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Karl-Jürg Wächter

Born on 2 May, 1916 in Oberweissbach, Thüringen.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1943)
Died on 4 May, 1945, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
U-223, U-2503


Herbert Wagner

Born on 10 Jan, 1917 in Rüstringen.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1944)

Commands:
U-1166


Rolf-Birger Wahlen

Born on 28 Jul, 1915 in Altona, Elbe.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-23, U-2514, U-2541


Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg

Born on 27 May, 1920 in Berlin-Schöneberg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 12 Aug, 1944, Indian Ocean, off Seychelles.

Commands:
U-198


Herbert Waldschmidt

Born on 10 Feb, 1922 in Dortmund.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-146


Heinz Walkerling

Born on 19 May, 1915 in Kiel.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1942)

Commands:
U-91


Georg Wallas

Born on 11 Feb, 1905 in Dresden.
Crew 25. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1942)

Commands:
U-60, U-356


Herbert Walther

Born on 3 Nov, 1912 in Berlin.
Crew 33. Leutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1944)

Commands:
U-59


Jürgen Wattenberg

Born on 28 Dec, 1900 in Lübeck.
Crew 21. Kapitän zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 27 Nov, 1995

Commands:
U-162


Karl-Otto Weber

Born on 10 Oct, 1914 in Krempe, Holstein.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1944)

Commands:
U-371, U-709


Klaus Weber

Born on 20 Oct, 1922 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld.
Crew I/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1945)

Commands:
U-637


Paul Weber

Born on 30 Mar, 1913 in Bremen.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-677, U-3022


Werner Weber

Born on 10 Nov, 1907 in Berlin.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1944)
Died on 10 Mar, 1944, Central Atlantic.

Commands:
U-845


Heimar Wedemeyer

Born on 22 Sep, 1906 in Marburg, Lahn.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1943)
Died on 13 Nov, 1998

Commands:
U-365


Helmuth Wehrkamp

Born on 29 Mar, 1921 in Wilhelmshaven.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 10 Mar, 1945, English Channel.

Commands:
U-275


Friedrich Weidner

Born on 2 Oct, 1916 in Eisenbach.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1945)

Commands:
UD-1, U-1052, U-2518


Horst Weiher

Born on 5 May, 1910 in Gleiwitz.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 4 Feb, 1944, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
U-854


Hannes Weingärtner

Born on 11 Jul, 1908 in Innsbruck, Austria.
Crew 28. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1942)
Died on 27 Mar, 1944, east of Newfoundland.

Commands:
U-4, U-10, U-16, U-851


Friedrich Weitz

Born on 18 Apr, 1920 in Essen.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 2 May, 1944, Arctic Ocean.

Commands:
U-959


Horst Wellner

Born on 30 Sep, 1908 in Zwickau, Saxony.
Crew 29. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1938)
Died on 25 Oct, 1939, English Channel.

Commands:
U-14, U-16


Erhard Wendelberger

Born on 19 Oct, 1921 in Klattau, Czechoslovakia.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-720


Eberhard von Wenden

Born on 3 Dec, 1917 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-926, U-37


Karl-Heinz Wendt

Born on 22 Feb, 1920 in Stettin.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 20 Feb, 1945, near Ireland.

Commands:
U-1276


Werner Wendt

Born on 6 Feb, 1916 in Költschen, Ost-Sternberg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 1 Apr, 1988

Commands:
U-765


Hans Wengel

Born on 15 May, 1914 in Dresden.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 17 Jan, 1987

Commands:
U-1164, U-3516


Rolf-Werner Wentz

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

Commands:
U-963


Wolfgang Wenzel

Born on 29 Mar, 1910 in Dresden.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 14 Apr, 1992

Commands:
U-231


Otto Wermuth

Born on 28 Jul, 1920 in Aalen, Württemberg.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-853, U-530


Alfred Werner

Born on 22 Dec, 1918 in Bad Ems.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 2 Oct, 1944, Arctic Ocean.

Commands:
U-8, U-921


Herbert A. Werner

Born on 13 May, 1920 in Freiburg, Bresgau.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-415, U-953


Arno Werr

Born on 8 Dec, 1920 in Berlin-Lichterfelde.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 18 May, 1944, near Faroes.

Commands:
U-241


Otto Westphalen

Born on 12 Mar, 1920 in Hamburg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (23 Mar, 1945)

Commands:
U-121, U-968


Eberhard Wetjen

Born on 18 Dec, 1914 in Eldringen, Celle.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1939)
Died on 2 Jun, 1941, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-147


Hans-Dieter Wex

Born on 5 Sep, 1920 in Mönchen-Gladbach.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-2354


Walter Wichmann

Born on 30 Apr, 1919 in Succase, Elbing.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 28 Aug, 1943, Arctic Ocean.

Commands:
U-639


Helmut Wicke

Born on 8 Nov, 1920 in Oberursel, Taunus.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-560, U-351, U-1007, U-1231


Gerhard Wiebe

Born on 24 Jan, 1907 in Lautenburg.
Crew 25. Fregattenkapitän (1 Nov, 1943)

Commands:
U-516


Günter Wieboldt

Born on 9 Feb, 1919 in Bremerhaven.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 14 Mar, 2000

Commands:
U-295


Arnold Wiechmann

Born on 31 Aug, 1909 in Schwann, Karlsruhe.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-4701


Helmut Wieduwilt

Born on 28 Nov, 1919 in Gera.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 24 Mar, 1995

Commands:
U-718, U-262


Wolf Wigand

Born on 17 Jul, 1920 in Göttingen.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944)

Commands:
U-1108


Georg von Wilamowitz-Möllendorf

Born on 7 Nov, 1893 in Weimar.
Crew IV/12. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1942)
Died on 24 Jul, 1943, north-west of Cape Ortegal.

