WWI U-boat commanders

Waldemar Kophamel

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 4/98)

Successes
55 ships sunk for a total of 157,473 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 298 tons
2 ships damaged for a total of 4,629 GRT
2 warships damaged for a total of 1,475 tons

Born:16 Aug 1880  
Dead:4 Nov 1934  

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Ranks

Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

Iron Cross 2nd class
Iron Cross 1st class
29 Dec 1917Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

U 353 Nov 1914 - 12 Nov 1915
U 15121 Jul 1917 - 26 Dec 1917
U 14028 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918

Notes

Got awarded the Pour le Mérite on the 29th December 1917 for outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful submarine operations. The U151 successfully completed a patrol of 117 days and covered 12.000 nautical miles. This was one of the largest German submarines of the 1st World War. He received the Pour le Mérite personally from the German emperor Wilhelm II.

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