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Wolfgang Steinbauer
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/08)
| Successes 50 ships sunk with a total of 172,771 GRT 1 warship sunk with a total of 11,100 tons 11 ships damaged with a total of 42,080 GRT 1 warship damaged with a total of 18,400 tons |
| Born: | 6 May 1888 | Strassburg, Elsass |
| Died: | 27 Jan 1978 | Köln |
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Was awarded the Pour le Mérite for outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful submarine operations. During the previous 16 months on war patrol he sank a total of 49 enemy vessels which represented a loss of approximately 170.000 BRT.