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1939)
Died on 2 Oct, 1942, off US coast.

Commands:
U-17, U-512


Georg-Wilhelm Schulz

Born on 10 Mar, 1906 in Cologne.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (4 Apr, 1941)
Died on 5 Jul, 1986, Hamburg.

Commands:
U-10, U-64, U-124


Hermann Schulz

Born on 22 Apr, 1913 in Harsefeld, Lower Saxony.
Crew 34. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1945)

Commands:
U-2369, U-2327


Richard Schulz

Born on 20 Sep, 1917 in Bremen.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1944)

Commands:
U-58


Werner Schulz

Born on 28 Sep, 1919 in Berlin.
Crew XI/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1944)

Commands:
U-929


Werner-Karl Schulz

Born on 25 Oct, 1910 in Fürstenwalde.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1945)
Died on 21 Nov, 1960, Wilhelmshaven.

Commands:
U-437


Wilhelm Schulze

Born on 27 Jul, 1909 in Dortmund.
Crew 28. Korvettenkapitän (1 Sep, 1942)

Commands:
U-177, U-98


Henning Schümann

Born on 17 Apr, 1919 in Elmschenhagen, Schleswig-Holstein.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 16 Mar, 1944, Strait of Gibraltar.

Commands:
U-392


Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg

Born on 28 Mar, 1913 in Lübchow, Kolberg.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Nov, 1944)
Died on 13 Jul, 1991

Commands:
U-245


Hans-Norbert Schunck

Born on 31 Mar, 1920 in Torgau.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-348, U-103, U-369


Horst Schünemann

Born on 2 Jan, 1914 in Kiel.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 13 Sep, 1996

Commands:
U-62, U-621


Heinz Schütt

Born on 24 Nov, 1915 in Hamburg-Harburg.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-135, U-294


Herbert-Viktor Schütze

Born on 24 Feb, 1917 in Hannover.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 14 Nov, 1942, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-605


Viktor Schütze

Born on 16 Feb, 1906 in Kiel.
Crew 25. Kapitän zur See (1 Mar, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (11 Dec, 1940)
Died on 23 Sep, 1950, Frankfurt am Main.

Commands:
U-19, U-11, U-25, U-103


Werner Schwaff

Born on 3 Mar, 1915 in Peking, China.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1943)
Died on 31 May, 1943, Cape Ortegal.

Commands:
U-2, U-333, U-440


Erwin Schwager

Born on 9 Jan, 1917 in Santiago de Chile.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944)

Commands:
U-143


Bruno Schwalbach

Born on 11 Sep, 1917 in Mannheim.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-1161


Hans-Joachim Schwantke

Born on 30 Aug, 1918 in Hindenburg, Upper Silesia.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 30 Jul, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-43


Bernhard Schwarting

Born on 30 Jan, 1913 in Brake.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 27 Mar, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-1102, U-905


Volkmar Schwartzkopff

Born on 25 Apr, 1914 in Halle, Saale.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1942)
Died on 30 Oct, 1942, Newfoundland.

Commands:
U-520


Hans-Joachim Schwarz

Born on 28 Sep, 1919 in Hannover.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)

Commands:
U-1105


Rudolf Schwarz

Born on 19 Jul, 1914 in Brunsbüttelkoog.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-1056


Hans-Dietrich Schwarzenberg

Born on 23 May, 1923 in Dresden.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)
Died on 5 May, 1945, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
U-579


Wolfgang Schwarzkopf

Born on 10 Jan, 1921 in Berlin.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-2, U-21, U-704


Heinz Schwassmann

Born on 3 Feb, 1916 in Potsdam.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 18 Jul, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-742


Hans-Joachim Schwebcke

Born on 22 Mar, 1918 in Lübeck.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944)
Died on 14 Mar, 1945, North Sea.

Commands:
U-714


Hans-Adolf Schweichel

Born on 26 May, 1915 in Bremen.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1940)
Died on 16 Nov, 1942, off Casablanca.

