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Helmuth von Rabenau

Born on 26 Jan 1885.
Crew 4/03. Kapitänleutnant (19 Sep 1914)

Commands:
U 67

Reinhard von Rabenau

Born on 6 Nov 1888.
Crew 4/06. Kapitänleutnant (26 Apr 1917)

Commands:
UC 77, UB 88

Kurt Ramien

Born on 3 Oct 1889 in Harburg.
Crew 4/08. Konteradmiral (1 Apr 1938)
Died on 8 Sep 1939, Kiel.

Commands:
UC 1, UC 48, UB 109

Robert Ramm

Born on 3 Dec 1890.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See (22 Mar 1916)
Died on 19 Oct 1918, North Sea.

Commands:
UB 123

Ortwin Rave

Born on 1 Oct 1882.
Crew 4/99. Korvettenkapitän (26 Apr 1917)

Commands:
U 157

Philipp Recke

Born on 15 Apr 1883.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant (13 May 1913)

Commands:
U 113

Curt von Reiche

Born on 6 Feb 1891 in Hamburg.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See (22 Mar 1916)
Died on 10 Apr 1940

Commands:
UC 95

Fritz Reiche

Born on 17 Jul 1887.
Crew 4/06. Kapitänleutnant (26 Apr 1917)

Commands:
UC 96

Gottfried Reichenbach

Born on 5 May 1889.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)
Died on 27 Sep 1917, off North Foreland.

Commands:
UC 6

Georg Reimarus

Born on 13 Nov 1889.
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1914)
Died on 4 Oct 1917, English Channel.

Commands:
UC 4, UC 4, UB 10, UC 16

Johannes Remy

Born on 28 Oct 1887.
Crew 4/06. Kapitänleutnant (13 Jul 1916)
Died on 2 May 1918, Mediterranean Sea.

Commands:
UC 56, UB 70

Walter Remy

Born on 1 Jul 1883 in Gera, Thüringen.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant (25 Apr 1912)
Died on 15 Jan 1965

Commands:
U 24, U 90

Heinrich XXXVII Prinz Reuß zu Köstritz

Born on 1 Nov 1888 in Lugwigslust (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern).
Crew 4/06. Kapitänleutnant (26 Apr 1917)
Died on 9 Feb 1964, Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Commands:
UC 54, UB 130

Wilhelm Rhein

Born on 10 Mar 1887.
Crew 4/07. Kapitänleutnant (17 Sep 1917)
Died on 24 Jul 1964

Commands:
UB 16, UB 30, UB 112

Johannes Ries

Born on 8 Jul 1891.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)
Died on 14 Jul 1918, English Channel.

Commands:
UB 17, UB 88, UC 77

Hermann Rigele

Born on 16 Sep 1891 in Sarajevo.
Crew 1909. Linenschiffleutnant (1 May 1916)
Died on 18 Oct 1982, Wien.

Commands:
k.u.k. U10, k.u.k. U17, k.u.k. U20, k.u.k. U31

Walter Roehr

Born on 6 Dec 1887.
Crew 4/04. Kapitänleutnant (17 Oct 1915)
Died on 26 Jan 1918, Irish Sea.

Commands:
U 84

Hermann Rohne

Born on 20 Jul 1890.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)
Died on 12 May 1974

Commands:
UC 20

Otto Rohrbeck

Born on 8 Dec 1882.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant (25 Apr 1912)

Commands:
U 28, U 79

Erich von Rohrscheidt

Born on 1 Sep 1889.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 1 Jul 1918, Sevastopol.

Commands:
UB 10, UB 10, UB 42

Hans Rose

Born on 15 Apr 1885 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 4/03. Kapitänleutnant (14 Jul 1914)
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (20 Dec 1917)
Died on 6 Dec 1969

Commands:
U 53

Erich von Rosenberg-Grusczyski

Born on 20 Sep 1881.
Crew 4/00. Korvettenkapitän (28 Apr 1918)

Commands:
U 30, U 67

Ernst Rosenow

Born on 27 Jul 1888.
Crew 4/07. Kapitänleutnant (17 Jun 1917)
Died on 7 Jun 1917, Irish Sea.

Commands:
UC 10, UB 28, UC 29

Hellmuth von Ruckteschell

Born on 23 Mar 1890 in Hamburg.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See (2 May 1915)
Died on 24 Sep 1948, Hamburg-Fuhlbüttel.

Commands:
UB 34, U 54

Walter Rumpel

Born on 16 Mar 1882.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant (22 Mar 1914)
Died on 14 Jul 1916, Helgoland Bay.

Commands:
U 51

Karl Ruprecht

Born on 30 Jan 1890.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant (19 Jun 1918)

Commands:
UB 32, UB 33

Claus Rücker

Born on 10 Oct 1883.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant (8 Feb 1913)
Died on 13 Jan 1974, Wentorf near Hamburg.

Commands:
U 34, U 103

Horst Rühle von Lilienstern

Born on 27 May 1890.
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1914)
Died on 29 Sep 1917, off Lerwick.

Commands:
UC 55

Franz Rzemenowsky von Trautenegg

Born on 16 Oct 1888 in Znaim (Znojmo).
Linenschiffleutnant (1 Nov 1914)
Died on 14 Jun 1935, Wien.

Commands:
k.u.k. U15, k.u.k. U17, k.u.k. U15, k.u.k. U20, k.u.k. U15, k.u.k. U4, k.u.k. U28

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