WWI U-boat commanders

Karl Neureuther

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
10 ships sunk with a total of 20,164 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 495 tons
1 warship damaged with a total of 440 tons

Born:5 Nov 1886 Munich 
Died:18 Dec 1975 Garmish-Partenkirchen 

Karl Neureuther
Kptlt. Karl Neureuther

Ranks

1 Apr 1906 Seekadett
6 Apr 1907 Fähnrich zur See
13 Sep 1909 Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912 Oberleutnant zur See
13 Jul 1916 Kapitänleutnant
22 Nov 1922 Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)
22 Nov 1922 Out of naval service
1 Apr 1930 Korvettenkapitän (Ergänzungsoffizier)
1 Nov 1937 Fregattenkapitän (Ergänzungsoffizier)
1 Dec 1940 Kapitän zur See

Decorations

   Iron Cross 2nd class
 Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
1918 or later  Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 5515 Nov 1916 - 11 May 1917
UB 7424 Oct 1917 - 30 Jan 1918
UB 731 Mar 1918 - 7 Jul 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Karl Neureuther

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
9 Mar 1917 UC 55  Albacore (hms) (d.)Destroyer440br
19 Apr 1917 UC 55 BethlehemAuxiliary motor379br
21 Apr 1917 UC 55 GerdaSteamer979nw
 
7 Apr 1918 UB 73 CatrienaSailing vessel115nl
11 Apr 1918 UB 73 Myrtle BranchSteamer3,741br
14 Apr 1918 UB 73 ChelfordSteamer2,995br
16 Apr 1918 UB 73 LadogaSteamer1,917br
16 Apr 1918 UB 73 LodanerSteamer3,291br
18 Apr 1918 UB 73 Dalegarth ForceSteamer684br
23 Jun 1918 UB 73 Mountain LaurelSailing vessel705nw
24 Jun 1918 UB 73 D 6Submarine495br
25 Jun 1918 UB 73  OrissaSteamer5,358br
 21,099
11 ships sunk (20,659 tons) and 1 ship damaged (440 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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