Commands:
U-105, U-173


Friedrich Schweiger

Born on 7 Mar, 1917 in Ziegenhals, Silesia.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-313


Ernst-Werner Schwirley

Born on 7 Jun, 1919 in Bischofsburg, East Prussia.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-982, U-3510


Joachim Seeger

Born on 11 Feb, 1912 in Gut Nebelin, Prignitz.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)

Commands:
UD-3, U-393


Sigurd Seeger

Born on 6 Jul, 1920 in Züllinchau, Brandenburg.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 25 Aug, 2005

Commands:
U-348, U-1203


Gerhard Seehausen

Born on 29 Jul, 1917 in Borstel, Nienburg.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944)
Died on 6 May, 1944, Cape Verde Islands.

Commands:
U-68, U-66


Edgar Seeliger

Born on 26 Jul, 1920 in Wedel, Holstein.
Crew IV/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-4702


Günther Seibicke

Born on 30 Aug, 1911 in Eggersdorf, Lebus.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (27 Mar, 1943)
Died on 26 May, 1943, North Atlantic west of Cape Ortegal.

Commands:
U-436


Hans Seidel

Born on 15 May, 1918 in Oberweischlitz, Vogtland.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 17 Jul, 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-203, U-361


Wolfgang Seiler

Born on 4 Aug, 1918.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 11 Jan, 1987

Commands:
U-37


Erwin Sell

Born on 3 May, 1915 in Wesselburen, Ditmarschen.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-1102


Horst Selle

Born on 14 Feb, 1921 in Lengerich, Westphalia.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-795


Hans Senkel

Born on 14 Jan, 1910 in Schönbrunn, Thüringen.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Nov, 1942)
Died on 30 Oct, 1942, Newfoundland.

Commands:
U-658


Herbert Sickel

Born on 30 Jun, 1914 in Lüderitz Bay, German South-West AFrica.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1942)
Died on 6 Apr, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-302


Karl-Hartwig Sieboid

Born on 19 Mar, 1917 in Düneberg, Dutchy og Lauenburg.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-554, U-3504


Heinz Sieder

Born on 28 Jun, 1920 in Munich.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (8 Jul, 1944)
Died on 20 Aug, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-984


Paul Siegmann

Born on 24 May, 1913 in Hamburg.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1942)

Commands:
U-612, U-230, U-2507


Hilmar Siemon

Born on 29 Mar, 1915 in Apenrade.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 23 Apr, 1945, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-334, U-396


Volker Simmermacher

Born on 1 Feb, 1919 in Strasbourg.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 27 Aug, 1999

Commands:
U-107, U-3013


Rudolf von Singule

Born on 8 Apr, 1883 in Pola, Austria-Hungary.
Crew 01. Korvettenkapitän (1 Feb, 1942)
Died on 2 May, 1945, Brünn.

Commands:
UD-4


Walter Sitek

Born on 5 Jan, 1913 in Rendsburg.
Crew VIII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-17, U-981, U-3005


Horst Slevogt

Born on 4 Jul, 1922 in Eckernförde.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-62, U-3032


Ernst Sobe

Born on 2 Sep, 1904 in Zschorna, Bautzen.
Crew 24. Fregattenkapitän (1 Oct, 1942)
Died on 8 Oct, 1942, off Cape Town.

Commands:
U-34, U-179


Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen

Born on 2 Aug, 1913 in Friedrichshafen.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 7 Feb, 1943, Central North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-624


Herbert Sohler

Born on 25 Jul, 1908 in Attendorn, Westphalia.
Crew 28. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jul, 1942)
Died on 22 Jun, 1991

Commands:
U-10, U-46


Helmut Sommer

Born on 24 Aug, 1914 in Breslau.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1942)
Died on 17 Sep, 1973

Commands:
U-139, U-78, U-853


Friedrich-Wilhelm Sons

Born on 14 Aug, 1910 in Wienmoos, Flensburg.
Crew I/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 15 Nov, 1944, Gulf of Finland.

Commands:
U-479


Wilhelm Spahr

Born on 4 Apr, 1904 in Esingen, Schleswig.
Crew 21. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 6 Oct, 1978

Commands:
U-178


Hans Harald Speidel

Born on 20 May, 1917 in Danzig.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1943)

Commands:
U-643


Johann Spindlegger

Born on 31 Jul, 1915 in Aachen.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1942)
Died on 13 Nov, 1942, west of Gibraltar.

