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Claus Lafrenz

Born on 9 Jan 1887.
Crew 4/07. Kapitänleutnant (20 Aug 1917)
Died on 4 Apr 1937

Commands:
UB 18, UC 65

Fritz Lamprecht

Born on 9 Aug 1893.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917)
Died on 23 Jul 1961

Commands:
UB 100

Werner Lange

Born on 18 Jul 1893 in Prussisch-Stargard.
Crew 4/12. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 19 Nov 1965

Commands:
UC 11

Otto Launburg

Born on 13 Feb 1891 in Gadebusch .
Crew 4/09. Kapitänleutnant (21 Jan 1920)
Died on 9 Dec 1980, Braunschweig.

Commands:
UC 37, UB 52

Herbert Lefholz

Born on 9 Jul 1888.
Crew 4/06. Kapitänleutnant (26 Apr 1917)

Commands:
UB 33, UB 23, UC 59

Johannes Lemmer

Born on 2 Jul 1881.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant (19 Sep 1912)
Died on 18 Dec 1914, North Sea.

Commands:
U 5

Reinhold Lepsius

Born on 14 Oct 1887.
Crew 4/05. Oberleutnant zur See (27 Jan 1911)
Died on 15 Sep 1915, off Udsire (Norway).

Commands:
U 6, U 6

Egon Lerch

Born on 19 Jun 1886 in Triest.
Linenschiffleutnant (1 Jan 1913)
Died on 12 Aug 1915, Venice.

Commands:
k.u.k. U12

Lothar Leschanowsky

Born on 9 Dec 1879 in Iglau (Jihlava), Bohemia.
Linenschiffleutnant (1 Jan 1909)
Died on 6 Sep 1942

Commands:
k.u.k. U4, k.u.k. U3, k.u.k. U4

Hans Albrecht Liebeskind

Born on 20 Jul 1892.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917)

Commands:
U 19, U 19

Konrad Limann

Born on 28 Jun 1893.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 102

Walter Lippold

Born on 27 May 1889.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant (28 Apr 1918)

Commands:
UC 25

Willy List

Born on 2 Jul 1888.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant (28 Apr 1918)

Commands:
UC 37

Kurt Loch

Born on 3 Apr 1891.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)
Died on 22 Mar 1922

Commands:
UC 4, UC 70

Freiherr Degenhart von Loë

Born on 2 May 1884.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant (22 Mar 1914)

Commands:
U 28, U 100

Johannes Lohs

Born on 24 Jun 1889 in Einsiedel, Sachsen.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (24 Apr 1918)
Died on 14 Aug 1918, off the Belgian coast.

Commands:
UC 75, UB 57

Helmut Lorenz

Born on 8 Oct 1889.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)

Commands:
UC 14, UB 10, UC 48

Hermann Lorenz

Born on 29 Apr 1888.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant (19 Apr 1916)
Died on 3 Dec 1916, off North Cape.

Commands:
U 56

Otto Loycke

Born on 29 May 1893.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See (26 Apr 1917)
Died on 27 Jan 1945

Commands:
UC 54

Hans Georg Lübbe

Born on 2 May 1889.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant (28 Apr 1918)

Commands:
UB 27, UC 23, UB 42

Hans Adalbert von der Lühe

Born on 1 Mar 1890 in Schabow bei Rostock.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)
Died on 27 Feb 1975, Bockenheim/Pfalz.

Commands:
UC 20, UC 74, UB 143

Vicco von der Lühe

Born on 9 Jun 1890.
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1914)
Died on 1 Mar 1919, Reighley (GB).

Commands:
UB 16

Freiherr Nikolaus von Lyncker

Born on 15 Apr 1891.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)

Commands:
UB 12, UC 17

Hans Lütjohann

Born on 5 Jun 1889.
Crew 4/07. Oberleutnant zur See (27 Sep 1913)
Died on 27 Sep 1916, Black Sea.

Commands:
UB 7

Werner Löwe

Born on 4 Jul 1889.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)
Died on 10 Mar 1918, Strait of Dover.

Commands:
UC 6, UC 79, UC 78, UB 58

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