Commands:
U-2, U-459


Ernst Wilberg

Born on 1 Sep, 1913 in Dortmund-Aplerbeck.
Crew I/38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 10 Feb, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-666


Hans-Dietrich Wilke

Born on 11 Jun, 1912 in Wilhelmshaven.
Crew 32. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)

Commands:
U-766, U-382


Josef Will

Born on 30 Apr, 1906 in Mühlheim, Ruhr.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-318


Klaus Willeke

Born on 16 Feb, 1919.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-3514


Horst Willner

Born on 13 Oct, 1919 in Klotzsche.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 19 Jul, 1999

Commands:
U-58, U-96, U-3505, U-3034


Wolf-Werner Wilzer

Born on 23 Sep, 1916 in Shanghai, China.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-363


Werner Winkler

Born on 14 May, 1917 in Wilhelmshaven.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1941)
Died on 6 May, 1943, south of Cape Farewell.

Commands:
U-630


Werner Winter

Born on 26 Mar, 1912 in Hamburg.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (5 Jun, 1942)
Died on 9 Sep, 1972, Kiel.

Commands:
U-22, U-103


Max Wintermeyer

Born on 2 Feb, 1914 in Essen.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)

Commands:
U-62, U-190


Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann

Born on 16 Dec, 1915 in Kiel.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1942)

Commands:
U-18, U-518


Hans-Ludwig Witt

Born on 25 Dec, 1909 in Bautzen, Saxony.
Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Feb, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (17 Dec, 1942)
Died on 13 Feb, 1980, Hamburg.

Commands:
U-161, U-129, U-3524


Erwin Witte

Born on 17 Feb, 1911 in Karlsruhe.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)

Commands:
U-155


Helmut Witte

Born on 6 Apr, 1915 in Bojendorf, Holstein, Fehmarn.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (20 Apr, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (22 Oct, 1942)
Died on 3 Oct, 2005, Duisburg.

Commands:
U-159


Werner Witte

Born on 5 Jan, 1915 in Berlin-Friedenau.
Crew 35. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 15 Jul, 1943, north-west of Madeira.

Commands:
U-509


Friedrich Wittenberg

Born on 28 Oct, 1918 in Wildeshausen, Oldenburg.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1942)

Commands:
U-856


Ernst von Witzendorff

Born on 26 Jun, 1916 in Neustrelitz.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-121, U-46, U-101, U-650, U-267, U-650, U-2524, U-1007


Germanus Woermann

Born on 16 Dec, 1918 in Windhoek, German South-West Africa.
Crew VIII/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-2339


Herbert Wohlfarth

Born on 5 Jun, 1915 in Kanazawa, Japan.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1940)
Knights Cross winner (15 May, 1941)
Died on 13 Aug, 1982, Villingen, Germany.

Commands:
U-14, U-137, U-556


Eckehard Wolf

Born on 11 Mar, 1918 in Crossen.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 26 Mar, 1978

Commands:
U-966


Heinz Wolf

Born on 2 Aug, 1914 in Emmerich, Rhine.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 2 May, 1943

Commands:
U-465


Leo Wolfbauer

Born on 21 Jul, 1895 in Pernegg, Bruck a.d. Mur.
Crew kuk 13. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 16 May, 1943, English Channel.

Commands:
U-463


Heinz Wolff

Born on 13 Mar, 1918 in Elberfeld.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1944)

Commands:
U-974, U-985


Karl-Heinz Wolff

Born on 16 Oct, 1909 in Danzig.
Crew 28. Fregattenkapitän (1 Apr, 1944)

Commands:
U-509


Ralf-Reimar Wolfram

Born on 31 Mar, 1912 in Wilhelmshaven.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jun, 1943)
Died on 9 Feb, 1945, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-108, U-864


Otto Wollschläger

Born on 31 Mar, 1902 in Ditfurt, Quedlinburg.
Crew 22. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1945)

Commands:
U-17, UC-1, UC-2, U-721


Ulrich Wörisshoffer

Born on 21 Mar, 1917 in Maulbach, Hesse.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 4 Mar, 1943, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-83


Hans-Christian Wrede

Born on 9 Aug, 1920 in Kiel.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-1234


Heinrich Wulff

Born on 11 Feb, 1908 in Hamburg.
Crew VII/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 17 May, 1943, south-east of Iceland.

Commands:
U-646


Karl Wunderlich

Born on 28 May, 1911 in Gefell, Vogtland.
Crew II/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 11 Mar, 1944, south of Cape of Good Hope.

Commands:
UIT-22


Erich Würdemann

Born on 15 Jan, 1914 in Hamburg.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1940)
Knights Cross winner (14 Mar, 1943)
Died on 12 Jul, 1943, North Atlantic near Spain.

Commands:
U-506


Helmuth Wüst

Born on 31 Jul, 1920 in Wiesbaden.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-146


Gerhard Wysk

Born on 2 May, 1920 in Weilburg, Lahn.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 29 Dec, 1944, west of Shetlands.

Commands:
U-322



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