Commands:
U-616, U-411


Wolfgang Sporn

Born on 12 Sep, 1912.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1942)
Died on 11 Jul, 1968, Gran Canaria.

Commands:
U-439


Georg Staats

Born on 13 Mar, 1916 in Bremen.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Knights Cross winner (14 Jul, 1943)
Died on 12 Nov, 1943, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-80, U-508


Peter-Arthur Stahl

Born on 1 Aug, 1913 in Neuendeich, Holstein.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 23 Nov, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-648


Hellmut Stähler

Born on 8 Sep, 1916 in Horchheim, Koblenz.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1944)

Commands:
U-928


Günther Stark

Born on 1 Dec, 1917 in Preussisch-Holland.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 6 Jun, 1944, English Channel.

Commands:
U-740


Oskar Staudinger

Born on 13 May, 1917 in Löbau, Saxony.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 5 May, 1943, Newfoundland.

Commands:
U-638


Hans Steen

Born on 28 Sep, 1907 in Kiel.
Crew 25. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1944)
Died on 5 Jul, 1944, east of Hailifax, Nova Scotia.

Commands:
U-233


Karl Steffen

Born on 16 Oct, 1909 in Stepenitz, Prignitz.
Crew VII/40. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (Date unknown)

Commands:
U-2345


Klaus-Dietrich Steffens

Born on 17 Jun, 1918 in Danzig-Langfuhr.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1944)
Died on 26 Jun, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-719


Friedrich Stege

Born on 13 Nov, 1920 in Vehlen, Bückeburg.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 29 Oct, 1997

Commands:
U-291, U-397, U-958


Hasso Stegemann

Born on 30 Jul, 1920 in Kiel.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 16 Mar, 1945, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
U-367


Johann Stegmann

Born on 5 Mar, 1912 in Arnstadt, Thüringen.
Crew 35. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1942)

Commands:
U-779


Heinz Stein

Born on 21 Aug, 1913 in Magdeburg.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 13 Feb, 1943, north-west of Lisbon, Portugal.

Commands:
U-8, U-554, U-620


Freiherr Walter von Steinaecker

Born on 25 Mar, 1917 in Berlin.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 22 Mar, 1943, south of Madeira.

Commands:
U-524


Erich Steinbrink

Born on 13 Mar, 1919 in Ziegenort, Stettiner Haff.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-1203, U-293, U-953


Hermann Steinert

Born on 10 Dec, 1916 in Traunstein.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 May, 1943)

Commands:
U-128


Friedrich Steinfeldt

Born on 15 Dec, 1914 in Bad Doberan.
Crew IV/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)
Died on 29 Nov, 1945

Commands:
UIT-21, U-195


Rolf Steinhaus

Born on 1 Apr, 1916 in Hachenburg, Kaiserslautern.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1943)

Commands:
U-8, U-802


Friedrich Steinhoff

Born on 14 Jul, 1909 in Küllstadt/Thür (Küllstedt).
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1941)
Died on 19 May, 1945, Charlestown (Charles Street Prison).

Commands:
U-511, U-873


Karl-Heinz Steinmetz

Born on 19 Feb, 1921 in Kassel.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 14 Mar, 1945, North Sea.

Commands:
U-993


Dietrich Stellmacher

Born on 7 Mar, 1915 in Metz, Lorraine.
Crew IV/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 19 Sep, 1944, North Sea.

Commands:
U-865


Ernst-August Stellmann

Born on 19 Apr, 1915 in Düsseldorf.
Crew 35/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943)

Commands:
U-2541


Karl-Heinz Stephan

Born on 18 Sep, 1915 in Posen.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 15 Apr, 1945, English Channel.

Commands:
U-1063


Heinz Sternberg

Born on 16 Feb, 1917 in Freiburg, Bresgau.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 6 May, 1944, south-west of Iceland.

Commands:
U-473


Ehrenreich-Peter Stever

Born on 4 Oct, 1918 in Wilhelmshaven.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-1277


Hans-Jürgen Sthamer

Born on 26 Jul, 1919 in Lübeck.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 24 Aug, 1944, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-354


Wolf-Harro Stiebler

Born on 4 Aug, 1907 in Hann, Münden.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1943)
Died on 23 May, 1991

Commands:
U-8, U-17, U-21, U-61, U-461


Johannes van Stipriaan

Born on 9 Dec, 1913 in Norden, Ostfriesland.
Crew IV/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-237


Hans Stock

Born on 2 Aug, 1915 in Lahr, Baden.
Crew 35. Korvettenkapitän (1 May, 1943)
Died on 4 May, 1943, Cape Ortegal.

