WWI U-boat commanders

Max Viebeg

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
49 ships sunk for a total of 79,529 GRT
10 ships damaged for a total of 49,140 GRT
2 ships taken as prize for a total of 1,260 GRT

Born:6 Apr 1887 Rössel/Ostpreußen 
Dead:9 Nov 1961  

Max Viebeg

Ranks

30 Sep 1909Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912Oberleutnant zur See
26 Apr 1917Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

Iron Cross 2nd class
Iron Cross 1st class
23 Jul 1917Hausorden von Hohenzollern
31 Jan 1918Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

UC 104 Nov 1915 - 8 Dec 1915
UB 2010 Feb 1916 - 31 Jan 1917
UB 3225 Feb 1917 - 5 Aug 1917
UC 651 Aug 1917 - 3 Sep 1917
UB 808 Sep 1917 - 11 Nov 1918

Notes

Awarded the Pour le Mérite on the 30 or the 31 of January, probably the 31 together with others. For outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful submarine operations. Also given in recognition of having sunk a total of 169,656 BRT of enemy shipping (later research has reduced this number quite a bit).

Back to listing of WWI U-boat commanders