Commands:
U-659


Rupprecht Stock

Born on 16 Feb, 1916 in Frankfurt am Main.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-214, U-218


Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen

Born on 11 Aug, 1907 in Kassel.
Crew 26. Korvettenkapitän (1 Nov, 1940)
Knights Cross winner (14 Jan, 1941)
Died on 15 Jan, 1943, Berlin.

Commands:
U-13, U-65


Otto Stoeffler

Born on 12 Mar, 1910 in Düsseldorf.
Crew XI/39. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1943)

Commands:
U-475


Gerhard Stoelker

Born on 26 May, 1910 in Neenhusen, Ostfriesland.
Crew XI/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1943)

Commands:
U-825


Gottfried Stolzenburg

Born on 8 Dec, 1912 in Uschütz.
Crew I/38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1943)

Commands:
U-11, U-554, U-2543


Wolfgang Sträter

Born on 21 May, 1916 in Cologne.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1942)
Died on 29 Jul, 1943, north-west of Cape Finisterre.

Commands:
U-20, U-614


Siegfried Straub

Born on 22 Jun, 1918 in Braunschweig.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 10 Mar, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-625


Günter Strauch

Born on 5 Dec, 1908 in Elze-Gronau.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1941)
Died on 1 Mar, 1991

Commands:
U-1010


Hugo Strehl

Born on 5 Oct, 1921 in Munich.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-351


Siegfried Strelow

Born on 15 Apr, 1911 in Kiel.
Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jul, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (27 Oct, 1942)
Died on 9 Jul, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-435


Hartmut Strenger

Born on 12 Jan, 1917 in Steinau, Oder.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 2 Mar, 1994

Commands:
U-290


Wolfgang Strenger

Born on 9 Feb, 1919 in Steinau, Oder.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)

Commands:
U-10, U-1023


Werner Striegler

Born on 30 Jun, 1918 in Zittau, Saxony.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 1 Dec, 1944, Indian Ocea, Sunda Strait.

Commands:
UIT-25 , U-196


Werner Strübing

Born on 25 May, 1907 in Glückstadt.
Crew I/42. Oberleutnant zur See (28 Aug, 1944)
Died on 23 Mar, 1945, North Channel.

Commands:
U-1003


Rolf Struckmeier

Born on 27 Jul, 1916 in Obernkirchen, Schaumburg.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1942)

Commands:
U-608


Hermann Stuckmann

Born on 2 Jan, 1921 in Wuppertal-Bermen.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (10 Oct, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (11 Aug, 1944)
Died on 18 Aug, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-316, U-621


Bruno Studt

Born on 6 Apr, 1918 in Barmstedt, Holstein.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 26 Apr, 1944, north-west of Cape Verde Islands.

Commands:
U-488


Günter Stührmann

Born on 11 Mar, 1922 in Bremen.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-904


Kurt Sturm

Born on 30 Jan, 1906 in Brandenburg, Havel.
Crew 25. Fregattenkapitän (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 3 Nov, 1987

Commands:
U-410, U-167, U-547


Peter Sues

Born on 26 Sep, 1919 in Lützow, Mecklenburg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 20 Jun, 1943, Cape Farewell.

Commands:
U-388


Reinhard Suhren

Born on 16 Apr, 1916 in Langenschwalbach, Taunus.
Crew 35. Fregattenkapitän (1 Jun, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (3 Nov, 1940)
Died on 25 Aug, 1984, Halstenbek/ Hamburg.

Commands:
U-564


Albert Sürenhagen

Born on 25 Mar, 1916 in Dahl-Deipenbrink.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 10 Apr, 1945

Commands:
U-855


Kurt Sureth

Born on 8 Jul, 1922 in Hamburg.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-625


Walter Süss

Born on 27 Oct, 1908 in Plauen, Vogtland.
Crew I/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 16 Sep, 1994

Commands:
U-1304



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